SCP-3306 — SCP-3306 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3306 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3306

Expected annual

$3.9M

One-time setup

$4.7M

Annual recurring

$3.8M

Personnel

Initial capital/setup costs are approximately $4.7M driven by remote site construction, land/lease, motorized platform and decommissioning reserve; recurring operations are roughly $3.6M/yr dominated by staff wages, security, and contingency/rapid-response reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.7M

Facilities $1.5M

[#1, #11] Site construction (remote, high-altitude wooden enclosure, foundations, weatherproofing, roof, access, internal service rooms) and on-site accommodation buildings/quartering fitout.

Decommissioning Reserve $1.2M

[#25] Long-term decommissioning / escalation contingency reserve sized for potential dismantling, remediation, or hardened facility construction.

Equipment $1.1M

[#3, #7, #9, #10, #12, #13, #22] Motorized platform build, secure communications/server hardware, generator/UPS installation, vehicle capital purchases, entertainment hardware, spare parts inventory, and initial information-security/server hardware setup.

Land Acquisition $650K

[#2] Purchase or long-term lease, permitting, environmental assessments, legal fees and local liaison setup.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#8] Initial non-contact monitoring instrumentation and lab buildout for remote sensing (thermal, LiDAR, remote EEG/ECG prototypes) and initial calibration/setup.

Cover Story Setup $62K

[#16] Initial PR/cover-story materials, legal/liaison setup and documentation to support the plausible cover (restoration project/research retreat).

Archive Fitout $50K

[#24] Initial archive/museum fitout for recorded artifacts and climate-controlled storage and cataloging.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr

Staff Wages $2.0M/yr

[#5, #6] 24/7 security staffing (10–14 guards at ~$60k fully burdened) and research/site personnel payroll (site director, Level-3 researchers, technicians, counselors, admin).

Contingency Fund $325K/yr

[#18] Annual reserve sized for rapid-response deployments, reinforcements, aircraft rental and emergency investigations in case of Illions Event escalation.

Research And Monitoring $230K/yr

[#7, #8, #15, #22] Ongoing monitoring bandwidth/cloud replication, calibration/maintenance of non-contact sensors, research program funding and experiment costs, and related maintenance on logging/surveillance systems.

Research Expenses $188K/yr

[#15] Behavioral studies, archival recording, specialist instrumentation, external expert consultation and suppression/archival costs (core research budget).

Logistics And Transport $170K/yr

[#10] Recurring vehicle fuel/maintenance and periodic helicopter charters/transport logistics for resupply and emergency evacuation.

Power And Fuel $138K/yr

[#9] Annual fuel/utility costs for site generators/heating and grid charges where applicable.

Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr

[#16] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, permits, local liaison retainer, legal counsel and mitigation of airspace/land use queries.

Supplies And Consumables $121K/yr

[#11, #12] On-site operating costs (food, cleaning, waste management) and entertainment licensing/content procurement and refresh.

Amnestic And Witness Management $88K/yr

[#17] Amnestic treatments where applicable, witness follow-up, relocation/compensation and indemnity payments.

Platform Mechanical Maintenance $80K/yr

[#13] Preventive maintenance, specialist tech contracts and spare motor/control electronics replacement for the motorized ring/platform.

Medical And Psychological Care $80K/yr

[#14] Ongoing counseling, psychiatric oversight, occupational health and emergency medevac budgeting for staff and 3306-POI care.

Public Incident Management $60K/yr

[#23] Discretionary hush/compensation fund for accidental exposure, local complaints and cooperative payments.

Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr

[#4] Annual structural maintenance, repainting/camouflage, seasonal roof/snow mitigation and amortized lifecycle replacement costs for wooden enclosure.

Environmental Compliance $35K/yr

[#20] Erosion control, seasonal mitigation, wildlife management and habitat remediation tied to remote alpine operation.

Specialized Training $25K/yr

[#19] Ongoing training for non-interference, Illions Event supervision, cold-weather survival and emergency drills.

Insurance Taxes And Fees $25K/yr

[#21] Property taxes, liability insurance and municipal fees under the chosen cover story/jurisdiction.

Information Security Maintenance $25K/yr

[#22] Ongoing secure archival maintenance, penetration testing, audit and records retention costs.

Archive Maintenance $25K/yr

[#24] Climate-control, cataloging and preservation maintenance for recorded artifacts and fiberglass models.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr

65.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine Illions Event activity covered by recurring budgets and reserves; no major containment breach or large-scale public exposure.

routine Illions Event scheduled maintenance no unexpected breaches

🚨 Minor Escalation $3.8M/yr

30.0% probability / year +$12K vs baseline

Elevated-cost year due to a problematic Illions Event requiring additional medevac/PR/witness handling and short-term specialist deployments.

Illions Event causes public exposures additional medevac/psych care short-term contractor deployments

🚨 Major Cascade $5.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.8M vs baseline

Low-probability but high-cost event where an Illions Event or other failure cascades, requiring wide-area MTF deployment, large-scale repairs, legal action and potential site hardening or partial decommissioning.

Illions Event cascade major containment breach widespread public exposure

👥 Personnel 24 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#5] 24/7 on-site security presence (10–14 guards estimated; fully burdened salaries reflected in staff_wages).
Research Scientist	4	[#6, #15] Level-3 researchers conducting observation, curation and Illions Event supervision; payroll included in staff_wages.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#6] Lead researcher / site director (Level-4 equivalent) included in research payroll.
Technician / Maintenance	3	[#6, #13] Electrical/mechanical/operations technicians for platform and facility maintenance; payroll included in staff_wages and platform maintenance.
Psychologist / Counselor	1	[#14] Ongoing counseling/psychiatric oversight for POIs and staff.
Medical Officer	1	[#14] Occupational health and emergency medical coordination; included in medical/psych budget.
Administrative Staff	2	[#6, #16] Administrative and liaison staff to maintain cover story, scheduling, and local coordination.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed ranges for nearly every line item and realistic operational drivers, but many costs depend on uncertain site selection, remoteness, jurisdiction, and long-term behavior of the anomalous object; numbers are order-of-magnitude estimates rather than firm quotes.

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