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SCP-3383 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3383
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$2.7M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
8
Initial setup is dominated by property acquisition and on-site renovations (~$2.73M one-time). Annual operations are driven by staff wages, D‑Class overhead, deliveries, legal/cover maintenance and monitoring, totaling about $1.385M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M
Facilities $2.1M
[#1, #4, #5, #29] Property acquisition (~$2,000,000), perimeter/fencing installation (~$15,000), on-site housing refurbishment (~$100,000 for 8–12 houses), and energy redundancy hardware (generator/UPS ~$15,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#14] Initial scientific research program and purchase of specialized sensors / instrumentation for biophysical/acoustic study (~$200,000 typical chosen).
Breach Response Reserve $200K
[#23] Contingency breach response reserve allocated as one-time fund (recommended minimum ~$200,000).
Equipment $170K
[#11, #12, #13, #21, #28] Vehicle purchases and outfitting (~$80,000 for 2 vehicles), surveillance system install (~$30,000), field equipment (boats, docks, sampling kits ~$15,000), initial IT/CCTV hardware (~$15,000), and specialized long-term camera purchases (~$30,000).
Front Company Setup $30K
[#2] One-time closing, legal fees, concealed-title trusts and front company formation (~$30,000 typical).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $770K/yr
[#9, #10] Salaries/benefits for three Level-2 researchers (~$420,000) and five on-site security personnel (~$350,000), fully loaded estimates.
D Class Overhead $140K/yr
[#8] D‑Class housing/overhead, supervision, turnover, medicate and basic needs (~$140,000/yr for 8 D‑Class typical).
Research And Monitoring $99K/yr
[#14, #12, #28, #21, #13] Follow-up research program (~$60,000/yr), surveillance monitoring and storage (~$15,000/yr), long-term surveillance upkeep (~$12,000/yr), IT hosting/admin for logs (~$9,000/yr), and field equipment maintenance (~$3,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $66K/yr
[#3, #4, #6, #29] Annual property taxes and insurance (~$25,000), perimeter/gate maintenance (~$3,000), utilities for houses (~$35,000), and fuel/UPS maintenance (~$3,000).
Cover Story And Legal $62K/yr
[#2, #18, #27] Recurring front-company filings and small legal retainers (~$2,000/yr), ongoing legal/PR/liaison retainer (~$50,000/yr), and public complaint handling/local relations (~$10,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#7, #15, #30] Weekly food & essentials deliveries (~$40,000), on-site testing consumables (~$12,000), and miscellaneous petty supplies (~$8,000).
Intercept Incident Costs $30K/yr
[#17] Costs per intercepted unauthorized person (transport, temporary holding, interviews, amnestics) estimated at ~$30,000/yr (assumes intermediate incident rate).
Medical And Amnestic $30K/yr
[#16] Sedation, amnestic administration, pharmaceuticals and medical observation (~$30,000/yr budgeted).
Warehouse Processing $30K/yr
[#25] Waste/warehouse processing overhead for D‑Class tasks (space, PPE, supervision) (~$30,000/yr).
Replacement Turnover $30K/yr
[#26] Recruitment and processing costs for replacement D‑Class or staff (~$30,000/yr).
Breach Response Replenish $20K/yr
[#23] Annual budget for replenishing/maintaining the contingency reserve (~$20,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#11] Vehicle fuel & maintenance and routine transport operations (~$12,000/yr).
Waste Management $12K/yr
[#19] Trash removal, sewage maintenance, hazardous waste handling (~$12,000/yr).
Training $10K/yr
[#20] Regular drills and training for security, researchers and medics (~$10,000/yr).
Environmental Compliance $8K/yr
[#24] Local permits, shoreline maintenance and ecosystem monitoring (~$8,000/yr).
Behavior Management $6K/yr
[#22] Containment signage, cultural/behavior materials and small stipends for D‑Class (~$6,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, maintenance, and no major incidents.
no major incidents steady D‑Class turnover routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
One or more elevated-intercept years with higher incident rate requiring extra medical, legal, and repair costs.
increased trespassing multiple amnestic administrations minor equipment repairs
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$650K vs baseline
Significant containment event requiring rapid-mobilization, external teams, legal action and substantial repairs/replenishment.
large unauthorized gathering damage to infrastructure litigation or public exposure
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#9] Three Level-2 researchers as specified in containment procedures; costs included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#10] Five on-site security personnel specified in containment procedures; costs included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges and typical values allowing reasonable aggregation, but many items (research depth, incident frequency, D‑Class turnover) have broad uncertainty; hence medium confidence.
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