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SCP-3492 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3492
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$4.2M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
18
Initial one-time capital/setup expenses are dominated by containment construction, lab/server/research setup and a recommended insurance reserve; recurring costs are driven primarily by security and specialised research/monitoring staff and activities.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.2M
Insurance Reserve $2.0M
[#22] Seed contingency/insurance reserve to cover large-scale breaches, liability, or expensive emergency response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $650K
[#7, #8, #24] Medical/biocontainment lab setup, secure air-gapped research servers, and initial experimental research program instrumentation.
Facilities $580K
[#1, #2, #3, #5] Construction of primary and secondary reinforced humanoid cells, containment-grade HVAC setup and EM/Faraday shielding.
Equipment $410K
[#4, #6, #12, #13, #14, #21] Initial monitoring array, adaptive restraints/interior fittings, armored transport crate/vehicle purchase, emergency suppression kit, initial PPE/training setup, and records/archival hardware.
Amnestics And Coverup Initial $300K
[#19] Initial amnestic administration and immediate cover-up costs from the Expo recovery event.
Cyber Forensics Investigation $200K
[#9] Single intensive reverse-engineering/forensic effort to locate/restore SCP-3492-A and related assets.
Legal Initial $100K
[#20] Up-front legal/corporate engagement and subpoenas to obtain developer assets and cooperation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $900K/yr
[#10, #11] Full-time containment researchers/technicians and 24/7 security staffing (salaries + benefits).
Research And Monitoring $435K/yr
[#4, #24, #17, #9, #26] Ongoing monitoring array replacement & calibration, operational research program costs, accelerated replacement fund for damaged equipment, ongoing cyber-forensics effort, and annual containment audits/compliance inspections.
Cover Story And Legal $245K/yr
[#19, #20, #23, #27] Ongoing amnestics/cover operations, retained legal counsel/corporate engagement, front-company maintenance, and external ethics/government liaison costs.
Supplies And Consumables $106K/yr
[#7, #14, #15, #16, #25] Lab consumables, PPE refresher/replacement, meals and subject rewards, housekeeping, and genetic/sample contingency supplies.
Facilities Maintenance $69K/yr
[#3, #8, #21] HVAC energy & maintenance, server power/cooling, and secure archival storage/maintenance.
Staff Mental Health $50K/yr
[#18] Psychological care, enforced rotation, counseling, and exposure/hazard compensation.
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#12] Maintenance, fuel, and upkeep for the mobile response/transfer unit.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, maintenance, staffing, and scheduled audits.
no_unusual_events routine_maintenance scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment equipment damage or brief public exposure requiring targeted replacement, additional amnestics, and short-term legal action.
sensor_destroyed small_public_exposure targeted_equipment_replacement
🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or large public exposure requiring emergency response, large-scale amnestic campaign, legal settlements, and extensive equipment replacement.
containment_failure large_public_incident extensive_equipment_loss
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 24/7 security coverage (12–18 guards noted). Salaries + benefits included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 2 Anomalous-physics researchers to run experiments and analysis; included in staff_wages.
Technician 2 Equipment monitoring, sensor maintenance, and daily operations support; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed cost ranges for most items, enabling mid-confidence estimates; however large items (insurance reserve, legal/cyber efforts, breach costs) are highly uncertain and could vary widely, lowering overall confidence.
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