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SCP-3509 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-3509
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$6.8M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
12
One-time setup and contingency funding dominate up-front costs (~$6.79M), while annual operations (staffing, research, monitoring, security and consumables) run roughly $2.8M/yr; the largest drivers are research funding and continuous staffing/security.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.8M
Contingency Catastrophic Response Fund $5.0M
[#25] Recommended reserve for catastrophic/site-level response (kept separate as a one-time allocated fund).
Facilities $535K
[#6, #10, #22] Elevator retrofit, small environmental outfitting, and interior containment hardening/refurbishment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $375K
[#18] One-time specialized equipment for ongoing research projects.
Equipment $255K
[#7, #8, #11, #13, #15, #27, #29] AV installation, server/storage setup, medical bay setup, explosive storage setup, initial security hardware, IT hardening, initial anomaly-safe material stock.
Explosive Implant R And D $200K
[#4] R&D and certification of the remotely-detonatable explosive implant system (one-time).
Emergency Response Kit And Vehicles $200K
[#17] Mobile containment modules, vehicles and emergency response kit (one-time).
Power Backup Installation $112K
[#9] UPS/generator and power conditioning installation (one-time midpoint estimate).
Perimeter Detection Install $112K
[#16] One-time installation of perimeter/early-warning sensors.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr
[#18] Baseline annual research program budget for anomalous properties, mitigation research and experiments.
Staff Wages $960K/yr
[#1, #2] Research monitoring team (~6 FTE @ blended $100k) and on-site security guards (6 @ $60k).
Institutional Overhead $365K/yr
[#30] Administrative overhead and program management estimated at ~15% of direct recurring costs (per guidance).
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#19] Legal counsel, cover stories, redaction and administrative costs for concealment and oversight.
Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr
[#10, #11, #23, #28, #29] Environmental consumables, medical disposables, spare parts, utilities/cleaning/petty supplies, and anomaly-material replenishment.
Emergency Response Readiness $35K/yr
[#17] Annual readiness, exercises and training for rapid containment teams.
Cover Personnel Reserve $35K/yr
[#24] Housing/upkeep for reserve Class-D pool and standby clinician retainer.
Forensic Autopsy And Biohazard Disposal $30K/yr
[#12] Forensic autopsy, anomalous remains handling and contracted hazardous disposal (annualized incidents + base contract).
Medical Procedures Implantation $25K/yr
[#5] Surgical implantation and medical support for implanted personnel (annualized).
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#3] Class-D procurement, transport, screening and short-term holding logistics.
Perimeter Monitoring $20K/yr
[#16] Monitoring, calibration and telemetry operations for perimeter/early-warning sensors.
Psychological Support $20K/yr
[#20] Mental health services and counseling for monitoring staff and Class-D assessment upkeep.
It Security Ops $20K/yr
[#27] Ongoing cyber-defense, pen-testing and hardened network operations for mission-critical systems.
Training And Drills $18K/yr
[#26] Regular multi-team exercises, procedural drills and protocol maintenance.
Remote Detonation Maintenance $15K/yr
[#14] Routine testing and maintenance of remote-detonation links and control systems.
Security Training And Maintenance $15K/yr
[#15] Annual training, weapons maintenance and qualification for guards and security staff.
Records And Clearance $15K/yr
[#21] Secure archival, personnel clearance management and tamper-proof auditing of logs/records.
Explosive Implant Manufacturing $12K/yr
[#4] Per-device manufacturing costs for explosive implants (annual quantity basis).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#6] Ongoing maintenance for elevator retrofit and related site structural upkeep.
Av System Maintenance $10K/yr
[#7] Maintenance, diagnostics and redundancy costs for internal camera/microphone/speaker network and sensors.
Explosive Storage Compliance $10K/yr
[#13] Inspections, compliance and EOD liaison for stored charges.
Power Backup Operations $8K/yr
[#9] Fuel, testing and periodic maintenance for UPS/generator systems.
Secure Data Storage $5K/yr
[#8] Recurring encrypted backups, off-site storage and logging maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
91.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents — routine operations, scheduled research and maintenance.
no_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring targeted emergency response, repairs, extra medical/forensic work and short research pause.
localized_expansion medical_casualties temporary_lockdown
🚨 Major Breach $4.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring evacuation of nearby sectors, large-scale remediation, reconstruction and public cover actions.
area_expansion site_level_contamination mass_casualties
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $17.8M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Uncontrolled expansion of SCP-3509-B causing site loss, regional impact and large public exposure requiring massive remediation and replacement.
uncontrolled_area_expansion site_loss public_exposure
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 6 [#1] Monitoring/research team (rotating 24/7 coverage; includes senior lead + junior researchers/techs).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#2] On-site armed guards for elevator/observation room and escorts (three-shift coverage).
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed line-item estimates exist, but major uncertainties remain (frequency/severity of breach events, size of catastrophic losses, and required contingency). Many costs are order-of-magnitude judgments.
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