SCP-3576 — SCP-3576 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3576 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3576

Expected annual

$7.8M

One-time setup

$15.4M

Annual recurring

$7.7M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is estimated at roughly $15.4M driven by base conversion, buyouts, perimeter works and aircraft purchase; recurring annual costs are ~ $7.7M driven by staff wages, government cooperation/cover story, and aviation/logistics.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.4M

Facilities $5.8M

[#1, #4, #10, #15] Perimeter fencing, checkpoint/road construction, village/base conversion and primary power infrastructure capital costs (fence posts, gates, checkpoint structures, building renovations, grid/backup installs).

Contingency Reserve One Time $2.0M

[#33] 15% contingency applied to one-time subtotal to cover remote-location inflation, geopolitics and unknowns.

Resident Relocation Buyout $1.8M

[#11] Compensation, relocation assistance and buyouts for village residents.

Helicopter Purchase $1.4M

[#8] Purchase of a light utility helicopter for aerial insertion/medevac (chosen as baseline purchase rather than lease for planning).

Decommissioning Reserve $1.2M

[#32] One-time reserve for eventual decommissioning, site remediation and infrastructure removal.

Equipment $1.2M

[#2, #7, #9, #14, #27] Motion/thermal camera network, patrol vehicles procurement, drone systems, secure communications hardware, non-lethal/tranquilizer equipment and PPE.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $860K

[#17, #18, #20, #23] Veterinary/wildlife handling gear, GPS/telemetry collars purchase, laboratory/pathology equipment and initial archaeology survey equipment and setup.

Diplomatic Infrastructure Payments One Time $600K

[#12] Upfront payments/concessions/infrastructure assistance to local/regional government for road diversion and legal cover.

Medical Outfitting $200K

[#16] On-site clinic outfitting, trauma stabilization and medical bay setup.

Cover Story One Time $125K

[#13] Initial implementation of cover story (PR materials, signage, initial media work).

Secure Storage And Archiving One Time $125K

[#26] Vaults and secure physical storage for artifacts/props and classified records.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.7M/yr

Staff Wages $4.0M/yr

[#5, #6, #19, #16, #17, #29] Salaries/benefits for security/checkpoint staff, perimeter patrols, scientific and research staff, medical and veterinary staff, and local-language/translation personnel.

Contingency Reserve Recurring $1.0M/yr

[#33] 15% contingency on recurring budget to cover inflation, remote-location premiums and unexpected recurring expenses.

Cover Story And Legal $625K/yr

[#12, #13] Ongoing government cooperation payments, PR/cover story maintenance and legal/liaison support.

Research And Monitoring $485K/yr

[#20, #21, #22, #23, #31] Recurring research costs: lab reagents/contract analyses, psychological follow-up program costs, field testing logistics, archaeology monitoring and data-analysis/transcription contracts.

Helicopter Ops $300K/yr

[#8] Maintenance, fuel, pilot salaries or lease-equivalent operating cost for aerial insertion and medevac capability.

Incident Response Fund $300K/yr

[#25] Reserved quick-response funds for emergency procurement, overtime, extra flights and legal response.

Community Mitigation $175K/yr

[#30] Payments and community projects to offset local economic disruption and maintain tacit cooperation.

Vehicle Fleet Maintenance $120K/yr

[#7] Fuel, scheduled maintenance, parts and consumables for SUVs, trucks and ATVs.

Insurance And Bonds $120K/yr

[#28] Aircraft, vehicle and professional liability insurance premiums and security bonds.

Power Ops $90K/yr

[#15] Fuel, electricity, battery/solar maintenance and generator servicing to ensure 24/7 uptime.

Camera Data Storage $80K/yr

[#3] On-site/NOC storage, redundancy, automated retention and off-site backups for camera/network footage.

Medical Supplies $80K/yr

[#16] Recurring medical consumables, trauma supplies, on-call costs and training not already covered by salaries.

Environmental Management $80K/yr

[#24] Vegetation control, snow removal, trail maintenance and cleared corridors for line-of-site.

Secure Comms Ops $50K/yr

[#14] Recurring communications and cybersecurity subscriptions, satellite uplink fees and IT security management.

Veterinary Supplies $50K/yr

[#17] Recurring capture equipment replacements, immobilization drugs and necropsy disposables.

Drone Ops $40K/yr

[#9] Drone operations, spares, batteries, operator time and insurance.

Gps Subscriptions $30K/yr

[#18] Telemetry subscription fees and periodic collar replacement.

Secure Storage Ops $30K/yr

[#26] Secure vault operations, archival handling and classification management staffing.

Non Lethal And Weapon Maintenance $25K/yr

[#27] Ammunition, cartridges, tranquilizer supplies and PPE upkeep for non-lethal operations.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.7M/yr

78.0% probability / year

Normal year with planned operations: staffing, routine research, maintenance, and cover-story payments with no major incidents.

no major breaches steady government cooperation routine maintenance and research

🚨 Minor Incident $7.9M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Small breach or civilian incursion resulting in localized response, overtime, minor repairs and extra PR/legal work.

civilian trespass small animal escape media inquiry

🚨 Major Breach $9.2M/yr

6.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment failure (e.g., anomalous animal escape like SCP-3576-2) requiring multi-day international retrieval, emergency flights and replacement equipment.

escaped anomalous animal multi-day retrieval operation international coordination

🚨 Political Exposure $10.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Loss of local government cooperation or public exposure of the cover story, triggering legal battles, large compensation payments and accelerated security upgrades.

government withdraws support major media exposure legal/compensation claims

👥 Personnel 70 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	48	Rotating checkpoint and perimeter patrol teams to provide 24/7 coverage (maps to checkpoint and patrol staffing estimates [#5, #6]).
Research Scientist	12	Field researchers, anthropologists, folklorists and lab leads (covered by research staff salaries [#19]).
Field Technician / Lab Technician	4	Technical staff supporting field ops, necropsy, sequencing and equipment (part of research staffing [#19, #20]).
Medical Officer	2	On-call paramedic/doctor staffing for site clinic (salary included in staff_wages [#16]).
Veterinarian / Wildlife Biologist	2	Veterinary leads for capture, telemetry and necropsy support (covered in staff_wages and recurring vet supplies [#17]).
Engineer / Maintenance	1	Facility and vehicle maintenance staff (maintenance costs covered in recurring categories such as vehicle_fleet_maintenance and power_ops [#7, #15]).
Administrative Staff	1	Local liaisons, administrative and records handling (part of staff_wages and cover-story/legal liaison [#12, #13]).

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items are well identified and documented, but cost ranges are wide and depend heavily on geopolitical factors (Belarus cooperation), whether aircraft are purchased or leased, and contingency choices; therefore medium confidence.

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