SCP-3693 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-3693
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$670K
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
11.25
One-time startup capital of approximately $670,000 for vault, monitoring, sensors, transport crate and initial equipment; recurring annual costs of approximately $1,521,500 driven primarily by 24/7 observer and security staffing, hazard pay, research activities, and administrative/legal overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $670K
Facilities $300K
[#1] Secure containment vault construction (reinforced vault, viewing window, access control) per Site-19 standards.
Equipment $155K
[#2, #3, #4, #5] Dedicated observer booth (#2), redundant monitoring/CCTV setup initial hardware (#3), physical sensor suite hardware (#4), emergency response & restraint equipment (#5).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#14] Scientific instrumentation for experiments (force plates, EEG/EMG, motion tracking) initial purchases and calibration.
Transport Crate And Mobility Setup $50K
[#18] Armored/specially-designed transport crate and initial transport readiness equipment.
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#22] One-time contingency/emergency fund set-aside for breach response, legal claims, or urgent mitigation.
Initial Training And Sop $20K
[#12] Initial SOP development and training materials for unique observation procedure and emergency drills.
Secure Data Storage Setup $10K
[#17] Setup of encrypted storage, backup systems and off-site replication for logs and experiment data.
Archival Conservation Initial $10K
[#19] Initial archival conservation supplies and setup for ceramic-object restoration/analysis.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $756K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] 6 FTE observers with benefits (~$413k), ~5 FTE guards with benefits (~$312.5k), and partial FTE containment specialist funding (~$30k).
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#13, #24] Behavioral/phenomenological research budget (~$150k/yr) and long-term monitoring/experimental contingency (~$50k/yr).
Hazard Pay $150K/yr
[#9] Hazard pay/overtime premium (15–25% of combined personnel wages) to compensate observers and guards for stress/shift differentials.
Administrative Overhead $150K/yr
[#21] HR, payroll, procurement and institutional overhead allocated to project (~15–25% of personnel & operating costs).
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#20] Legal counsel, procurement obfuscation, cover-story generation and related recurring costs.
Facilities Maintenance $57K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #14, #15] Ongoing maintenance of monitoring systems (#3 ~$5k/yr), sensor suite maintenance (#4 ~$7k/yr), emergency equipment upkeep (#5 ~$5k/yr), instrumentation maintenance/calibration (#14 ~$25k/yr), and utilities/HVAC overhead (#15 ~$15k/yr).
Psychological Program $46K/yr
[#10] Psychological monitoring, counseling services, quarterly checks, and crisis interventions.
Instrumentation Maintenance $25K/yr
[#14] Annual calibration and maintenance costs for scientific instrumentation.
Replacement Hiring $20K/yr
[#23] Recruiting, background checks and onboarding to cover attrition/rotation of observers and guards.
Medical Surveillance $11K/yr
[#11] Regular physicals and eye exams for ~11 staff (~$1k/person/yr).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#18] Transport readiness and vehicle/team maintenance for rapid relocation (~$10k/yr).
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#12] Recurrent refresher training, SOP updates and emergency drills.
Transport Readiness $10K/yr
[#18] Annual readiness costs for transport team/equipment (fuel, drills, minor repairs).
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#16] PPE, batteries, cleaning supplies, glove replacements, seals and routine consumables.
Secure Data Hosting $5K/yr
[#17] Encrypted hosting, backups and off-site replication maintenance costs.
Archival Conservation Ongoing $2K/yr
[#19] Ongoing conservation supplies and small repair/restoration budgets.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard containment operations and planned research activities proceed.
no breaches routine maintenance and research only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Small containment incident or equipment failure requiring short-term response, repairs, and limited overtime/hiring.
localized equipment failure minor containment anomaly temporary staff injury or short-term replacement hiring
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$465K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or incident requiring emergency response, major repairs/replacement, extended legal/compensation costs and elevated public/administrative action.
containment breach injury claims or legal escalation major equipment replacement
👥 Personnel 11.25 total
Role Count Notes
Observer 6 [#6] 24/7 human observers required to monitor SCP-3693 (covers shifts, vacations, rotation).
Security Officer / Guard 5 [#7] On-shift escorts and relief staff to accompany/relieve observers for 24/7 coverage.
Containment Specialist / Research Scientist 0.25 [#8] Fractional FTE senior scientist for oversight, reporting and approval of experiments.
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed line-item estimates were provided for almost every cost center and staffing requirement, enabling reliable aggregation; uncertainties remain in breach probabilities and site-specific reuse of existing infrastructure but overall budgeting is well-constrained.
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