SCP-375 — SCP-375 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-375 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-375

Expected annual

$8.5M

One-time setup

$9.9M

Annual recurring

$8.5M

Personnel

Estimated one-time capital expenditure is approximately $9.86M to acquire and harden a former mall into Site 375; recurring annual operating costs are approximately $8.46M/yr driven primarily by research programs, staff wages/benefits, D-Class upkeep, and contingency/reserve funds.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.9M

Facilities $6.6M

[#1, #2] Includes property acquisition and closing/legal costs for the mall (purchase, tenant relocation/compensation, title clearing) and site renovation/fortification (demolition/renovation into labs/quarters, reinforced containment walls, antechambers/airlocks, blast/ballistic doors).

Equipment $1.6M

[#3, #5, #6, #16, #17, #22] Includes specialized containment lockers/vaults and Faraday cages (#3), initial site power hardware (generators, UPS, HVAC upgrades) (#5 one-time portion), security systems (CCTV, biometric access, sensors) (#6), armored vehicles purchase (#16 one-time portion), hardened IT/servers initial hardware (#17 one-time portion), and sign concealment materials/installation (#22 one-time portion).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M

[#4] Scientific instrumentation and laboratory buildout: SEM/TEM, mass spectrometer, XRD/high-res imaging, spectroscopy, biosafety cabinets, cold storage/freezers, calibration and setup for alternate-reality item analysis.

Containment Emergency Reserve $500K

[#19] Initial rapid-response / emergency repairs / decontamination fund to deal with containment breaches and urgent repairs.

Legal Cover Setup $50K

[#21] One-time setup for shell business, initial cover records and legal setup to establish plausible commercial frontage and local relations.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.5M/yr

Research And Monitoring $3.0M/yr

[#18, #20, #28, #29] Ongoing archival/cataloging costs (#18), long-term research program funding and external collaborations (#20), specialized containment research contingency pool for unpredictable anomalies (#28), and long-term medical follow-up/treatment for exposed staff/D-Class (#29).

Staff Wages $1.9M/yr

[#8, #9, #10, #11, #12] Salaries (Site Director/senior research lead, ~6 research FTEs, ~12–16 security FTEs modeled as 14, 2–3 medical FTEs modeled as 3, support staff including maintenance/IT/admin modeled to match budget).

D Class Custody And Upkeep $900K/yr

[#14] Recurring costs for housing, food, monitoring, enhanced medical/monitoring and ethical/legal oversight for ~20 D-Class retained for longitudinal studies.

Miscellaneous Contingency $769K/yr

[#30] Miscellaneous contingency equal to ~10% of the recurring operating budget to cover inflation, vendor markups, and unforeseen small costs; computed as 10% of recurring subtotal per analyst note.

Employee Benefits And Overhead $535K/yr

[#13] Employer-paid benefits, retirement, insurance and payroll taxes estimated at ~25–30% of direct payroll.

Facilities Maintenance $510K/yr

[#5, #16, #17, #19, #22, #23] Recurring power fuel/maintenance and HVAC servicing (#5), vehicle fuel/maintenance (#16 recurring portion), IT hosting/updates/backups (#17 recurring), annual replenishment of emergency repairs reserve (#19 recurring), sign/façade maintenance (#22 recurring), and utilities/snow removal/property maintenance/hazardous waste disposal (#23).

Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr

[#21, #27] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, property taxes under shell business, PR/local relations, falsified records and active media/PR suppression efforts (#21 ongoing portion and #27 media management).

Insurance And Worker Compensation $150K/yr

[#26] Budgeted reserve for workers' compensation, site insurance-like reserves, and legal defense funds (Foundation may self-insure but budget allocated).

Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr

[#15, #24] Testing consumables and PPE (gloves, reagents, disposables) (#15) and routine decontamination/hazardous waste handling contracts (#24, recurring disposal costs).

Logistics And Transport $75K/yr

[#16] Secure courier contracts and logistics for movement of SCP-375-B artifacts and sample transfers to partner facilities (recurring courier contracts).

Training And Drills $75K/yr

[#25] Periodic staff training, tabletop exercises and live drills for containment and emergency response.

Security Monitoring And System Maintenance $45K/yr

[#7] 24/7 security monitoring, footage storage/backup, sensor maintenance and software licensing.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.5M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with standard testing, maintenance, and research activity but no containment incidents.

routine_operations scheduled_research no_breaches

🚨 Minor Incident $9.0M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring decontamination, temporary repairs, overtime, and modest replacement of equipment or archival materials.

localized_breach small-scale_decontamination temporary_repair_and_overtime

🚨 Major Breach $12.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or public exposure event requiring major repairs, replacement of vaults/equipment, extended medical care, external contractors, and extensive cover operations.

major_containment_failure public_exposure multi-unit_decontamination

👥 Personnel 33 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Senior Research Lead	1	[#8] Senior salary and special-grade allowances for site oversight and liaison.
Research Scientist	6	[#9] Scientific staff (chemists/physicists/anthropologists/field researchers) assumed as ~6 FTEs for continuous study and testing.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	14	[#10] Onsite armed security and tactical response (12–16 FTE modeled as 14 for continuous coverage and rapid response).
Medical Officer / Nurse / Psychiatric Support	3	[#11] Onsite medical and psychiatric coverage (2–3 FTE modeled as 3).
Engineer / Maintenance / IT / Administrative Staff	9	[#12] Support staff for daily operations: HVAC/engineer, IT admin for secure networks, custodial and administrative personnel.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and reasonable mid-point assumptions; line items and contingencies are explicit. Uncertainty remains in frequency and severity of anomalous incidents, scale of long-term research programs, and future equipment needs, so confidence is medium.

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