SCP-3860 — SCP-3860 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3860 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3860

Expected annual

$3.6M

One-time setup

$3.9M

Annual recurring

$3.5M

Personnel

Estimated initial (one-time) setup is approximately $3.9M driven by facility retrofit, imaging/equipment purchases, insurance reserve and legal remediation; recurring annual costs are about $3.50M driven by specialist staff wages, long-term research, security, intelligence, and opportunity-cost allocations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.9M

Insurance Reserve $1.0M

[#21] One-time contingency/insurance reserve fund for large unexpected breaches, emergency countermeasures, or settlements.

Equipment $990K

[#2, #8, #14, #16] Initial purchase/installation of specialized thaumatological suppression hardware and consumables (initial stock), dedicated/upgraded MRI imaging suite purchase, monitoring/sensor suite hardware, and UPS/backup generator allocation.

Facilities $600K

[#1] Retrofit/construction of Type S anti-thaum humanoid containment cell including structural, runic suppression anchoring, certification and contractor work.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $520K

[#6, #9] Initial custom prosthetics/biomedical lab tooling and bespoke specialized pathology/organelle analysis lab outfitting.

Decommissioning Reserve $300K

[#27] One-time decommissioning / long-term disposal contingency allocation.

Legal Cover Initial $200K

[#19] One-time legal/cover-up costs to clean records, forge filings, and initial front-company remediation.

Surgical Procedure Per Event Estimate Usd $150K

[#11] Estimated cost per complex surgical/extraction procedure (OR, multidisciplinary team, special thaum containment).

Secure Storage Vault $120K

[#10] Secure containment vault for removed components (shielded safe, cold storage, thaum-proof container).

Transfer Per Event Estimate Usd $40K

[#25] Estimated cost per secure transfer/transport (armored vehicle/air transfer, MTF escort, portable suppression hardware).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr

Staff Wages $1.6M/yr

[#3, #5, #6, #7, #12, #15] Salaries/benefits/hazard pay for dedicated security detail, on-call thaumatologist consultant, biomedical/prosthetics engineering staff, neuroscience/neurosurgical support monitoring staff, psychologist/psychiatrist, and forensic analyst time.

Research And Monitoring $682K/yr

[#8, #9, #23, #24] Ongoing imaging (per-scan scheduling), pathology lab operations and consumables, multi-year research program operating costs (excluding listed staff wages), and containment audit/compliance inspections.

Opportunity Cost Overhead $400K/yr

[#28] Internal accounting allocation representing site/space/staff/time opportunity cost for dedicating high-security resources to one Euclid subject.

Intelligence Operations $200K/yr

[#20] Ongoing intelligence, counter-GoI operations, vetting collaborators, and information operations regarding Anderson Robotics/UIU interactions.

Data Storage And Forensics $115K/yr

[#15] High-bandwidth surveillance and medical data storage costs plus forensic analyst time for anomalous data interpretation.

Mtf Drills And Readiness $100K/yr

[#4] Costs to maintain MTF/rapid-response readiness, quarterly full-scale drills, on-call premiums and expendables.

Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr

[#1, #10] Ongoing maintenance, inspections, certification testing of cell infrastructure and secure storage vault monitoring.

Provisioning Pipeline $60K/yr

[#13] Procurement, fabrication, vendor vetting, approvals, secure transfer and documentation pipeline for mechanical and thaum components.

Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr

[#19] Ongoing legal/cover maintenance, front-company upkeep, liaison with civilian agencies, and settlement management.

Archival Redaction And Recordkeeping $50K/yr

[#26] Administrative labor for logs, approvals, interview transcripts, redaction and record-keeping.

Specialized Ppe And Disposal $45K/yr

[#18] Specialized PPE, sterile enclosures, glovebox consumables, sterilization and hazardous disposal contracts for thaum-augmented materials.

Training And Certification $40K/yr

[#22] Specialized cross-training and certification for medical and security staff on thaumatological protocols.

Thaumatological Resupply $30K/yr

[#2] Recurring resupply, recalibration, reinscription and replacement of single-use thaumatological components and reagents.

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#17] Consumables and spare-parts for prosthetics/externals (PMMA, aramid fiber, adhesives, sterilization supplies).

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#25] Baseline logistics for minor movement and routine secure transfers (does not include per-transfer emergency costs listed as one-time per-event).

Secure Storage Maintenance $10K/yr

[#10] Monitoring, environmental controls, and security maintenance for stored removed components and samples.

Power And Environmental Incremental $10K/yr

[#16] Incremental electricity/HVAC/UPS maintenance to support suppression arrays, imaging, and life-support modifications.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr

82.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, consumables, training and research at planned levels.

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🚨 Minor Incident $3.7M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring limited MTF response, one complex extraction or emergency surgery, and repairs.

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🚨 Major Breach $4.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or large-scale incident requiring extended MTF deployment, multiple surgeries, emergency legal/cover actions and contingency funding.

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🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $4.0M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Research breakthrough or decision to scale research program rapidly requiring extra personnel, equipment, and consumables.

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🚨 Political Exposure $4.5M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Exposure or partial leak requiring major cover-up, legal settlements, PR operations and possible relocation.

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👥 Personnel 16 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	9	[#3] Dedicated 24/7 security detail assigned to the cell (3 guards/shift × 3 shifts).
On-call Thaumatologist / Consultant	1	[#5] Senior thaumatological consultant on retainer for weekly evaluations and component approvals.
Biomedical Engineer / Prosthetics Technician	3	[#6] In-house biomedical/prosthetics staff to fabricate, inspect and modify prosthetic components.
Neurosurgeon / Medical Officer	1	[#7] Neurosurgical/neuromonitoring support for assessments and possible surgeries.
Forensic Analyst	1	[#15] Analyst for data/forensic interpretation of anomalous imaging and lab results.
Psychologist / Psychiatrist	1	[#12] Mental health clinician(s) providing weekly evaluations, therapy and medication management.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes are detailed with line-item estimates, enabling a medium confidence in cost ranges; uncertainty remains due to anomalous/surgical frequency, unknown long-term research scope, and possible rare catastrophic events.

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