SCP-388 — SCP-388 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-388 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-388

Expected annual

$2.4M

One-time setup

$4.2M

Annual recurring

$2.4M

Personnel

Initial one-time capital and setup costs are approximately $4.19M driven by vault/test-range construction, backup capability and contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs are roughly $2.36M driven by security staffing, R&D, facilities overhead and contingency budgets.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.2M

Facilities $2.0M

[#1, #9, #23] Secure vault construction, remote test range construction, and duplicate/backup containment site build-out; includes site prep and structural work.

Incident Reserve $1.0M

[#19] Immediate-access incident contingency reserve for replacement equipment, quarantine, emergency relocation, and large unplanned repairs.

Equipment $850K

[#2, #3, #4, #5, #10, #11, #12] Specialized mechanical restraint, remote handling robotics, hermetic glovebox, imaging/instrumentation package, armored transport purchase, backup power hardware, and surveillance/access-control installation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#25] Initial forensic analysis, materials testing and laboratory setup (initial X-ray/crystallography follow-ups and specialist testing).

Cover Story Initial $100K

[#21] Initial payments / cover-story costs to secure silence and establish plausible public explanations.

Retrieval Initial Containment $25K

[#20] Retrieval and initial containment costs already incurred (excavation, covert retrieval op, cover story setup).

Personnel Security Initial $15K

[#14] Initial background investigations, polygraphs and clearance startup costs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr

Staff Wages $900K/yr

[#6, #8] 24/7 armed security staffing (8–10 guards) and dedicated containment research staff (1–2 containment scientists + technicians); includes salaries, benefits, and basic personnel costs.

Research And Monitoring $600K/yr

[#18, #25] Experimental R&D budget to study/neutralize SCP-388 and ongoing forensic/materials testing (annual component).

Tactical Retainer $200K/yr

[#7] Tactical rapid-response team retainer (on-call team, training, equipment).

Cover Story And Legal $175K/yr

[#21, #22, #28] Ongoing PR/cover-story maintenance, legal counsel/regulatory overhead, and public-safety/liaison expenses.

Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr

[#24] Utility and facility overhead (electricity, water, building maintenance, property costs, janitorial and site support).

Misc Contingency $100K/yr

[#30] Miscellaneous contingency for unforeseen technical needs and surge contractor capacity.

Cybersecurity $50K/yr

[#13] Secure servers, encrypted storage, audits and classified-network handling.

Emergency Medical Retainer $50K/yr

[#16] Trauma/forensics retainer and licensed biohazard remediation team (annual retainer; incident contingency handled in scenarios).

Logistics And Transport $30K/yr

[#10, #26] Transport fuel, vehicle maintenance and logistics for armored transfer vehicle and trips to test range (annual maintenance/fuel).

Training And Drills $30K/yr

[#15] SOP development, lethal-force training for guards, regular drills and audits.

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#17] PPE, seals, servicing parts, small replacement parts, ammunition/weapon maintenance, and routine consumables.

Decontamination Contracts $20K/yr

[#27] Decontamination/disposal contracts for hazardous waste or biohazard cleanup.

Personnel Vetting $10K/yr

[#14] Ongoing vetting and counterintelligence for staff with access.

Backup Power Maintenance $10K/yr

[#11] UPS/generator fuel and maintenance for backup power and HVAC.

Data Archiving $10K/yr

[#29] Long-term secure archiving of experiment logs, video, and legal records.

Surveillance Maintenance $5K/yr

[#12] Maintenance and support for CCTV, motion sensors and access-control systems.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr

93.9% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, scheduled R&D and maintenance.

routine_operations scheduled_R&D no_breach

🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Small containment incident or personnel injury requiring repairs, medical response and short-term increased security.

procedure_error small_equipment_failure minor_injury

🚨 Major Breach $3.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Partial containment breach requiring site quarantine, major equipment replacement, use of backup site and extended response.

containment_breach significant_equipment_damage temporary_relocation

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.4M/yr

0.1% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Severe uncontrolled event with public exposure, casualties and major legal/relocation costs.

public_exposure multiple_casualties large_scale_relief_and_litigation

👥 Personnel 13 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	9	[#6] 24/7 armed guard coverage (8–10 personnel total) to maintain two-on-door minimum with shift/spare coverage.
Research Scientist	2	[#8] 1–2 containment scientists (Level 3) responsible for procedures and experiments.
Technician	2	[#8] Two technicians to support experiments, robotics and routine maintenance.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes are detailed with line-item estimates but many values are order-of-magnitude estimates and incident probabilities are subjective; uncertainty around long-term R&D needs and true breach likelihoods lowers confidence to medium.

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