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SCP-3960 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3960
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$224K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
13
One-time setup costs are modest (~$224k) driven by a Type-S humanoid cell, security/electronics equipment, and initial research lab setup; main recurring costs (~$1.12M/yr) are dominated by staff wages (security + research), legal/cover operations, contingency reserves, and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $224K
Facilities $80K
[#1] Type-S Humanoid Storage Cell build-out, contractor labor, materials, permitting (midpoint of $40k–$120k range).
Equipment $64K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #12, #15, #17] High-security electronics storage containers (#2); one-time portion of access control installation (#3); CCTV/camera hardware & installation (#4); environmental monitors & HVAC tie-ins (#5); tamper-evident packaging hardware (#12); emergency/incident kit & plan creation one-time component (#15); initial specialized tooling kit/spares (#17).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#10] One-time lab bench/setup and scientific instruments for the research team (midpoint of $30k–$75k).
Scaling Allowance Per Additional Instance $25K
[#27] Per-additional-assembled-instance initial expansion/containment cost (budgeted per-allowed-additional-unit $10k–$40k).
Personnel Screening Initial $5K
[#18] Initial background/screening costs for existing cleared staff (assumed aggregate within $200–$1,000/staff).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $730K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10] Security staffing (6 guards × salary/benefits), research team salaries (2 researchers + 1 specialist + 1 engineer), psychologist/behavioral evaluation labor (weekly), and daily inspection technician time (aggregated into staff wage budgets).
Contingency Reserve $100K/yr
[#20] Insurance-equivalent contingency/reserve for incident response, replacement, and cover-up operations (budgeted conservatively within $50k–$500k).
Cover Story And Legal $92K/yr
[#11, #19] Ethics committee liaison/admin overhead and legal/cover-story procurement maintenance (combined estimate from $15k–$50k and $25k–$150k ranges).
Scaling Allowance Per Additional Instance $35K/yr
[#27] Recurring budget impact per added assembled instance (staffing, inspections, psych evals); recurring portion budgeted within $10k–$60k/yr per additional unit.
Monitoring Social Engineering $25K/yr
[#23] HR/legal/social-media monitoring and enforcement to limit social-engineering / bonding misuse.
Thaumaturgic Consumables $21K/yr
[#16] Consumable ritual materials plus specialist practitioner time for ritual operations (combined consumables and contractor/practitioner hours).
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#13] Secure transport and escorted transfers (4–8 moves/yr at $1.5k–$6k/trip; midpoint budgeted).
Personnel Screening Monitoring $20K/yr
[#18] Ongoing staff behavioral monitoring, periodic re-screening, and training to minimize bonding risk (budgeted within $10k–$60k/yr).
Incident Cleanup Reserve $15K/yr
[#21] Annualized reserve for incident cleanup/neutralization (per-incident $10k–$200k; small annual reserve budgeted for expected occasional events).
It Security $15K/yr
[#3, #25] Ongoing cybersecurity and licensing/maintenance for access control, logging systems, and digital containment records (includes recurring licenses from #3 and IT security from #25).
Emergency Drills $10K/yr
[#15] Recurring drills, staff training refreshers, and incident response training (budgeted within $5k–$15k/yr).
Public Relations Per Incident $10K/yr
[#26] Annualized reserve for PR/cover in case of minor exposure events; major exposures budgeted in scenario-specific costs ($50k–$1,000k+ per major exposure).
Inventory Audit $8K/yr
[#12] Recurring inventory audits and labor to ensure tamper-evident packaging remains sealed (budgeted within $5k–$12k/yr).
Data Storage And Logging $6K/yr
[#4, #14] Video retention/storage and research/logging backups (includes on-site/cloud retention and backup refreshes).
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#1, #5] Ongoing cell upkeep and HVAC/environmental sensor maintenance/calibration.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#16, #24] Consumable ritual materials and routine small consumables (salt, gloves, cleaning supplies).
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#9] Bimonthly physical inspections/maintenance by technician/engineer (labor + incidental parts).
Specialized Tooling Spare Parts $3K/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment of spare polycarbonate/fabric parts, fasteners, actuators, adhesives (budgeted within $500–$5k/yr).
Long Term Storage $2K/yr
[#22] Climate-controlled long-term archival storage and cataloging for unassembled boxed units.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staffing, monitoring, and reserves only.
no breach standard inspections and research routine transports
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment incident or damaged instance requiring cleanup, limited repairs, and modest PR/legal work.
localized breach or damage small-scale cleanup minor PR/legal engagement
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant breach or public exposure requiring extensive cleanup, replacement, legal action, and PR operations.
public exposure multi-team cleanup major legal/cover-up costs
🚨 Additional Assembly Event $1.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$110K vs baseline
Unauthorized or necessary additional assembly of an instance requiring immediate containment scaling (one-time) plus increased recurring costs and incident handling.
new assembled instance recovered emergency cell expansion extra inspections/psych evals
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] 2 guards per shift × 3 shifts; conservative staffing per analyst note.
Research Scientist 2 [#10] Two anomalous-object researchers as part of the research team.
Thaumatologist / Occult Specialist 1 [#10] One specialized thaumaturgic/occult specialist included in research team.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#9, #10] One engineer for bimonthly inspections, equipment maintenance, and repair.
Psychologist / Behavioral Scientist 1 [#8] One psychologist performing weekly evaluations of each assembled instance (or coordinating external providers).
Technician / Lab Tech 1 [#7] Technician time for daily inspections and lab support.
Administrative Staff / Ethics Liaison 1 [#11] Ethics committee liaison and administrative overhead staff for approvals and record-keeping.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and clear operational requirements, allowing mid-confidence estimates; ranges and per-incident variance (especially PR/major breach costs) keep confidence from being high.
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