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SCP-3970 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3970
Expected annual
$3.5M
One-time setup
$7.3M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
37
Initial capital/setup costs are approximately $7.3M, driven by property acquisition, perimeter construction, structural hardening and contingency reserves. Recurring annual costs are approximately $3.356M/yr, dominated by staff wages (security and research), maintenance/repairs, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.3M
Facilities $4.5M
[#1, #2, #3, #16, #17, #18, #28] Purchase and site-prep of Unit-01 parcel and buffer; reinforced perimeter construction, road checkpoints build, armored utility pass-throughs, fire-suppression plumbing hardening, interior structural reinforcement/flexible anchoring, and local easement/property buffer purchases.
Equipment $1.6M
[#11, #13, #15, #19, #20, #21] Monitoring & specialized sensor suite, secure data infrastructure hardware, redundant generators/UPS (hardware portion), robotic remote-interaction systems, rapid-response/mobile command unit, and initial vehicle fleet purchases.
Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#32] Initial contingency / emergency reserve for damage control, major equipment replacement, covert remediation, or accelerated response.
Security Vetting Initial $100K
[#6] Initial high-clearance vetting: background checks, polygraphs, fingerprinting for initial staffing cohort (~50 staff).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#26] Archival and physical-sample preservation setup (cold storage/forensic lab buildout for chalk-dust and sample preservation).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#4, #5, #7, #8, #9, #10, #14] 24/7 posted guards for Unit-01 entrances and road checkpoints (including supervisors), ongoing security re-investigations/continuous monitoring, anomalous research & engineering team salaries, full-time psychologist, on-site medical/EMT coverage, and cybersecurity/IT operations staffing.
Facilities Maintenance $360K/yr
[#12, #23, #30, #33] Annual sensor calibration/repairs, seasonal site maintenance (snow removal/road clearing), site maintenance & repair budget for frequent interior repairs from SCP movement, and annual utilities (electricity, water, heating).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#25, #26, #31] Experimentation & materials budget (controlled experiments, rentals, expendables), ongoing archival/sample preservation costs, and training/drills/psychological support for staff.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#27] On-site legal, cover-story maintenance (PR, permits, liaison, incidental hush funds) to preserve geologic research cover and manage local relations.
Logistics And Transport $75K/yr
[#22] Vehicle operations (fuel, maintenance, insurance) and general transport logistics for site operations.
Generator Fuel $50K/yr
[#15] Fuel for on-site diesel generators and fuel-storage replenishment (recurring).
Environmental Compliance $20K/yr
[#29] Environmental compliance, hazardous-waste disposal, permits and periodic audits.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#24] Consumables: chalk supplies, blackboard maintenance, PPE, cleaning and archival consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
no breaches routine maintenance scheduled research
🚨 Minor Incident $3.7M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring repairs and temporary security surge.
interior structural reconfiguration damages sensors small-scale flooding or utility tampering limited public exposure requiring localized remediation
🚨 Major Breach $4.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring major repairs, equipment replacement and amnestics/PR response.
large structural reconfiguration causing system failures public sighting/casualties requiring mass amnestics destructive activation of fire-suppression or utilities
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Opportunity-driven escalation: accelerated research requiring additional temporary staff, equipment rentals and security.
new experimental protocol funded project requiring rapid scale-up need for additional remote-manipulation capability
👥 Personnel 37 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#4, #5] Six guards for Unit-01 entrances (24/7) plus nine guards to staff three road checkpoints (24/7).
Security Supervisor 2 [#5] Supervisory staff for checkpoint operations and site security oversight (included in checkpoint staffing costs).
Research Scientist / Engineer 9 [#8] Anomalous research & engineering staff (8–10 specialists) responsible for experiments and technical containment.
Psychologist 1 [#9] One full-time clinical psychologist for weekly/ongoing evaluations and staff mental-health support.
Medical Officer 2 [#10] On-site medical/EMT staffing for 24/7 coverage (staffing shifts covered by recurring medical budget).
Engineer / Maintenance Technician 3 [#12, #30] Technicians for sensor calibration/maintenance and frequent interior repairs due to SCP movement.
IT / Cybersecurity Specialist 1 [#14, #13] Cybersecurity and secure data infrastructure operations and maintenance.
Administrative Staff / Site Director / Legal Liaison 2 [#27] Site director and administrative/legal liaison to manage cover story, permits and local relations.
Drivers / Vehicle Operators 2 [#21, #22] Operators for site vehicles, rapid-response transport and contracted equipment operation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates for every major cost area and recurring items, so category-level accuracy is moderate. Uncertainty remains in land acquisition costs, local labor/union rates, site-specific engineering choices (extent of demolition vs flexible anchoring), and the unpredictable behavior of the anomaly, so confidence is not high.
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