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SCP-402 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-402
Expected annual
$4.5M
One-time setup
$5.6M
Annual recurring
$4.4M
Personnel
19
Initial capital expenditures are high due to construction of large climate-controlled freezer space, redundant power/HVAC and research lab setup; ongoing annual costs are dominated by MTF operational readiness, specialized research, legal/cover operations and secure storage maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.6M
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#18] Dedicated one-time emergency containment breach response reserve for chartering vessels, leasing cold storage, contracting labs, etc.
Facilities $1.6M
[#1, #11, #12, #20, #23, #24] Freezer room, dry-room/HVAC modifications, Type-2 humanoid cell build/upfit, plumbing/wastewater retrofits, perimeter water-exclusion works, and off-site vault setup.
Equipment $1.2M
[#3, #4, #6, #7, #9, #10, #21, #27] Generator/UPS purchase & install, sealed sample containers/pallets, sensors/instrumentation, robotics/remote-handling equipment, refrigerated transport vehicles, initial PPE, data-security systems setup, and disposal-protocol development.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $775K
[#14, #15] Specialized medical research lab equipment/upgrades and materials-science equipment/contract access (SEM/TEM, mass-spec, containment-grade instruments).
Legal Seed Fund $100K
[#17] One-time ready fund for immediate legal/cover-up/amnestic operations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#8, #13, #21] MTF Tau-4 standing operational salaries/benefits and on-site medical/custodial staffing plus data-security/records staffing.
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#14, #15, #16] Ongoing specialized medical research budget, materials science staff & consumables, and forensic investigation casework funding.
Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr
[#17, #26] Annual legal/cover-up/amnestics pool and containment insurance/liability reserve.
Supplies And Consumables $248K/yr
[#5, #10, #22, #25, #27] Container replacement & consumables, PPE replacement and decon supplies, routine staff training course materials, psychological aftercare/contract counseling, and periodic disposal program allocations.
Facilities Maintenance $210K/yr
[#2, #3, #6, #7, #11, #20, #23, #24] Freezer energy & routine refrigeration/HVAC maintenance, generator fuel/testing upkeep, instrument calibration, robotics maintenance, HVAC/dry-room operations, plumbing monitoring, perimeter monitoring and off-site vault management.
Emergency Fund Replenish $200K/yr
[#18] Annual target replenishment for contingency reserve used in major incidents.
Logistics And Transport $180K/yr
[#9, #19] Upkeep of field retrieval kits and portable cold-storage vehicles, plus routine secure transport/armored courier transfers and escorts.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.4M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, research, MTF readiness and maintenance continue.
no_breach routine_research_and_transfers
🚨 Minor Incident $4.9M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized retrieval or small-scale contamination event requiring MTF overtime, temporary leased cold storage, targeted forensic casework and legal/cover actions.
isolated_submersion_of_SCP-402 regional_retrievals small_scale_containment_rentals
🚨 Major Breach $7.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Significant contamination of a moving body of water causing widespread SCP-402-A spread, large-scale retrievals, emergency contracts, mass medical/legal response and drawdown of contingency reserve.
SCP-402_submerged_in_moving_water widespread_contamination national_level_response
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#8] Mobile Task Force Tau-4 operators responsible for retrievals, water operations and rapid response; fully-loaded costs included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer 1 [#13] Provides medical/psychiatric monitoring for SCP-402-1 and staff; cost portion included in recurring medical budget.
Security Guard 4 [#13] On-site custodial/guard shifts for SCP-402-1 containment and freezer security; costs included in recurring custodial/medical estimates.
Data Security / IT 1 [#21] Manages secure logging, chain-of-custody systems and audits; staffing cost included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 1 [#17, #21] Liaison/administrative support for legal/cover operations and records; portion of recurring staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges for most costs, allowing mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains for event probabilities, MTF sizing and research scale which affects recurring figures.
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