SCP-4055 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4055
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$460K
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
10
One-time capital for cell hardening, precision timekeeping and recording systems is roughly $460k; recurring annual costs are dominated by on-site security and research staff plus contingency, totaling about $1.65M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $460K
Equipment $308K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #11, #14, #18, #19, #21] Two-door airlock hardware, redundant PLC/timers, electromagnetic locks, two primary thermal cameras and spares/housings, NVR/server hardware, initial on-prem storage, precision time server hardware, UPS hardware, observation consoles, secure note pass-through install, evidence vault/scanning hardware, initial cybersecurity setup.
Facilities $152K
[#1, #13] Structural modification of an existing humanoid containment cell including demolition, reinforcement, installation of an airlock envelope and HVAC/ducting modification to reduce thermal noise.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $793K/yr
[#15, #17] Core staffing: 6FTE dedicated guards (security) and scientific staff (1 lead + 2 technicians + 1 analyst) including base pay and 30% benefits/hazard premium.
Contingency And Insurance $200K/yr
[#26] Liquid contingency/insurance reserve to be available for unexpected incidents, cleanup, or emergency containment actions (mid-range of recommended band).
Logistics And Transport $162K/yr
[#16] Pro-rated allocation for assigned MTF/containment response readiness: training, vehicles, equipment and on-call premiums.
Administrative And Overhead $162K/yr
[#27] Pro-rated site-level administrative overhead: management, permits, utilities and site security allocations.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#22] Legal counsel, public affairs/cover-story maintenance and liaison costs.
Consumables For Testing $55K/yr
[#23] Budget for controlled testing consumables, special experimental equipment, and staff overtime related to experiments.
Replacement Reserve $50K/yr
[#24] Annual capital reserve for amortized replacement/refresh of cameras, NVRs, doors, PLCs (3–7 year cycle).
Evidence Archiving $28K/yr
[#19] Staffing and archiving workflows for physical/digital evidence (scanning, encryption, chain-of-custody).
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10] Annual maintenance and calibration for thermal cameras, NVR/server maintenance, on-site storage operations/backups, and time-server maintenance.
Psychological Screening And Counseling $20K/yr
[#20] Ongoing psychological screening and counseling for staff interacting with temporally anomalous subject.
Cybersecurity Monitoring $18K/yr
[#21] Ongoing SIEM/monitoring, integrity audits and cryptographic signing services for logs and video evidence.
Generator Fuel Allocation $6K/yr
[#12] Pro-rated share of site generator fuel and maintenance attributed to SCP-4055 containment systems.
Energy Costs $3K/yr
[#25] Power consumption for cameras, servers, HVAC and support (mid-range estimate).
Hvac Maintenance $2K/yr
[#13] Additional energy and maintenance for HVAC modifications to stabilize cell thermal environment.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#18] Consumables for secure note exchange (tamper-evident pens/paper, wipes, tags) estimated at mid-range.
Ups Maintenance $1K/yr
[#11] Annual UPS service/maintenance contract for short-term backup that supports interlock, cameras and NVR until generator transfer.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal year with regular operations, maintenance and no containment incidents.
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🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment breach or equipment failure requiring emergency response, short-term overtime, repairs and limited investigation.
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🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant breach with extended MTF deployment, casualties, media/legal exposure and major equipment replacement.
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👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 6 FTE dedicated guards for 24/7 coverage (3 shifts) per containment protocols [#15].
Lead Researcher 1 Principal investigator responsible for SCP-4055 research and oversight [#17].
Research Technician 2 Two research assistants/technicians for experiments, logging and sample handling [#17].
Analyst 1 Analyst for interview logging, data analysis, and chain-of-custody documentation [#17].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a mid-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains due to ranges for capital items, variable MTF allocation policies and unpredictable breach/incident frequency.
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