SCP-4346 — SCP-4346 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4346 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-4346

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$1.4M

Annual recurring

$1.5M

Personnel

Initial capital outlay is roughly $1.44M driven by property purchases, fit-outs and equipment; ongoing annual operations are about $1.53M driven primarily by security and research staff wages, liability reserves, and front-company operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M

Facilities $910K

[#1, #4, #5] Purchase of the █████ Building (shell company) plus entrance modification/walling and acquisition of nearby Foundation holding (assumed purchase option).

Escalation Reserve $200K

[#23] One-time contingency reserve for possible relocation, sealed chamber construction, or major containment projects.

Equipment $146K

[#7, #8, #9, #10, #14, #19, #20] One-time purchase and installation of security hardware (access control, CCTV), server/NAS hardware, communications devices and UPS/generator, guard equipment initial issue, emergency extraction equipment, and vehicle purchase.

Liability Reserve Initial $100K

[#17] Initial containment liability / hush/settlement reserve (recommended minimum).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $69K

[#11, #15] Initial purchase of wearable physiological monitors and research instrumentation/environmental sensors, calibration kits and experiment kit.

Legal Setup $12K

[#16] Initial legal and corporate setup fees for the front company and discrete local compliance work.

Sop Creation $4K

[#18] Initial SOP development and translation/formatting for containment and experiment procedures.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr

Staff Wages $950K/yr

[#6, #12] Ongoing salaries and benefits for continuous security staffing (8 guards + supervisor) and the scientific containment team (Lead Researcher, researchers, technicians).

Front Company Operations $120K/yr

[#3] Operational costs for the visible front-company: payroll for visible employees, utilities, accounting and bookkeeping.

Liability Fund $100K/yr

[#17] Annual funding of containment liability / settlement reserve (recommended minimum annual funding to maintain reserve).

Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr

[#16] Ongoing legal, compliance, PR and corporate upkeep to maintain the front-company cover and manage local authority interactions.

Research And Monitoring $86K/yr

[#9, #10, #11, #15, #22, #25] Recurring costs for surveillance/storage and monitoring, server/cloud storage and backups, wearable device replacement/calibration, research instrument calibration & consumables, incident investigation budget and periodic data-retention/compliance audits.

Emergency Response Retainer $80K/yr

[#14] On-call rapid-response team retainer, training refreshers and readiness payments.

Training And Drills $15K/yr

[#18] Recurring training, SOP refresher development, drills and translations.

Translation And Localization $15K/yr

[#24] Finnish-language legal documents, HR support, translators and local consultant fees.

Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr

[#2] Annual property taxes, building insurance and routine maintenance for the cover-company building and common areas.

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#20] Vehicle operating costs (fuel, maintenance, parking) for transfers and rapid extraction.

Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr

[#21] Batteries, PPE, first-aid supplies, sensor replacements and general consumables.

Guard Equipment Replacement $6K/yr

[#7] Annual replacement/repair for guard radios, armor, torches and consumables.

Communications And Redundancy Maintenance $3K/yr

[#19] Fuel/maintenance and service costs for backup power and secure communications devices.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; regular operations, training, and maintenance only.

no_incidents routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline

Single unaccompanied contact or small-scale incident requiring medical care, investigation, and modest PR/legal work.

single_unaccompanied_contact minor_injury local_media_inquiry

🚨 Major Escalation $3.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant change in SCP activity or public exposure requiring relocation, construction of specialized containment or large settlements.

increased_activity relocation_required public_exposure

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#6] Full-time guards to maintain two-person coverage in overlapping shifts; FTE count derived from continuous 24/7 requirement.
Security Supervisor	1	[#6] Shift supervisor responsible for scheduling, escalation and reporting.
Lead Researcher	1	[#12] Senior researcher (approvals and oversight) such as 'Dr. Wise' equivalent.
Research Scientist	2	[#12] Mid-level researchers to run monitoring, experiments and data analysis.
Technician	2	[#12] Technical staff for sensor maintenance, device calibration and experiment support.

📋 Confidence Notes

Midpoint estimates used for wide ranges (property price, escalation reserve). Operational staffing and routine costs are reasonably well-defined, but property acquisition price and escalation scenarios introduce meaningful uncertainty.

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