SCP-468 — SCP-468 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-468 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-468

Expected annual

$5.3M

One-time setup

$18.8M

Annual recurring

$5.2M

Personnel

Estimated up-front capital and acquisition costs are approximately $13.17M, driven by land acquisition, site construction, and contingency/legal retainer costs. Annual operating costs are approximately $5.14M/yr, driven primarily by security payroll, research payroll, site O&M, legal/cover payments, and long-term care/medical support.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $18.8M

Facilities $9.7M

[#3, #4, #13, #14, #16] Site construction/fit-out for Research Site-133, perimeter fence/signage/guard posts, long-term secure ward retrofit, quarantine/animal facility buildout, and land/acquisition for 2.3 km² farmland/structures (aggregated mid-range estimates).

Cover Acquisition $5.5M

[#16] Initial conservative estimate for land acquisition/compensation for 2.3 km² (aggregated into facilities total but listed separately for audit).

Legal Intel Retainer $1.2M

[#17] Discrete legal/diplomatic/intelligence retainer required for covert operations and contingency planning (one-time initial retainer).

Contingency Reserve $1.2M

[#18] Set-aside contingency/emergency reconstruction fund (mid-range set-aside).

Equipment $563K

[#1, #2, #6, #7, #8, #15, #22] Containment locker + internal camera/UPS/sensors, initial NAS storage hardware, patrol vehicles, UAV/fixed-wing and spares, geophysical sensors, extraction team equipment, and communications hardening hardware.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $395K

[#12, #19, #23] Initial compute/software cluster and licenses, forensic/pathology lab equipment or contracted capacity, and initial SOP/training program development.

Sop And Training Setup $45K

[#23] Initial SOP development and training program (one-time setup).

Extraction Team Setup $40K

[#15] Strike team initial training & equipment for civilian extraction readiness.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.2M/yr

Staff Wages $2.3M/yr

[#5, #9, #20] Annual payroll for security staff and research personnel (aggregated security payroll, supervisors/response team, Level-4 lead, research scientists, lab techs, data analyst, vet).

Cover Story And Legal $900K/yr

[#16, #17, #24] Ongoing cover payments/liaison operations, recurring legal/intel costs, and public relations/misinformation budget (aggregated recurring cover/legal/PR spend).

Facilities Maintenance $375K/yr

[#3] Research Site-133 utilities, housekeeping, waste removal, generator fuel/maintenance, communications and facility upkeep (annual O&M midpoint).

Longterm Care $350K/yr

[#13] Recurring staffing and care costs for secure housing of removed/comatose subjects (mid-range estimate).

Medical Support $280K/yr

[#10] EMT/medic staffing, ambulance/medevac readiness, and diagnostic/imaging budget for pre/post-entry monitoring.

Psychological Support $185K/yr

[#20] Counseling and psychological services plus administrative overhead (~10-20% overhead to enforce rotations as noted).

Research And Monitoring $145K/yr

[#7, #8, #12, #19] Recurring costs for aerial/satellite subscriptions, geophysical calibration/replacement parts, cloud compute/licensing and recurring forensic/pathology analyses (aggregated).

Public Relations $125K/yr

[#24] Ongoing modest misinformation/public-narrative operations and local liaison spending.

Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr

[#25] Miscellaneous consumables, office supplies, travel, phone/data plans, and petty cash.

Forensic Analysis $100K/yr

[#19] Annual consumables/outsourced analysis for autopsies, histology, mass spectrometry, and imaging.

Contingency Replenish $100K/yr

[#18] Annual contingency replenishment budget to top up the reserve as used (nominal replenishment estimate).

Environmental Monitoring $65K/yr

[#21] Environmental impact monitoring, permits, and minor remediation.

Animal Maintenance $55K/yr

[#14] Ongoing purchase, feed, vet care and rotation costs for replacement/experimental animals.

Logistics And Transport $45K/yr

[#6] Annual fuel and maintenance for patrol and logistics vehicles (midpoint estimate).

Aerial Subscriptions $25K/yr

[#7] Satellite imagery subscriptions and UAV support contracts (recurring data/subscription/support).

Perimeter Maintenance $20K/yr

[#4] Ongoing fence and patrol-road maintenance for the 1 km buffer.

Extraction Readiness $20K/yr

[#15] Recurring readiness/training for extraction teams.

Comms Maintenance $20K/yr

[#22] Maintenance of hardened communications links and EMP/surge protection systems.

Sop Training $15K/yr

[#23] Recurring SOP refreshes and staff drills.

Geophysical Maintenance $8K/yr

[#8] Sensor calibration, maintenance, and replacement parts for geophysical/structure-tracking equipment.

Storage And Backup $6K/yr

[#2] Ongoing local RAID maintenance and secure offsite encrypted backups for continuous video/data archival.

Ppe Consumables $5K/yr

[#11] PPE and related consumables for personnel entering SCP-468-2.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.2M/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents or exposures.

routine_operations no_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Occasional civilian/trespasser entry requiring extraction, localized medical response, witness management and limited cover payments.

civilian_entry extraction_event witness_management

🚨 Major Breach $7.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.9M vs baseline

Significant infrastructure damage or large exposure requiring reconstruction, major compensation and emergency operations.

infrastructure_damage large_exposure mass_casualty

🚨 Political Exposure $10.1M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$4.9M vs baseline

State-level discovery or investigation requiring extensive cover payments, legal/diplomatic operations, and probable relocation/acquisition.

state_inquiry media_exposure counterintelligence_breach

👥 Personnel 42 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	30	[#5] 24/7 perimeter coverage with rotation, includes guards and on-site supervisors/team leaders (staffing bump to cover leave/sick).
Level-4 Researcher / Project Lead	1	[#9] Oversees SCP-468 research and holds containment combination.
Research Scientist	5	[#9] Senior researchers across disciplines (anthropology, mathematics, neuroscience, structural engineering) - midpoint of 3–6 range.
Lab Technician	4	[#9] On-site lab technicians for experiments and sample handling.
Data Analyst	1	[#9] Responsible for data collection, modelling and pattern detection.
Veterinary / Animal Specialist	1	[#9, #14] Animal handling and quarantine specialist for replacement/experimental animals.

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items are mid-range estimates aggregated from broad ranges and covert-cost uncertainty (land value, bribery, and political risk). Technical equipment and staffing figures are better-constrained, but cover/acquisition/legal contingency figures retain substantial uncertainty.

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