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SCP-4753 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4753
Expected annual
$3.4M
One-time setup
$64.9M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
12
Initial one-time setup is dominated by land acquisition, a large relocation/evacuation contingency and construction/R&D; recurring costs are driven by on-site specialized staffing, continuous environmental controls and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $64.9M
Evacuation Relocation Contingency $50.0M
[#29] Full temporary relocation contingency (worst-case budget) to support population relocation if required.
One Time Misc Contingency $8.5M
[#34] One-time contingency reserve (15% applied to one-time subtotal) to cover unforeseen anomalous overruns consistent with guidance.
Facilities $2.3M
[#1, #2, #3, #10, #12] Property purchase, containment building and specialized site/foundation work, on-site dormitory/barracks build-out, and perimeter construction.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#16, #18, #30, #31] Initial linguistics/cryptanalysis/memetics lab buildout and instruments, remote-sensing/unmanned observer R&D prototypes, memetic protocol software/training initial development, and long-term protective-tech R&D funding.
Equipment $815K
[#4, #5, #7, #14, #20] External viewing/observation hardware, HVAC/environmental control systems, backup generator/UPS setup, vehicle fleet purchase, and secure communications/server hardware.
Insurance Reserve $500K
[#32] Litigation/settlement reserve and legal contingency fund.
Resident Compensation $250K
[#26] Targeted buyouts/payments to adjacent residents to secure buffer and reduce risk of unauthorized approaches.
Incident Response Reserve $250K
[#28] Seed emergency response / remediation fund to be held in reserve for rapid-response contractors and sampling.
Evacuation Planning $200K
[#29] Contingency planning and drills for partial/complete evacuation of Dodge City (planning/drills component).
Legal Initiation $100K
[#25] Initial legal fees, NDAs, liaison and property-legal work to secure site and suppress publicity.
Cover Story Setup $60K
[#23] One-time creation/branding/setup of false front (agricultural research facility), signage, office setup and related startup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#9] On-site Cryptography Task Force salaries, benefits, overtime and rotational staffing to cover 24/7 operations (blended team of cryptographers/linguists/technicians + armed security).
Research And Monitoring $670K/yr
[#17, #19, #22, #33] Ongoing scientific research salaries/consumables, remote sensor operations and maintenance, medical/psychological monitoring and annual independent audits/security reviews.
Recurring Misc Contingency $377K/yr
[#34] Recurring contingency reserve (15% applied to recurring subtotal) for unforeseen annual overruns and anomalous costs.
Facilities Maintenance $246K/yr
[#6, #8, #13, #21] Electrical/utilities for HVAC and environmental systems, backup power fuel/maintenance, perimeter system operations/monitoring and recurring communications/data infrastructure costs.
Supplies And Consumables $210K/yr
[#11, #27] On-site housing provisions, food, utilities for resident staff, PPE, filters, spares, janitorial supplies and routine consumables.
Cover Story And Legal $140K/yr
[#24, #25] Recurring cover-story staffing/payments and ongoing legal retainers, liaison fees and local influence payments.
Logistics And Transport $48K/yr
[#15] Vehicle fuel, scheduled maintenance, insurance and operations for the on-site fleet.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.9M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: steady operations, routine maintenance, research and monitoring as budgeted.
stable containment routine research activity no breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident (minor breach attempt, equipment failure, or targeted resident disturbance) requiring emergency contractors, limited remediation and short-term increased monitoring.
localized breach/entry attempt environmental control failure targeted remediation
🚨 Major Breach $27.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or event that necessitates mass relocation support, large-scale remediation, extended recontainment operations and major legal/PR response.
containment breach involving personnel absorption mandated large-scale evacuation extensive environmental remediation
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] Armed security component of Cryptography Task Force covering shifts and guard duties (part of staff_wages).
Research Scientist / Cryptographer 4 [#9, #17] On-site cryptanalysis/linguists and research staff included in blended staffing costs (researchers' dedicated salaries partly in research_and_monitoring).
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#5, #7, #13] Technical staff for HVAC, generators, sensors and facility maintenance (covered in staff_wages/facilities_maintenance).
Administrative Staff 1 [#23, #24] Administrative/cover-story and liaison functions to manage on-site paperwork and local coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on broad analyst ranges in the notes; many line items have wide ranges and anomalous behavior (breaches, city-scale evacuations) introduce high tail risk, so precision is limited.
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