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SCP-488 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-488
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$42.2M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
14
One-time setup costs are dominated by deep underground construction and a large catastrophic contingency reserve (total one-time ~42.2M). Recurring annual costs (~2.95M/yr baseline) are driven by staff wages, security, legal/cover operations, and ongoing maintenance/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $42.2M
Catastrophic Contingency Reserve $20.0M
[#26] Reserve for interception, mass evacuation, or large-scale national-defense coordination if objects grow to city-damaging size.
Facilities $17.4M
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #14] Site acquisition, primary 50 m bunker, backup bunker + tunnel, utilities/life-support installation, and secure sample vault.
Insurance And Legal Reserve One Time $3.0M
[#27] One-time reserve fund for legal contingency, whistleblower payouts, covert settlements.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $625K
[#13] Secure on-site laboratory outfitting (SEM, mass spec/ICP-MS, gloveboxes, sample prep and vault outfitting).
Equipment $562K
[#5, #6, #18, #19] Backup generators/UPS and fuel-storage purchase, seismic/impact detection hardware, initial cybersecurity hardware, vehicle purchases.
Major Repairs Reserve $500K
[#11] One-time contingency reserve for intermittent major structural repairs (concrete/doors/shoring) after large impacts.
Public Relations Legal Initial Retainer $100K
[#17] Initial legal/PR retainer and immediate cover-ops setup.
Euthanasia Planning $30K
[#25] Ethical/legal review, protocol writing and training for euthanasia contingency.
Euthanasia Execution Contingency $12K
[#25] One-time budget estimate for execution/disposal if action authorized (conditional contingency).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #16] Salaries and benefits: sensor technician (0.5–1 FTE), 6 security guards, on-site emergency/containment crew, research program staff/administration.
Cover Story And Legal $850K/yr
[#17, #27] Ongoing public suppression/PR/legal retainers and recurring contributions to insurance/risk pool/legal contingency fund.
Research And Monitoring $350K/yr
[#13, #15] Lab consumables and analyst costs for sample analysis, plus astronomical/space-monitoring data access and tasking fees.
Logistics And Transport $165K/yr
[#12, #19, #5] Meteor/fragment retrieval field operations, vehicle maintenance and fuel, and generator fuel resupply.
Facilities Maintenance $145K/yr
[#11, #21] Routine structural inspections/patching (~$10k/month) and tunnel/ventilation/pump servicing.
Medical And Psychiatric Care $120K/yr
[#10] Ongoing psychiatry/medication, psychotherapy and contingency for hospitalization/trauma care.
Cybersecurity Operations $65K/yr
[#18] Ongoing secure servers, encrypted backups, secure comms and IT operations.
Security Equipment And Training $40K/yr
[#8] Radios, weapons maintenance, equipment replacement, security training and K9/sniffer capability upkeep.
Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr
[#20] PPE, spare parts, small tools, medical disposables and general maintenance supplies.
Environmental Remediation $30K/yr
[#22] Cleanup, hazardous-materials handling and decontamination of impact sites and contaminated gear.
Training Drills $20K/yr
[#23] Emergency-response, tunnel-transfer and sensor-failure drills.
Seismic System Maintenance $10K/yr
[#6] Maintenance and calibration of triple-redundant seismic/infrasound/camera sensors.
Stipend For Scp 488 2 $6K/yr
[#24] Living allowance and humane-care stipend for SCP-488-2.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
58.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment incidents beyond routine monitoring, maintenance, staff and legal/cover operations.
routine monitoring scheduled maintenance no major impacts near site
🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr
40.0% probability / year +$380K vs baseline
Year with one or more impacts causing significant but localized damage requiring major repairs, short-term hospitalizations and elevated retrieval operations.
surface-impact >0.5 m near site localized structural damage hospitalization of SCP-488-2 or staff
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $28.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$24.9M vs baseline
Escalatory year where objects increase to city-damaging size requiring large-scale evacuation/interception or major national-defense coordination.
multiple large impacts (meter-scale+) need for mass evacuation or kinetic interception activation of catastrophic contingency/reserve
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] Continuous 24/7 guard rotations; 6 guards assumed as minimum staffing.
Research Scientist 2 [#16] Principal investigator and research scientist staff (part of program administration).
Site Director / Administrative Staff 1 [#16] Site/program lead and administration.
Technician / Sensor Technician 1 [#7] Daily testing and sensor technician (0.5–1 FTE).
On-site Emergency Response Specialist 4 [#9] Standby medic(s), containment tech(s) and structural engineer(s) for inspection/transfer.
📋 Confidence Notes
Mid-range point estimates used for wide analyst ranges; major uncertainties remain around impact energy/frequency, local geology (construction cost variability), and whether catastrophic escalation will be needed.
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