SCP-4956 — SCP-4956 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4956 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-4956

Expected annual

$23.1M

One-time setup

$32.2M

Annual recurring

$22.6M

Personnel

Initial capital deployment focuses on site construction, specialized sensors/equipment, and major R&D expenditures (~$32.2M one-time). Annual operations are dominated by large contingency reserves, R&D/monitoring, staffing, and logistics (~$22.55M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $32.2M

Containment Hardware R&D $20.0M

[#23] Large-scale special containment/protection hardware R&D and prototype civil works (dampers, barriers, heavy contractors).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M

[#14] Initial neutralization/containment R&D capital: lab buildout, prototypes, test rigs and experimental equipment.

Equipment $3.3M

[#2, #6, #7, #8, #10, #11, #12, #13, #16] Solar/generator install, loudspeaker network, high‑durability acoustic sensors, distributed array stations, initial UAV/helicopter fleet purchase, UAV countermeasure systems, ground vehicles, comms hardware, and medical PPE/kits.

Facilities $3.1M

[#1, #3] Land clearing and modular compound build (sleep quarters, comms shelter, vault) plus desert water/waste/HVAC installation.

Decommissioning Relocation $600K

[#29] Forced relocation or decommissioning cost per event (archive, move equipment, site teardown).

Amnestic Program Setup $175K

[#17] One-time setup costs for covert amnestic production, protocols and clinic/staff setup.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $22.6M/yr

Large Incident Reserve $10.0M/yr

[#22] Annualized reserve funding for large-scale incidents (evacuation, infrastructure repair, large compensations).

Military Escalation Reserve $5.0M/yr

[#28] Annualized reserve for potential legal/military contingencies requiring contracted external assets or airlift support.

Research And Monitoring $2.3M/yr

[#7, #8, #9, #14, #15, #20] Sensor calibration/maintenance, perimeter array comms, long‑range remote sensing tasking, ongoing neutralization R&D operations, HPC/simulation costs, and environmental monitoring.

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#4, #5] Core monitoring/research team payroll and on-site security/rapid-response team salaries, benefits and rotations.

Logistics And Transport $830K/yr

[#10, #12, #26] Aircraft/UAV operations and maintenance, ground vehicle fuel/maintenance, and transport/logistics to/from staging hubs.

Insurance Reserve $500K/yr

[#24] Internal accounting reserve for personnel loss, severance, training pipeline replacement and legal payouts.

Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr

[#18] Public-affairs, cover-story generation, legal counsel and liaison operations.

Cyber Ops $400K/yr

[#25] Continuous monitoring of external comms, covert cyber operations and false-flag sensor reporting.

Replacement Reserve $300K/yr

[#21] Annual reserve for rapid replacement of sensors, vehicles and damaged equipment.

Amnestic Administration $250K/yr

[#17] Administration, trained admins and follow-up costs for amnestic program (does not include per-treatment variable cost).

Diplomatic Liaison $250K/yr

[#19] Covert liaison and periodic payments to neighboring states or actors for airspace and access management.

Uav Countermeasures $200K/yr

[#11] Ongoing operations, updates and personnel for UAV detection/jamming/interceptor systems.

Local Compensation $200K/yr

[#30] Payments and development projects for local communities, nomadic herders and border authorities to discourage approach.

Rotation And Psych Support $150K/yr

[#27] Staff rotation airfare, R&R, counseling and morale programs to reduce attrition.

Medical Staffing $130K/yr

[#16] Medical staffing, consumables, evacuation insurance and occupational health monitoring.

Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr

[#2, #3] Power system maintenance and fuel logistics; water treatment consumables and HVAC maintenance for desert operations.

Comms And Bandwidth $60K/yr

[#13] Satellite uplink leases, bandwidth and encrypted comms service costs.

Loudspeaker Maintenance $15K/yr

[#6] Maintenance, power and replacement parts for loudspeaker deterrent network.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $22.6M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with scheduled maintenance, R&D, and no major incidents.

steady_remote_operations scheduled_R&D_and_monitoring no_major_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $23.6M/yr

7.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Localized equipment damage, several amnestic treatments and accelerated replacement of sensors/vehicles.

sensor_or_vehicle_damage multiple civilian exposures targeted sabotage

🚨 Major Breach $72.5M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Significant containment challenge requiring large evacuations, civil works, major R&D surge and external contracting.

SCP growth accelerates threat to populated area major equipment loss / evacuation

👥 Personnel 13 total

Role	Count	Notes
Geophysicist / Acoustics Scientist	2	[#4] Core scientific staff for acoustic/pressure analysis and in-field monitoring.
Materials Scientist	2	[#4] Materials analysis to study assimilation behavior and sample testing.
Systems Engineer	1	[#4, #13] Oversees site systems, power, comms and sensor integration.
Research Technician	2	[#4, #7, #8] Field technicians for sensor maintenance, deployments and data collection.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#5] Perimeter security, rapid-response/interception teams and attached medics for on-site protection.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line items and ranges are well documented in analyst notes; staffing, basic infrastructure and monitoring costs are well constrained. Large uncertainties remain for contingency reserves, major civil works and incident probabilities, so total long-run costs have moderate uncertainty.

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