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SCP-501 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-501
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
21
Initial setup ~ $1.49M (dominated by hardware, development, and contingency reserve); ongoing annual costs ~ $2.36M driven primarily by security payroll, psychological evaluations, research, and site overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#24] One-time contingency fund set-aside for emergency remediation, cover-up, or large-scale containment response.
Equipment $328K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #16, #18] Purchase/installation of secure safe, hermetic sealer and spare cases, robotic manipulator, camera system, backup generator/UPS, initial secure IT hardware, and mobile containment vehicle.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#17, #21] Development/deployment of machine-vision/memetic-countermeasure systems and initial psychological/memetics research study setup.
Facilities $225K
[#1] Retrofit/construction of a 5m x 5m x 5m reinforced containment cell integrated into Site-3 with HVAC, passthroughs, camera routing and tamper-proof walls.
Decommissioning $60K
[#26] One-time costs for safe transport, demolition/repurposing or disposal if SCP-501 is moved or cell is decommissioned.
Initial Training Program $50K
[#9] Initial intensive security/handling/memetic-awareness training program setup.
Background Checks Initial $25K
[#20] Initial background investigations and security clearances for ~50 potentially-interacting staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#7, #10] Salaries for on-site security (18 FTE at ~$52k loaded ≈ $936k) plus research staff (2 researchers + 1 lab tech, loaded ≈ $300k).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#19] Annual legal counsel, cover operations, front-company maintenance and records suppression costs.
Psychological Evaluations $200K/yr
[#8] Daily and periodic psychological evaluations for assigned guards and interacting staff (testing, clinician time, recordkeeping).
Site Pro Rata Overhead $200K/yr
[#27] Pro-rated share of Site-3 operational costs (facility security, janitorial, cafeteria, central services).
Research And Monitoring $195K/yr
[#17, #21] Ongoing memetic-countermeasure validation/maintenance (~$20k/yr) and recurring psychological/memetic research budget (~$175k/yr).
Overseer Approval Overhead $50K/yr
[#11] Administrative/meeting overhead and opportunity costs for Overseer-level experiment approvals.
D Class Program $50K/yr
[#12] Procurement, screening, housing, transport and replacement budgeting for D-class usage in experiments.
Medical And Forensic $50K/yr
[#13] On-site emergency medical response, psychiatric intervention, autopsy and biohazard disposal expected operational costs.
Incident Investigation $35K/yr
[#22] Internal audits, incident response overtime and administrative processing for protocol violations or unauthorized access.
Equipment Maintenance $30K/yr
[#15] Annual servicing, spare parts, and calibration for robotic arm, sealer, safe and cameras.
Security Training $20K/yr
[#9] Recurrent refresher training in handling SCP-specific behaviors and de-escalation protocols.
Ethical Oversight $20K/yr
[#23] Administrative costs for ethical review boards, detention/termination procedure records and related oversight.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#14] PPE, medical consumables, restraints, cleaning supplies, biohazard disposal, and experiment consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#25] Utilities and basic HVAC/energy costs for cell and support systems.
It Security And Archiving $10K/yr
[#16] Secure data archiving, audits, encryption key management, backups and airgap procedures.
Contingency Unit Maintenance $10K/yr
[#18] Readiness and maintenance costs for mobile containment/response vehicle and specialist kit.
Background Reinvestigations $10K/yr
[#20] Periodic reinvestigations, polygraphs and continuous monitoring for high-risk positions.
Monitoring It Support $5K/yr
[#5] IT support and maintenance for camera/monitoring systems and segregated recording.
Backup Power Maintenance $4K/yr
[#6] Annual fuel/maintenance and UPS upkeep for backup power supporting cameras/monitors.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine containment, research, and administrative costs only.
no_incidents standard_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized staff self-harm incident or equipment failure requiring medical response, investigation and modest remediation.
single_staff_injury localized_equipment_failure unauthorized_viewing_attempt
🚨 Major Breach $3.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or mass self-harm event requiring large emergency remediation, use of contingency funds, major legal/cover operations and increased staffing.
multiple_casualties containment_breach large_scale_remediation
🚨 Political Exposure $3.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Public exposure or external investigation forcing expensive cover-up, legal defense, and PR operations.
media_leak external_investigation hostile_disclosure
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#7] 18 FTE to provide 24/7 two-in-cell + two-monitor coverage accounting for rotations and overlap.
Research Scientist 2 [#10] Two full-time researchers overseeing experiments and memetics research.
Lab Technician 1 [#10] One full-time lab technician supporting experiments and instrumentation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational drivers, producing a constrained order-of-magnitude estimate; significant uncertainty remains due to wide cost ranges, incident frequency uncertainty, and dependence on chosen technical mitigations (e.g., full automation).
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