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SCP-523 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-523
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.0M
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
4
One-time setup costs (lead-lined room, airlock, self-destruct, specialized R&D) are roughly $1.04M; recurring annual operations (staffing, research, maintenance, legal/contingency) are roughly $1.02M per year, driven primarily by personnel and research programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.0M
Legal Contingency One Time $300K
[#19] One-time contingency reserve for legal defense, major cover-up events, or large immediate PR/containment expenditures following exposure.
Insurance Reserve One Time $175K
[#20] One-time insurance/indemnity reserve to cover property damage, staff injury claims and settlement funds (reserve form of cost).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $140K
[#7, #8, #9, #11, #13] One-time costs for psi recruitment/testing, initial psi-screening program, initial specialized training and SOP development, manual logging setup, and non-electronic monitoring R&D/prototypes.
Facilities $140K
[#1, #3, #21] Lead-lined containment room, multi-stage airlock installation, and one-time cost for secondary/backup lead-lined holding cell/rapid-seal kits (structural work and reinforcement).
Equipment $130K
[#2, #4, #14, #18] Leaded observation window and mounting, self-destruct device integration, lead-lined transport crate, and initial redundant manual alarm/communication hardware.
Catastrophic Contingency Reserve One Time $125K
[#25] One-time XK-class / catastrophic safeguard reserve for large-scale demolition/deniability planning and related infrastructure.
Security Initial $25K
[#15] Initial costs for clearances, background investigations, secure access control setup and initial chain-of-custody procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr
Staff Wages $380K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Continuous human observation staffing (2 FTE observers), on-call relief/backup observers and psi-capable staff salary/hazard pay.
Research And Monitoring $364K/yr
[#12, #13, #8, #9] Ongoing behavioral and containment R&D program, maintenance of non-electronic monitoring prototypes, ongoing psi/neurological monitoring and refresher training/drills tied to research.
Cover Story And Legal $62K/yr
[#19] Annual legal/PR retainer and routine cover-up readiness costs.
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#14] Per-transport convoy costs (assumed a small number of escorted, lead-lined moves per year).
Mental Health Support $32K/yr
[#10] Ongoing psychological services, counseling, and mental-health monitoring for observers.
Medical Emergency Readiness $32K/yr
[#16] Fast-response on-call trauma/medical readiness and baseline medical supplies.
Incident Response Drills $25K/yr
[#24] Annual incident response drills, cross-site coordination exercises, and rehearsals.
Facilities Maintenance $21K/yr
[#22, #21] Annual containment testing, integrity checks and minor repairs; maintenance for secondary containment equipment.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#11, #18, #23] Manual logging supplies and secure filing, maintenance/training for manual alarm systems, and experiment consumables (PPE, props, replacement objects).
Hazardous Waste Disposal $15K/yr
[#17] Routine hazardous waste disposal and decontamination of contaminated PPE / materials.
Security And Clearance $10K/yr
[#15] Recurring costs to maintain clearances, training refreshers, and secure access management.
Per Incident Medical Expected Annual $10K/yr
[#16] Expected annual reserve for per-incident medical care (small average allowance for occasional incidents; major incidents modeled in scenarios).
Contingency Auditing Costs $10K/yr
[#25] Recurring auditing and review costs for catastrophic/XK-class readiness plans.
Per Incident Disposal Expected Annual $5K/yr
[#17] Expected annual reserve for episodic per-incident disposal of hazardous transformed objects.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr
86.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled research, no major incidents or exposures.
no_incidents scheduled_research routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small containment incident requiring emergency medical care and limited disposal/repairs, plus overtime and legal consultation.
localized_escape minor_injury limited_property_damage
🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant breach requiring broad medical response, containment repairs, replacement equipment, and substantial legal/PR costs.
multi-person_injury widespread_contamination large_repairs_and_replacement
🚨 Political Exposure $1.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Public/media exposure or local authority involvement requiring heavy legal, PR, and cover-up expenditures but not full XK activation.
media_leak local_authority_involvement legal_action
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
XK-class or catastrophic scenario requiring site demolition, large-scale deniability operations, and major intersite coordination.
XK_activation widespread_failure site_demolition
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Observer / Containment Observer 2 [#5] Two full-time trained observers required for continuous line-of-sight (rotate to allow blinking/breaks).
Backup Observer / Relief 1 [#6] On-call relief/specialist observer(s) for vacations, sick leave and extended experiments.
Psi-capable Specialist 1 [#7] At least one psi/telepathic-capable staff member accompanying experiments (higher hazard pay / contractor).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst-provided ranges and assumed frequencies for episodic events. SCP-523 containment is personnel-heavy and several costs (incident severity, frequency of moves, availability of psi-capable staff) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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