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SCP-5576 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-5576
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$2.6M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
12
One-time setup ~ $2.64M driven by a hardened chamber, redundant life-support, initial research/R&D setup, and an incident reserve; recurring annual costs ~ $2.46M driven by staff wages (security, researchers, medical), ongoing R&D, legal/insurance, and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.6M
Incident Response Reserve $1.0M
[#13] One-time contingency reserve fund to cover emergency response, forensics, temporary relocation and rapid remediation (reserve-level; replenished as used).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $600K
[#14, #16, #21] Forensic and anomaly-analysis instruments and lab buildout, one-time SOP development / initial staff training costs, and initial setup for any deliberate-termination R&D program (specialized instrumentation and controlled-research infrastructure).
Equipment $510K
[#2, #3, #8, #9, #15, #17] Life-support and automated medical systems, UPS and on-site backup generator, initial secure streaming/fiber hardware, hardened comms segment hardware, HazMat/decon equipment, secure transport rig.
Facilities $410K
[#1, #4] Reinforced humanoid containment chamber upgrade and independent HVAC/fire-suppression line structural work (controlled airlock, ballistic/blast-rated walls, separate HVAC runs).
Legal Retainer $100K
[#11] One-time legal/ethics/cover-up retainer for incident response and approvals.
Initial Psych Screening $20K
[#10] Initial psychological screening / polygraph / background reinvestigation costs for staff.
Scale Assessment Note $0
[#22] Analyst totals/ranges note (summary/scale assessment) — no direct additional cost added here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Ongoing salaries for continuous security (8 guards median with overtime/hazard pay), dedicated research/observation team (3 senior researchers/handlers), and in-house medical specialist plus contracted trauma-call access.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#12, #14, #21] Baseline annual research budget for authorized experiments, observation, and anomaly monitoring (excludes separate termination R&D project budget).
Termination R And D $200K/yr
[#21] Ongoing multi-year R&D program costs if deliberate-termination/neutralization research is pursued (project-based recurring budget).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#11] Ongoing legal counsel, cover-story maintenance, FOIA/PR response, memetic containment and administrative oversight costs.
Insurance And Indemnity $150K/yr
[#18] Additional specialized insurance premiums or set-aside equivalent for indemnity/liability related to anomalous risk.
Facilities Maintenance $110K/yr
[#4, #19] Annual maintenance/calibration for redundant HVAC/fire-suppression and share of utilities/site amortization allocated to the chamber.
Incident Fund Replenishment $100K/yr
[#13] Expected average annual replenishment of the emergency incident/contingency fund after occasional uses.
Psych Program $50K/yr
[#10] Ongoing psychological evaluations, staff monitoring, insider-threat mitigation programs and periodic reinvestigations.
Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr
[#12, #14, #15] Annual consumables for experiments, forensic consumables, HazMat replacements and single-use testing materials.
Staff Support $30K/yr
[#20] Psychological care, counseling, hazard pay supplements and staff compensation for exposure risk.
Training And Drills $25K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training, SOP updates, and emergency drills (power failure, medical failure simulations).
Generator Fuel And Maintenance $20K/yr
[#3] Fuel, routine service, and periodic testing costs for on-site backup generator and UPS upkeep.
Offsite Logging $20K/yr
[#8] Cloud/colocation and secure off-site storage/retention costs for streaming telemetry, video and biometric logs.
Forensic Consumables $20K/yr
[#14] Annual expendables and consumables for forensic and multispectral analysis.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#17] Annual transport operations and per-move costs averaged for occasional secure relocations or transfer operations.
Life Support Maintenance $10K/yr
[#2] Maintenance, calibration, and failover testing for redundant life-support and automatic medical-delivery systems.
Network Maintenance $10K/yr
[#9] Maintenance and monitoring of hardened communications and isolated network segments.
Hazmat Replacement $10K/yr
[#15] Replacement suits, decon supplies and training consumables.
Transport Operations $10K/yr
[#17] Operational consumables and small recurring costs associated with secure transport rig readiness.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, research and maintenance only.
no incidents planned research only
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident (temporary power/life-support interruption or small medical emergency) requiring incident fund use, repairs, limited legal/PR activity.
short power outage medical emergency requiring rapid response
🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment event or authorized/unautorized deliberate death event triggering major forensic investigation, legal fallout, and temporary relocation/repair.
deliberate termination attempt major accidental death causing facility damage
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Large-scale event where SCP-5576's death causes cascading damage, significant loss of assets, major public exposure and multi-site response.
facility-wide cascade public exposure / major legal action
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#5] Continuous 24/7 security staffing (3 shifts, median 8 guards including rotation/overtime/hazard pay).
Research Scientist 3 [#6] Dedicated research/observation team (2–4; median 3) including handlers and senior oversight.
Medical Officer 1 [#7] In-house medical specialist on-call with contracted trauma team access.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasoned estimate, but several key uncertainties remain (probabilities of incidents, scope of termination R&D, insurance availability), so confidence is medium.
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