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SCP-5614 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-5614
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$5.4M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
13
Initial one-time setup is dominated by optional long-term research and large contingency reserves; baseline recurring costs are driven primarily by staff wages (security + researchers + medical) and D‑Class maintenance, resulting in multi-hundred-thousand to low‑millions one-time needs and approximately $1.7M/yr ongoing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.4M
Long Term Research Program $3.0M
[#20] Optional/high-cost program setup for retrieval/portal mechanics, fabrication and advanced instrumentation (multi-year program capital).
Unexpected Escalation Budget $1.0M
[#25] One-time reserve for large-scale rescue operations, mass containment, or major public-exposure mitigation.
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#19] One-time financial reserve recommended for irrecoverable losses, equipment replacement, liability or small-scale escalation.
Equipment $349K
[#2, #3, #8, #9, #14, #16] Heavy-duty anchoring/fixture work, access-control hardware, sensor suite hardware, remote manipulators/robotics, incident response kit, and custom transport/crate.
Facilities $325K
[#1, #15, #17] Construction/fit-out of dedicated containment chamber, chamber-adjacent decontamination/biosecurity suite, and initial UPS/generator/power-backup installation.
Personnel Vetting $200K
[#21] Initial background checks, polygraphs and clearance processing for ~20 personnel.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $55K
[#10, #11] Initial data storage/archive setup and materials-analysis / specialist lab fees (non-destructive imaging, geochemistry sampling setup).
Initial Cover Materials $15K
[#18] Initial cover-story materials, false records and related setup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $960K/yr
[#4, #5, #13] Security staffing (8 guards, full shift coverage) plus on-site research team salaries (PI, containment technicians, lab analyst) and core medical staffing (salaries + benefits included).
D Class Maintenance $280K/yr
[#6] Recurring costs to maintain a pool of ~12 D‑Class (housing, oversight, medical checks, administration).
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#18] Baseline legal/cover-up/facade maintenance and liaison costs (FOIA, small third-party payments, counsel).
Logistics And Transport $75K/yr
[#16, #22] Travel and field investigation budget plus occasional secure-transport/convoy/per-move costs averaged annually.
Research And Monitoring $55K/yr
[#12, #23] Ongoing specialized consultancy (linguistics/archaeology/extraversal studies) plus archival/translation and publication control services.
Data Storage And Backup $40K/yr
[#10] Ongoing high-resolution data storage, backup rotation, retrieval and redundant archives.
Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr
[#7, #15] Experiment consumables (PPE, disposables, seals, media) and decontamination/biosecurity supplies.
Facilities Maintenance $28K/yr
[#1, #17, #3] Ongoing facility/HVAC/electrical maintenance, generator/UPS fuel & testing, and minor security-hardware upkeep.
Staff Welfare $28K/yr
[#24] Psychological resilience, counseling, rotation programs and staff-welfare initiatives.
Clearance Recurrent $25K/yr
[#21] Annual re-clearance monitoring and periodic re-evaluations for cleared personnel.
Response Drills $20K/yr
[#14] Recurring refresher training, replacement equipment and periodic drills for the containment incident response team.
Medical Incident Costs $15K/yr
[#13] Average annualized cost for occasional ER/hospitalization or inpatient care related to interaction incidents.
Sensors Maintenance $10K/yr
[#8] Spare parts, calibration and upkeep for high-speed / spectral / multi-modal sensor suite.
Robotic Maintenance $8K/yr
[#9] Maintenance and minor repairs for remote manipulators and robotic testing gear.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing, maintenance, and no major incidents.
routine testing no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized incident (medical emergency, small equipment damage, limited PR/FOIA response).
medical evacuation small-scale equipment repair targeted public inquiry
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Containment breach or loss of an SCP-5614-A instance requiring large repairs, replacement equipment and significant cover-up/legal costs.
containment failure equipment loss/damage public exposure requiring heavy mitigation
🚨 Research Scale Up $4.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Decision to activate the long-term retrieval/research program and scale up staffing and fabrication.
program expansion prioritized retrieval objective funding allocation for advanced instrumentation
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 8 guards to provide 24/7 two-person entry coverage; aligns with analyst staffing and wage estimates. [#4]
Research Scientist / PI 1 Principal investigator overseeing experiments and analysis. [#5]
Containment Technician 2 Containment technicians to run tests and operate equipment. [#5]
Lab Analyst 1 On-site analyst for sensor/data review and materials work. [#5]
Medical Officer 1 Core on-call medical staffing for interaction sessions and triage. [#13]
📋 Confidence Notes
Individual line items are reasonably well-estimated in analyst notes (salaries, equipment ranges), but optional large programs (item #20) and escalation reserves introduce high variance; probabilities for adverse scenarios are judgment-based.
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