SCP-5621 — SCP-5621 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5621 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-5621

Expected annual

$812K

One-time setup

$9.8M

Annual recurring

$782K

Personnel

One-time setup and optional remediation dominate costs (total one-time ~ $9.8M driven by potential property buyout and demolition), with ongoing annual containment roughly $781.5k/yr driven by embedded security, research staff, legal/cover payments, and amnestic programs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.8M

Property Acquisition $7.0M

[#18] Property buyout / acquisition to gain absolute control of facility (midrange purchase estimate).

Risk Allowance Reserve $1.1M

[#25] Risk allowance reserve fund to account for potential large legal/settlement liabilities in case of exposure (midrange).

Demolition And Remediation $1.0M

[#17] Contingency demolition, excavation, hazardous-material disposal and remediation (optional remediation path midrange).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K

[#11] Forensic/alchemic lab buildout, shielding, specialized spectrometers and containment cabinets.

Legal Pr Setup $150K

[#9] Initial legal/PR retainer, local mitigation payments and setup/bribes per analyst midrange.

Equipment $64K

[#2, #3, #13] CCTV/NVR hardware and installation, motion/pressure/water sensors, non-human test rigs and instrumentation (one-time equipment purchases).

Incident Response Seed $50K

[#21] Initial seed for rapid response fund (initial reserve to be available for emergencies).

Transportation Vehicles $40K

[#19] Field vehicle(s) purchase for embedded agents and specialists.

Digital Suppression $35K

[#15] One-time sweep and replacement of public posts, initial forgery/digital remediation work.

Secure Storage $20K

[#20] Secure physical vault infrastructure and initial encrypted vault setup for samples/logs.

Compliance And Permits $15K

[#14] Initial controlled testing permits, ethical review setup, and biosecurity compliance paperwork.

Documentation Setup $12K

[#23] One-time fabrication/setup of cover employment records and initial background/administrative integration costs.

Medical And Emergency Setup $6K

[#7] Initial purchase of first aid, AED, trauma kits, PPE and training setup.

Facilities $5K

[#1] Door and basin reinforcement, heavy-duty locks, tamper sensor installation and labor.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $782K/yr

Staff Wages $215K/yr

[#4, #5] Two embedded covert campus security operatives (2 × fully loaded) and fractional Foundation security oversight (0.3–0.7 FTE equivalent).

Research And Monitoring $200K/yr

[#12] Dedicated alchemic research staff (1–2 FTE equivalent) and research consumables, reagents, and test apparatus.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#9, #10] Ongoing legal/PR retainer and baseline university cooperation/compensation (cover agreements).

Property Lease $100K/yr

[#18] Alternative recurring lease/buyout payments if property is leased instead of purchased (provided as an operational alternative).

Incident Response Reserve $50K/yr

[#21] Annual reserve allocation for rapid deployments, emergency amnestics, and ad-hoc containment expenses.

Supplies And Consumables $24K/yr

[#6, #7] Class-F amnestic stock administration (midrange) and medical/emergency replenishment/PPE consumables.

Long Term Monitoring $15K/yr

[#24] Annual audit of containment effectiveness, archival reviews and sociological surveillance for curiosity spikes.

Digital Suppression $12K/yr

[#15] Ongoing monitoring, takedowns, and digital forgery/alternate narrative maintenance.

Risk Allowance Review $10K/yr

[#25] Annual review and modest replenishment/provisioning related to the opportunity-cost/liability allowance.

Logistics And Transport $8K/yr

[#19] Vehicle operating costs, fuel, travel and mileage for supervisors and embedded staff.

Documentation Rotation $8K/yr

[#23] Ongoing costs for cover identity maintenance, periodic staff rotation and record fabrication upkeep.

Community Social Engineering $7K/yr

[#22] Ongoing minor costs for fake maintenance crews, signage, scheduling changes and social engineering of facility usage.

Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr

[#16] Periodic physical maintenance of containment hardware: batteries, camera repairs, door hardware, sensor calibration.

Compliance Management $6K/yr

[#14] Ongoing compliance, internal review board maintenance and administrative overhead for clandestine testing.

Amnestic Followup $6K/yr

[#8] Psychological aftercare, counseling and administrative follow-up for amnestic recipients.

Non Human Rigs Maintenance $6K/yr

[#13] Repairs, calibration and consumables for remote-trigger mannequins and test rigs.

Secure Storage Maintenance $5K/yr

[#20] Annual maintenance for physical vault and encrypted data storage, renewals and media refresh.

Video Storage And It $2K/yr

[#2] Remote encrypted NVR offsite vaulting, cloud storage and IT maintenance for CCTV footage.

Sensors Maintenance $500/yr

[#3] Maintenance and monitoring costs for motion/pressure/water sensors and alarm systems.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $782K/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents: routine containment operations only.

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🚨 Minor Incident $932K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized incident requiring emergency response, additional amnestics, and short-term PR/legal work.

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🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline

Significant public exposure or containment failure requiring demolition/remediation, large legal settlements and major response.

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👥 Personnel 3 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#4] Two embedded covert Foundation operatives placed as university security (full-time cover personnel).
Security Oversight / Site Security Liaison	1	[#5] Fractional Foundation security oversight (0.3–0.7 FTE equivalent) provided by on-call Foundation security staff.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line items are drawn directly from analyst estimates with midrange selections; contingency and property-acquisition options introduce large variance, and anomalous behavior uncertainty (Euclid anomaly) reduces precision, so confidence is medium.

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