← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-592 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-592
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
11
Initial one-time setup costs are moderate-to-high driven by secure containment buildout, bespoke hardware/firmware development, and a large insurance/reserve fund; annual costs are driven primarily by continuous security staffing, research personnel, medical/psychiatric care, and legal/cover-story reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Insurance Reserve $1.2M
[#24] Establishment of catastrophic-risk / insurance reserve to cover large-scale incidents, litigation, or facility damage.
Neutralization Program Initial $300K
[#23] Optional initial funding for a small neutralization/anti-memetic R&D program (equipment, small multi-year experiments, oversight).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $210K
[#5, #14, #16] Development of custom software/firmware and validation; SOP/testing protocol development (one-time portion); initial data management and secure archival setup.
Equipment $174K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #15, #18, #19] Steel containment box/safe; initial access control & intrusion detection hardware; two research computers, firewall appliance, scanner and hardware modifications; initial network isolation hardware; two pairs of visual-distortion goggles (initial purchase); CCTV/audio installation; UPS and generator hardware (equipment portion); secure transfer/armored transport case (one-time).
Facilities $80K
[#1] Construction of frosted-glass containment cubicle, secure door, pass-throughs, anti-glare/safety finishes, mounting points for containment box and cameras.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $825K/yr
[#9, #13] Continuous on-site security staffing (6 FTE guards) and research staff salaries/overhead (senior researcher, lab techs, psychologist, systems engineer).
Psychiatric Care $480K/yr
[#12] Ongoing psychiatric screening, monitoring, outpatient therapy, and reserves for several severe residential cases.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#22] Annual legal, cover-story, and public-affairs contingency fund for leaks/discovery; PR and legal retainers.
Tactical Response $225K/yr
[#10] Tactical/rapid-response and on-call team availability, training, and readiness costs (contracted or internal).
Neutralization Ongoing $150K/yr
[#23] Recurring costs for an ongoing neutralization/anti-memetic research program if elected (staff, tests, materials).
Medical Emergency Response $125K/yr
[#11] Budgeted annual reserve for ambulance calls, emergency surgery, acute trauma care and follow-up per serious incidents.
D Class Program $125K/yr
[#26] D-class procurement, housing, medical screening, and program operational costs.
Administrative Overhead $100K/yr
[#25] Proportionate HR, billing, facility allocation, procurement, audits, and finance overhead (~10–20% of direct costs).
Research And Monitoring $80K/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #7, #14, #15, #16] Recurring maintenance and support: access-control and intrusion detection maintenance; software/firmware maintenance; network port isolation maintenance; goggles recalibration/replacement; recurring training/SOP refreshers; surveillance storage & maintenance; data management/secure archival recurring costs.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#19] Annual operational budget for occasional secure transfers (per-transfer costs, vehicle usage, escorts).
Incident Repairs Reserve $30K/yr
[#21] Reserve for repairs to glass, steel box, cameras, and replacement of damaged containment components after violent incidents.
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#17, #18] HVAC/power/environmental monitoring incremental operating costs and UPS/generator maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#8, #20] Black opaque tape replacement and general consumables/PPE/decontamination supplies.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations and no major incidents.
no incidents routine maintenance scheduled testing only
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Isolated exposure or small breach requiring medical treatment, minor repairs, and legal/PR response.
testing exposure small containment breach single-subject severe injury
🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or violent incident causing major repairs, mass medical/psychiatric interventions, and large legal/PR expenditures.
violent multi-person exposure security failure/breach public discovery/leak
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $2.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Year in which neutralization/anti-memetic research is escalated, requiring additional staff, equipment, and contracted studies.
decision to scale neutralization R&D multi-year experiments expanded lab & procurement needs
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] 24/7 guard coverage (6 FTE to cover three shifts with overlap/leave).
Research Scientist 1 [#13] Senior researcher leading tests and analysis.
Research Technician 2 [#13] Laboratory technicians supporting scanning and experiments.
Psychologist 1 [#13] On-staff psychologist for screening, monitoring, and post-exposure care coordination.
Engineer / Systems Engineer 1 [#13] Systems engineer responsible for firewall, hardware mods, and secure data handling.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most costs allowing a reasoned estimate, but many items have wide ranges and optional/contingent programs (neutralization, insurance tolerance, breach severity) which create uncertainty.
← SCP-591 ↑ All SCPs SCP-593 →