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SCP-601 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-601
Expected annual
$3.4M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
17
One-time capital/setup costs are approximately $1.81M driven by containment-suite construction and specialized equipment; ongoing annual costs are approximately $3.40M driven primarily by staff wages, D-class pool maintenance, research/imaging, and legal/cover-up contingencies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Facilities $1.2M
[#1] Construction or retrofit of a Group Humanoid Containment (GHC) Suite for 12-person collective: reinforced walls, isolated HVAC, separate sewage for 12 fixtures, antechamber/airlock, redundant power and structural/plumbing/electrical work.
Evacuation And Mobile Gear $300K
[#25] One-time purchase of rapid-response vehicles, mobile imaging/evacuation gear, and mobile containment readiness equipment.
Equipment $240K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #13, #15] Non-flammable/tamper-proof furnishings and plumbing fixtures (sets of 12), 24/7 video surveillance hardware and installation, initial server/storage purchase, audio-recording hardware, dedicated kitchen adjustments, and initial PPE/restraint kit purchase.
Training Protocol Development $52K
[#16] Initial development and delivery of unique training, drills, SOP documentation, and protocol setup.
Spare Item Inventory $20K
[#3] Initial purchase of spare duplicates to replace missing/removed items immediately, secure storage and labeling setup (one-time purchase).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#7, #9, #10, #11] Ongoing salaries/benefits for linguistics/translation team, on-site security (guards/response team), remote video analysts, and on-call medical staff (salaries, overtime, contractors where applicable).
Dclass Pool Management $650K/yr
[#17] Ongoing costs to maintain ready pool of D-class personnel (housing, medical screening, transport, security, administration) per policy introducing replacements for lost members.
Research And Monitoring $510K/yr
[#12, #19] Ongoing behavioral/neuroscience research program budgets (salaries/equipment/experiment costs) and recurring imaging/neurodiagnostics (fMRI/EEG sessions, transport, specialist analysis).
Cover Story And Legal $370K/yr
[#18, #24] Ethical oversight, legal counsel, internal review board and covert contingency/cover-up budget, litigation defense and liability mitigation.
Archaic Language Consultants $125K/yr
[#8] Retainer and occasional specialist contractor cost for archaic/rare-language consults and access to specialized corpora.
Facilities Maintenance $96K/yr
[#14, #23, #22] Daily custodial service and consumables, replacement/wear-and-tear budget for fixtures and electronics, and incremental energy/utilities for HVAC, servers, and plumbing load.
It Security And Classified Comms $90K/yr
[#21] IT security, encryption, classified comms hardware/personnel and periodic security audits for sensitive audio/video/translation data.
Evacuation Readiness Annual $60K/yr
[#25] Annual readiness/maintenance costs for rapid-response evacuation team, vehicle upkeep, sedative/resupply stockpile replenishment and training.
Forensic And Biohazard $40K/yr
[#20] Annual budget for forensic evidence collection, biohazard disposal, incineration/secure remains handling and decontamination averaged across incidents.
Training And Drills $28K/yr
[#16] Recurring staff training, drills, protocol refreshers, and documentation updates.
Supplies And Consumables $16K/yr
[#15, #3] Recurring PPE/resupply, consumable restraints/medications, and storage/management fees for spare-item inventory.
Video Storage And Server Costs $15K/yr
[#5] Continuous storage expansion, power, off-site backup costs, and administration for high-resolution 90+ day retention.
Video System Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4] Maintenance, UPS/test cycles, tamper-detection upkeep for 24/7 camera system.
Audio Maintenance $5K/yr
[#6] Maintenance and secure processing costs for room-wide audio capture and isolation pipelines.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, no major incidents.
no_incidents standard_research_and_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$130K vs baseline
Localized incident (single member death or minor containment event) requiring forensic response, overtime, temporary increased legal/cover costs and D-class replacement.
single_member_death localized_contamination small_media_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $4.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or multiple fatalities requiring large-scale replacement D-class introductions, extensive forensic work, major legal/cover-up expenditures, and emergency evacuation/transport operations.
multiple_deaths widespread_media_exposure large-scale_evacuation
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Linguist / Translation Analyst 4 [#7] Full-time linguists to cover 24/7 translation/analysis duties (plus occasional contracted specialists budgeted elsewhere).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#9] On-site security staff to provide 24/7 coverage and rapid response (minimum two guards per shift plus rotation/OT).
Video Analyst / Surveillance Operator 3 [#10] Personnel to review footage, perform event-triggered searches and interpret video/audio feeds across shifts.
Medical Officer / Nurse 2 [#11] On-call physician/nurse team for daily vitals, emergency response, and periodic health monitoring.
📋 Confidence Notes
Most major cost drivers are described in analyst notes and ranges are provided, allowing midpoint estimates; uncertainty remains around incident frequency, D-class pool sizing, and how many services (imaging, translation) are outsourced vs. in-house, so confidence is medium.
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