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SCP-615 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-615
Expected annual
$4.0M
One-time setup
$7.5M
Annual recurring
$3.9M
Personnel
23
Estimated up-front capital of roughly $7.46M for construction, site work, equipment and contingency; recurring annual costs around $3.94M driven primarily by security and scientific staffing, insurance, and operational consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.5M
Facilities $3.2M
[#1, #2, #3, #5, #10, #24] Land acquisition, containment structure, impermeable/debris-proof surfacing, perimeter fencing installation, fire-suppression installation, and primary utilities/power redundancy installation.
Equipment $2.1M
[#4, #7, #9, #11, #22, #14] Debris-removal equipment, incendiary systems and armory build, specialized/armored response vehicles and heavy equipment, monitoring hardware (cameras/LiDAR/thermal), transport/containment trailers and initial PPE purchase.
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#23] Rapid-response reserve fund to duplicate cells / mobilize emergency capture operations if SCP reproduces or scales.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $600K
[#12] Dedicated lab buildout, CT/µCT access, mass-spec/microscopy/robotics and secure inorganic-only sample handling chambers.
Decommissioning Fund $300K
[#25] Fund for potential termination/remediation event (incineration, ash disposal, soil remediation).
Permitting And Impact Studies $100K
[#16] Environmental impact assessments, permitting and initial compliance studies/fees.
Cover Story Initial $100K
[#18] Initial cover-story/public-relations/legal setup and one-time consultant/liaison costs to establish plausible deniability.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.9M/yr
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#6, #13, #19] Security personnel wages (24/7 coverage), scientific personnel and PI salaries, and on-site medic wages (split of medical staffing).
Research And Monitoring $390K/yr
[#12, #11, #21] Ongoing operational research budget, monitoring data storage/comm maintenance, and field monitoring (drones, pilots, camera traps, data processing).
Insurance And Liability $300K/yr
[#17] Annual insurance and environmental/public liability premiums for incendiary operations and hazardous lifeform containment.
Administrative Overhead $300K/yr
[#26] Program management, procurement, HR support, accounting, security clearances and internal compliance costs.
Logistics And Transport $240K/yr
[#9, #22, #4] Maintenance/operations for specialized response vehicles and heavy equipment, transport/relocation trailer upkeep, and ground debris-removal labor/operations.
Supplies And Consumables $110K/yr
[#8, #14] Incendiary consumables/fuels/munitions resupply and PPE laundering/replacement consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#5, #10, #24] Perimeter fence/anti-dig maintenance, fire-suppression inspections/testing, and utilities/generator maintenance/fuel rotation.
Medical Contracts And Medevac $80K/yr
[#19] Medevac/hospital contracts, air ambulance retainer and external trauma-care arrangements (non-wage portion of medical readiness).
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#16, #18] Ongoing compliance/legal reporting and cover-story/public-relations maintenance.
Training And Drills $60K/yr
[#20] Regular breach-response exercises, live-fire drills, certifications and cross-team coordination costs.
Decontamination And Waste Disposal $60K/yr
[#15] Routine disposal of plant samples and ash, hazardous-waste contractor costs and offsite treatment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.9M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal operations, maintenance, training and research as budgeted.
no breach no reproduction event standard maintenance and training
🚨 Minor Incident $4.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized breach or roaming incident requiring overtime response, extra consumables, minor repairs and medical attention.
localized breach overtime and consumable use minor infrastructure repairs
🚨 Major Breach $6.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring large-scale repairs, extended emergency operations, replacement equipment and substantial medical/insurance costs.
large-scale breach structural damage multi-day emergency response
🚨 Reproduction Scaleup $7.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
SCP reaches critical mass and reproduces, requiring rapid duplication of containment cells, surge hiring/redeployment and emergency capture operations.
overfeeding/critical mass reproductive split multiple entities appearing
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 16 [#6] Continuous 24/7 armed coverage (three shifts plus relief), wages included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / PI / Lab Tech 5 [#13, #12] Level-4 PI plus supporting researchers and lab technicians responsible for experiments, monitoring and oversight; wages included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer 2 [#19] On-site medics/EMTs for immediate casualty care; wages portion included in staff_wages, contracts captured separately.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing midpoint estimates, but many costs (site choice, scale if SCP reproduces, and insurance/legal premiums) are highly location- and policy-dependent, producing moderate uncertainty.
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