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SCP-6340 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6340
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$3.2M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
12
Initial containment and retrofit of an armored vehicle bay plus specialized mmWave monitoring drive first-year capital costs (~$3.17M). Recurring costs are dominated by research, staffing (security + specialists) and readiness, totaling roughly $1.34M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.2M
Facilities $1.5M
[#1] Construction or retrofit of a reinforced Vehicle Containment Bay to resist 12.8 cm AP/HE rounds, structural engineering, permits, heavy lifting and integration.
Equipment $695K
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #9, #22, #27] RF/mmWave shielding and installation, mmWave receiver/transceiver/downconverter suite, surveillance cameras and sensors setup, HVAC/dehumidification hardware, mechanical immobilization hardware, backup generator/UPS, portable NDT/imaging purchase (combined one-time hardware costs).
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#25] One-time contingency/emergency remediation reserve fund for high-cost recapture/remediation events.
Emergency Transport Rig Purchase $275K
[#17] Optional capital purchase for a heavy transport/rig (~$150k–$400k); midpoint estimate for a ready heavy-transport unit.
Transport And Acquisition $85K
[#20] Heavy crane/rigging, flatbed transport, lifting specialists, customs/cover logistics and heavy insurance for acquisition from museum.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#3] Initial translation/analysis software, training datasets, operator training and lab bench setup for processing 115.08 GHz signals and translation workflow.
Cover Story Artifacts $20K
[#19] One-time fabrication/replacement of cover-story artifacts and initial PR/legal setup costs.
Legal Compliance One Time $18K
[#10] Initial regulatory paperwork and specialist testing to authorize mmWave equipment operation and facility compliance.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Research And Monitoring $530K/yr
[#11, #21, #24] Ongoing linguist/translation research and staff time, long-term multidisciplinary research program (materials science/engineering/anomalous study), and staff training/psychological safety programs.
Staff Wages $448K/yr
[#6, #8, #12, #13, #9] Security staffing (6 guards + 1 supervisor), weekly conservator/technician labor, psychiatrist sessions, teacher hours, and monitoring station operator salaries (aggregated).
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#17] Emergency recapture/containment readiness: mobile heavy-lift readiness, cranes/tow rigs, fuel, maintenance, drills and on-call transport readiness costs (operational/yearly).
Cover Story And Legal $73K/yr
[#10, #19, #23, #26] Periodic compliance tests, maintenance of cover materials and incident response, legal/forensic documentation and records management, and insurance/liaison/hush payments.
Facilities Maintenance $48K/yr
[#4, #7, #9, #22] HVAC/ dehumidification energy & maintenance, mechanical immobilization inspections, surveillance storage/replacement, and ongoing power/utilities for critical systems.
Specialist Contractors And Parts $40K/yr
[#16] Specialist vehicle/restoration contractors, parts sourcing and occasional fabrication for historic German tank components and conservator services.
Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr
[#5, #14, #15, #27, #29] Anti-corrosion coatings and consumables, toys/entertainment rotation and sanitation, decontamination/PPE/hazardous waste disposal, photogrammetry consumables/operator time, and miscellaneous consumables/small repairs.
Firing Test Fund $25K/yr
[#18] Standing fund for inert/live firing test events (permits, range use, environmental remediation) averaged over time; per-test costs vary widely.
Mmwave Maintenance $10K/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance, calibration and specialist testing for mmWave receiver/transceiver and related RF gear.
Offsite Record Archival $8K/yr
[#28] Redundant backups and offsite secure archival storage for logs, translations and research data.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations, routine maintenance, and research with no containment incidents.
routine maintenance scheduled research no breaches or major incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Small unauthorized movement or equipment failure requiring short recovery operations and minor repairs.
unauthorised short-range movement localized equipment failure minor repairs and overtime
🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Containment breach requiring emergency recapture, heavy lift transport, large-scale repairs, and legal/PR response.
significant escape damage to facility or public exposure multi-day recovery ops
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure with public exposure, large-scale remediation, legal settlements and potential replacement/overhaul of containment.
major multi-site breach public casualties or exposure prolonged nationwide operations
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] Six full-time armed guards (three-shift coverage). Salaries included in staff_wages.
Security Supervisor 1 [#8] One supervisor for shift oversight; salary included in staff_wages.
Conservator / Technician 1 [#6] Weekly maintenance/restoration specialist (conservator) performing weekly "doctor's visit" maintenance; wages included.
Monitoring / Surveillance Operator 1 [#9] Monitoring station operator for cameras/sensors and data logging; salary included.
Psychologist / Psychiatrist 1 [#12] Part-time/contract psychiatrist for weekly sessions and staff mental-health monitoring; salary included.
Teacher (English/German) 1 [#13] Language teacher assigned for scheduled sessions; salary included.
Administrative Staff / Records 1 [#23, #28] Administrative support for records, redaction and cover paperwork; salary included.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing mid-range estimates, but substantial uncertainty remains around breach probabilities, optional capital purchases (heavy transport rig), and per-event costs for live testing or large recapture operations.
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