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SCP-6539 euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6539
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$2.5M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
10
One-time capital expenditures are dominated by containment construction, security/lighting systems, portable chambers and contingency reserves (~$2.48M). Recurring costs are driven primarily by continuous staffing (no-solitary rule) plus legal/insurance and monitoring — roughly $1.55M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.5M
Escalation Reserve $1.1M
[#25] Contingency/escalation reserve for unexpected behavior or scale-up. Midpoint of $250k–$2,000k used.
Emergency Reserve $625K
[#13] Recommended one-time contingency reserve for emergency repairs/replacement/rapid recontainment. Midpoint of $250k–$1,000k used.
Equipment $385K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #9, #10, #11, #12] One-time hardware/software purchases and installs: sensors ($10k), logging/software dev ($35k), portable chambers (2 units, $85k), transport vehicle retrofit ($115k), internet/dev hosting ($30k), sweep-team kit ($27.5k), camera network ($27.5k), UPS/generator ($55k). Midpoint values used.
Facilities $230K
[#1, #2, #22] Containment chamber construction, two-stage interlocked doors, and nearby corridor/lighting modifications. Midpoint estimates used: $115k (chamber) + $75k (doors) + $40k (nearby mods).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#16] Spectral/photometric research equipment and lab setup. Midpoint of $50k–$150k used.
Training Development $18K
[#17] Initial training program development (two-person SOPs, drills). Midpoint of $10k–$25k used.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $800K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Continuous staffing: guards (6 FTE with benefits ~$350k) + dedicated specialists (3 FTE with benefits ~$350k) + internet-monitoring analyst (1 FTE ~$100k). Midpoint salary + ~30% benefits included; aggregated here.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#14] Legal retainer, PR and cover operations. Midpoint of $100k–$300k used.
Staffing Margin $200K/yr
[#24] Additional recurring staffing margin to account for two-person rule ripple effects (+30–50% on baseline operating personnel). Midpoint applied (~$200k/yr).
Insurance $125K/yr
[#23] Captive insurance / indemnity provisioning estimate. Midpoint of $50k–$200k used.
Incident Investigation $100K/yr
[#15] Budget for investigations/forensics/post-incident analysis. Baseline set-aside $100k/yr per notes.
Research And Monitoring $51K/yr
[#4, #9, #16, #21] Ongoing software/monitoring operations and hosting (~$3.5k/yr), experiment consumables and lab time (~$35k/yr), data storage/log retention (~$12.5k/yr). Includes recurring maintenance for automated scraping/analysis.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#12, #20, #11] Generator/fuel/UPS maintenance (~$4k/yr), preventive maintenance/contracts for doors/HVAC/lighting/sensors (~$20k/yr), camera maintenance/storage (~$5.5k/yr). Midpoint values used.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#3, #10, #19] Sensor calibration/replacement (~$1.25k/yr), sweep-team kit replacement/consumables (~$3k/yr), consumables (batteries, bulbs, PPE) (~$10k/yr).
Psychological Support $14K/yr
[#18] Counseling/EAP and medical surveillance for staff. Midpoint of $8k–$20k used.
Training Refreshers $12K/yr
[#17] Ongoing refresher training and drills. Midpoint of $5k–$20k used.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations, monitoring, training, and no major incidents.
no incidents routine maintenance standard research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized light-threshold event requiring sweeps, temporary recontainment, limited replacement/repairs and investigation work.
temporary light surge or drop rediscovery outside chamber sweep-team deployment
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public-facing incident requiring large emergency response, wide PR/legal action, and reserve drawdown.
power plant surge / multi-system failure public exposure via internet reports propagation/change in behavior
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Six full-time guards to meet two-person rule and shift coverage; cost included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Containment Specialist 3 [#8] Dedicated specialists for experiments, protocol revision and paired operations; cost included in staff_wages.
Analyst (Internet monitoring) 1 [#9] 1 FTE analyst for scraping triage and monitoring; cost included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Midpoint estimates used for ranges provided in analyst notes; staffing figures derived from explicit salary/benefit examples. Probability estimates are analyst judgments based on documented incidents but uncertainty remains around SCP behavior and public-exposure risks.
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