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SCP-699 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-699
Expected annual
$6.2M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$6.0M
Personnel
14.5
Initial setup is dominated by heavy structural work, specialized research instrumentation and heavy-duty containment hardware (~$2.4M one-time). Recurring costs are driven by staff wages, long-term R&D, an annual contingency sink and site overhead, totalling roughly $6.03M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#12] Purchase/rental & installation of high-end experimental imaging/analysis equipment (industrial CT/X-ray/high-energy instrumentation) for non-destructive analysis.
Equipment $950K
[#2, #3, #5, #7a, #9a, #13a, #16a] In-place mounting/anchoring system, heavy lifting/rigging & transport hire, surveillance hardware, UPS/generator purchase & installation, initial guard issue, initial cutting/sample toolkit, initial MTF kit & vehicles.
Facilities $360K
[#1, #4, #19a] Structural reinforcement of the sub-basement bay to support 24,000 kg, reinforced containment door/airlock installation, and bay climate-control install.
Screening And Recruitment Setup $40K
[#10a] Initial program setup for screening/recruitment to find "negative" responders (psych testing, sourcing).
Public Transport Cover Move $30K
[#26] Reserve for covert transport/route surveys/permits/fake manifests for a single heavy move (per-move cost).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.0M/yr
Contingency Fund Allocation $3.0M/yr
[#25] Annual allocation to a contingency/sink fund for catastrophic containment failure (recommended reserve).
Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr
[#14, #15, #18] Long-term R&D program to characterize/replicate polymer, medical & psychological monitoring for staff, and classified records/secure IT/data handling (excluding video storage).
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#8, #11, #27] Guard staffing (≈9 FTE), specialist research staffing (2 senior researchers + 2 technicians), and administrative personnel (1.5 FTE) including benefits.
Mtf Training And Readiness $200K/yr
[#16b] Annual readiness, drills, training and equipment sustainment for on-call tactical/MTF response.
Cover Story And Legal $175K/yr
[#17, #24] Legal/cover-story, secrecy maintenance, liaison/PR contingency and routine internal investigation/disciplinary enforcement costs.
Site Overhead $175K/yr
[#22] Opportunity cost / site-level HVAC, lighting, admin, real-estate allocation for housing the bay.
Insurance And Indemnities $125K/yr
[#21] Annual reserve for litigation, severance, indemnities and related legal contingencies.
Supplies And Consumables $58K/yr
[#13b, #9b, #20] Annual consumables and replacement tooling for cutting/sample attempts, guard equipment refresh/training, and waste handling/decontamination costs.
Video Storage And Retention $40K/yr
[#6] On-site SAN + offsite encrypted backups, retention policy and lifecycle replacement/amortization for continuous high-resolution recording.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#7b, #19b] Generator fuel/maintenance and bay climate-control operations & maintenance.
Screening And Recruitment Ongoing $15K/yr
[#10b] Ongoing re-screening, replacement hires and recruitment overhead for maintaining "negative" responders.
Emergency Drills $12K/yr
[#23] Periodic multi-department drills and coordination with local emergency services under cover stories.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.0M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine staffing, R&D, maintenance and contingency allocations.
routine_operations scheduled_research no breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $6.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized attempt or small containment incident requiring targeted response, short shutdowns, repairs and legal action.
unauthorized opening attempt localized equipment damage small-scale release affecting few staff
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $14.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure with widespread release/major site damage requiring large-scale emergency response, litigation, replacement/cleanup and expanded long-term research.
full containment breach mass-casualty or site destruction extended multi-site response
👥 Personnel 14.5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Level-1 Guard 9 [#8] Continuous two-guard coverage (2 guards × 3 shifts + coverage) ≈ 9 FTE.
Research Scientist 2 [#11] Two senior researchers dedicated to materials/psych/transmission study.
Research Technician 2 [#11] Two technicians to support experiments and equipment.
Administrative Staff 1.5 [#27] 1–2 FTE administrative support for scheduling, logs, liaison (modeled as 1.5 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are well-specified (construction, equipment, staffing), but key uncertainties remain around R&D scale, rarity of "negative" responders, and breach probabilities; cost ranges in analyst notes required mid-point estimates.
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