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SCP-708 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-708
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
21
First-year setup (one-time) costs are approximately $1,365,000, driven by containment bay construction, instrumentation, immobilization and transport ownership; recurring baseline annual costs are approximately $2,015,600, dominated by staffing (security/tactical/research), plus legal/cover-up and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Equipment $402K
[#2, #3, #6, #13, #15, #17] Includes visual-isolation and sensor hardware (#2), key-control safes and hardware (#3), lethal-engagement equipment and PPE (#6), vehicle fail-safe engineering and installation (#13), cybersecurity/hardened logging one-time components (#15), and emergency extraction/remote-operated gear (#17).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#8] Research & instrumentation startup (EEG/ECG kits, behavioral suites, initial experiment grants and lab buildout).
Facilities $250K
[#1] Reinforced containment bay construction (steel cage, impact-rated walls, overhead grid, heavy-duty anchors and blast-rated access) — midpoint estimate from $150k–$350k.
Transport Ownership $225K
[#12] Purchase/fit-out of dedicated heavy transport/cradle equipment (alternative to per-move rentals).
Tactical Team Initial Training $100K
[#5] Initial training and equipment for dedicated armed response/tactical containment unit.
Initial Vetting $38K
[#7] Up-front enhanced background checks and baseline psychological screening for the ~50 relevant personnel (initial checks).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $800K/yr
[#4, #5, #19] 24/7 guard force, partial tactical-team salary allocation, and containment/research personnel payroll allocation (aggregated; senior roles may be fractionally funded from site budgets).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#8, #21, #22] Ongoing research personnel/analyses, periodic third-party engineering/safety reviews, and experiment consumables/data acquisition.
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#10, #11] Amnestic/memetic administration contingency and cover-up/legal/PR contingency funds (lower-end annual provisioning).
Opportunity Cost Overhead $150K/yr
[#25] Facility overhead allocation: reserved bay capacity, utilities, site administration and perimeter security attributable to SCP-708.
Structural Repairs Reserve $100K/yr
[#14] Annual contingency/reserve for repairs after deliberate ramming/lifting/damage to facility and equipment.
Insurance And Compensation $100K/yr
[#20] Occupational insurance, workers' comp and compensation reserves for injured staff.
Medical And Biohazard Response $100K/yr
[#9] Medical contingency for post-incident care, autopsy/morgue services and biohazard cleanup baseline (non-incident reserve).
Personnel Vetting And Monitoring $75K/yr
[#7] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling, and monitoring for obsession/compulsion among personnel.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#6, #18, #23, #24] Ammunition/resupply, PPE/cleaning supplies, baseline decontamination contracts, and routine spare parts/depreciation allocation.
Training And Drills $40K/yr
[#16] Regular protocol development and simulated drills for security, medical and research teams.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#2, #13, #15, #17] Annual maintenance for sensor suite, fail-safes, cybersecurity upkeep, and emergency-extraction equipment maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#12] Per-move rental contingency / transport maintenance when not owning dedicated equipment; annualized transport readiness costs.
Key Control Audits $600/yr
[#3] Annual audits/maintenance for tamper-evident biometric dual-control safes and key custody infrastructure.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with planned operations, routine maintenance, staffing, research and small contingencies; no major breach or civilian exposure.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_major_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Localized violent episode contained on-site causing property damage, injuries, decontamination and modest legal/repair costs.
attempted_ramming contained_injuries limited_property_damage
🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant breach with fatalities or civilian exposure requiring large-scale repairs, settlements, extensive cover operations and major research/containment expenditures.
fatal_breach civilian_exposure transport_or_containment_failure
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 Covers three shifts; headcount and averaged salary allocation included in staff_wages [#4].
Shift Supervisor / Site Safety Officer 1 Shift supervision and on-site safety oversight; salary portion included in staff_wages [#4, #19].
Tactical Team Member 4 Dedicated rapid-response/tactical containment personnel (partially funded allocation in staff_wages) [#5].
Research Scientist 3 Containment/research staff assigned to SCP-708 (FTEs or partial FTEs; research payroll portion included in staff_wages and research_and_monitoring) [#8, #19].
Containment Lead / Level 4 Oversight 1 Senior oversight/time allocation from site leadership (fractional funding allocated in staff_wages) [#19].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges for most line items but many items (legal/cover-up, staffing mixes, and contingency reserves) vary widely; mid-range estimates used where ranges existed, so confidence is medium.
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