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SCP-710 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-710
Expected annual
$17.5M
One-time setup
$81.2M
Annual recurring
$17.2M
Personnel
90
Initial setup including acquisition, perimeter construction, and equipment is approximately $81.2M one-time (dominated by contingency reserves and acquisition); annual operations are roughly $17.22M driven mainly by security wages, airspace/UAV operations, and ongoing research/OPSEC costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $81.2M
Contingency Strike Fund $50.0M
[#18] Reserve for authorized area-level strike and subsequent cleanup/deniability (strategic contingency fund).
Facilities $11.6M
[#1, #2, #3, #16] Site acquisition/transfer and concealment, perimeter fencing and physical barriers, guard posts/checkpoints, and power infrastructure construction/installation.
Decommissioning Remediation $10.0M
[#28] Potential decommissioning, site remediation, demolition, and reparations/closure payouts if site is neutralized or abandoned.
Equipment $6.0M
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #14, #15, #21, #22] Purchase of security vehicles, airspace/radar/drones, UAV fleet and ground stations, UGVs/remote sensors, sensor network hardware, monitoring center servers/electronics, decontamination/autoclave equipment, secure communications hardware, archival systems, and initial armory stock.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#12] Laboratory build-out (BSL fit-out where required), major scientific instruments (mass spec, spectrometers, imaging), and initial research consumables for entry/testing.
Initial Cover One Time $1.5M
[#17] One-time retainers, covert payments, legal fees and initial PR/cover-story establishment to mask acquisition and operations.
Evacuation Assets Purchase $500K
[#19] Purchase of rapid cordon expansion assets, temporary fencing/roadblocks and related hardware.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.2M/yr
Staff Wages $7.0M/yr
[#4, #10, #12] Salaries, benefits, overtime and hazard pay for armed security/patrols/QRT, monitoring/control operators, and core research staff (fully-burdened estimates).
Research And Monitoring $2.9M/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #21, #27] Non-salary recurring research costs: D-class procurement/handling operational costs, experimentation budgets and contract work, long-term scientific program funding, and archival/storage operations.
Cover Story And Legal $2.0M/yr
[#17, #24] Ongoing legal retainers, governmental liaison, PR/cover maintenance, OPSEC/counter-investigation and cyber ops to remove leaks.
Misc Contingency $1.5M/yr
[#30] Unforeseen annual reserve (10–25% of operating budget) for unpredictable single-event responses or emergency costs.
Airspace Monitoring Recurring $1.2M/yr
[#6] Operators, contracted interceptor/on-call interdiction capability, ADS-B/radar upkeep and associated operational costs.
Facilities Maintenance $500K/yr
[#9, #15, #16, #23] Routine site maintenance, sensor calibration, communications/bandwidth upkeep, power/fuel and general utilities/repairs.
Administrative Overhead $500K/yr
[#26] HR, payroll processing, security clearances administration, procurement officers and internal audits.
Security Vehicles Maintenance $350K/yr
[#5] Fuel, tires, repairs, periodic vehicle replacement and vehicle-mounted equipment upkeep.
Supplies And Consumables $325K/yr
[#14, #29] Decontamination consumables, PPE, hazardous-waste disposal, daily consumables, food, lodging and small on-site replacements.
Uav Operations $250K/yr
[#7] Persistent UAV operation costs, telemetry storage, analysis, and maintenance.
Armory Maintenance Ammunition $200K/yr
[#22] Ammunition resupply, armorers' labor, weapon replacement and qualification range costs.
Training And Drills $150K/yr
[#25] Regular training, certifications, hazmat and ROE drills, and skill maintenance for staff.
Psychological Services $150K/yr
[#20] Counseling, medical/psychological care, resiliency programs and retention incentives for exposed staff.
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#19] Evacuation planning, transport logistics and periodic deployment of cordon/evac resources (planning and small recurring readiness costs).
Remote Recon Maintenance $120K/yr
[#8] Maintenance, spares and repair contracts for UGVs, tethered cameras and robotic manipulators.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.2M/yr
89.9% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations and no major incidents.
normal operations scheduled research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $18.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Small containment-related incident requiring extra emergency response, temporary cordon expansion, investigations and equipment replacement.
small breach or intrusion localized infrastructure damage
🚨 Major Breach $27.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant breach requiring large-scale evacuation, extended research interruption, major repairs and public containment measures.
major containment failure widespread public exposure
🚨 Authorized Strike $67.2M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Decision to neutralize/eradicate SCP-710 via authorized area strike and comprehensive cleanup/deniability operations.
irreversible containment failure directive from executive containment authority
👥 Personnel 90 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 80 [#4, #22, #25] 24/7 checkpoints, roving patrols, and QRT personnel (fully-burdened cost covered in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 6 [#12, #13, #27] Level-4 researchers and specialists (biology/forensics/physics) conducting experiments and analysis; salaries included in staff_wages.
Monitoring/Control Operators & IT 4 [#10, #6, #7] 24/7 monitoring center operators, UAV/UAS operators and IT support staff; costs included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and map to concrete procurement categories, but many line items have wide ranges (land value, local costs, and political factors). The contingency/strike estimates are especially uncertain and highly scenario-dependent, so aggregate confidence is medium.
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