SCP-7218 — SCP-7218 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7218 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-7218

Expected annual

$2.9M

One-time setup

$3.4M

Annual recurring

$2.8M

Personnel

Initial one-time containment and setup estimated at $3,235,000, driven by site acquisition, perimeter/hardening and contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs ~ $2,809,000 driven primarily by staff wages, research operations, QRT readiness and legal/cover-story operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.4M

Facilities $1.2M

[#1, #2, #3] Site acquisition/title transfer and municipal control (#1), perimeter fortification (#2), and physical hardening of access points (doors/windows/entry systems) (#3). Estimate combines covert acquisition and structural work.

Compensation Settlements $500K

[#16] Contingent settlement/hush payments or initial litigation settlements (one-time planning allocation; highly variable).

Emergency Contingency Fund $500K

[#23] Reserve fund for unforeseen one-time expenditures (replace failed kit, emergency recoveries, litigation spikes).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#20] Seed funding for specialized mitigation research and initial lab research instrumentation; separated from recurring research budgets.

Research Seed Funding $200K

[#20] One-time tranche for targeted mitigation experiments, initial prototypes and feasibility studies.

Demolition And Risk Study $185K

[#21] Controlled-demolition cost estimate and environmental remediation planning plus risk assessment study (one-time contingency if chosen).

Remote Sensing Infra $150K

[#8] High-sensitivity receivers, spectrum analyzers, antennas and hardened recorders (one-time procurement and installation).

Transmitters Development $125K

[#9] Development and procurement of ruggedized transmitters/trackers/power-packs for testing and subject instrumentation (one-time development/procurement).

Background Checks $90K

[#18] Upfront comprehensive vetting, clearances and polygraphs for initial staff cohort (~30 people).

Qrt Vehicles $80K

[#7] Two rugged response vehicles and initial outfitting for QRT.

Surveillance Installation $72K

[#4] CCTV/thermal/tamper sensor hardware and installation (one-time hardware + install).

Legal Closing Fees $42K

[#15] Immediate legal/municipal closing fees, initial payments to secure control/cover (one-time).

Artifact Relocation Move $30K

[#19] Secure removal, cataloging and transit of museum exhibits for archive/study (one-time move/catalog cost).

Servers Nvr $25K

[#12] Ruggedized on-site servers/NVR for continuous video/audio capture (one-time purchase).

Power Infrastructure $25K

[#13] Backup generator, ATS and initial power hardening (one-time purchase/installation).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr

Staff Wages $1.5M/yr

[#5, #6, #10] Salaries/benefits for continuous monitoring staff (~6 FTE), armed security (~6 FTE) and core research staff (4–8, modeled here as 6 FTE). Does not include QRT operating/training line-item (separate).

Research And Monitoring $325K/yr

[#10, #20] Non‑wage research operating costs: lab consumables, small specialized instruments, and ongoing mitigation research program funding.

Cover Story And Legal $260K/yr

[#15, #22] Ongoing legal fees, municipal relations, FOIA counters, PR/cover-story operations and relocation assistance to keep civilians away.

Logistics And Transport $235K/yr

[#11, #19] D‑Class program housing/security/logistics contingency (#11) and ongoing secure storage costs for relocated artifacts/evidence (#19).

Qrt Operations $225K/yr

[#7] QRT recurring costs: salaries/training/ammunition, comms and readiness for rapid containment response.

Contingency Top Up $50K/yr

[#23] Annual top-ups to the emergency contingency reserve to ensure readiness.

Facilities Maintenance $46K/yr

[#13, #14] Utilities (electricity/HVAC/water), groundskeeping and backup generator fuel & maintenance.

Servers Backup Storage $35K/yr

[#12] Off-site backups, cloud archival fees and storage media rotation for continuous high-resolution video/audio/spectrum logs.

Remote Sensing Maintenance $30K/yr

[#8] Maintenance, calibration and satellite/uplink service fees for remote sensing and telemetry infrastructure.

Psychological Support $30K/yr

[#17] Counseling, medical monitoring and staff care programs for personnel.

Long Term Archival $30K/yr

[#25] Secure long‑term retention of logs, video archives and legal/operational records.

Training Drills $25K/yr

[#24] Annual training, breach drills and procedural updates for security and research staff.

Clearance Renewal $20K/yr

[#18] Periodic re‑clearance, polygraphs and administrative vetting renewals.

Transmitters Replaceables $12K/yr

[#9] Consumable/replaceable transmitters, batteries and field kit replacements.

Surveillance Maintenance $10K/yr

[#4] Annual maintenance/calibration and service contracts for CCTV/thermal/tamper sensors.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr

78.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents.

routine_operations scheduled_research regular_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Small breach / equipment failure requiring recovery, limited legal work and replacement of hardware.

small_breach equipment_failure limited_public_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment breach with media exposure, multiple recoveries, large legal actions and possible demolition/major remediation.

major_breach multiple_missing_persons significant_media_exposure

👥 Personnel 24 total

Role	Count	Notes
Surveillance Operator	6	[#5] Continuous 24/7 monitoring across three shifts; costed in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#6] Armed perimeter patrols and on-site security; costed in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	6	[#10] Dedicated anomalous-phenomena researchers and analysts; salaries reflected across staff_wages and research budgets.
Quick Reaction Team / Containment Response Team	6	[#7] Tactical response personnel assigned to rapid containment and recovery; recurring QRT ops budget covers salaries/training.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasoned estimate, but major uncertainties remain (legal settlements, demolition choices, long-term mitigation research outcomes and variability in municipal acquisition). This yields medium confidence.

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