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SCP-7351 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-7351
Expected annual
$7.2M
One-time setup
$2.8M
Annual recurring
$7.2M
Personnel
32
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $2.75M driven by containment quarters modifications, specialized extraction/imaging hardware, secure lab and server setup. Recurring annual costs are approximately $7.0M driven primarily by ongoing R&D, staff wages (security/response/AI), legal/cover operations, and an accounted opportunity-cost reallocation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.8M
Specialized Extraction Hardware $650K
[#9] Surgical robots, precision manipulators and remote-operated tools estimated $300–1,000k (one-time).
Surgical Suite Outfitting $500K
[#24] Outfitting a hazmat-capable surgical suite for life-or-death intervention estimated $250–750k (one-time).
Crisis Reserve Fund $300K
[#22] Crisis/legal/PR contingency reserve fund (one-time reserve) estimated $100–500k.
Facilities $275K
[#5] Containment quarters modification (construction, HVAC, access controls, soundproofing) estimated at $150–400k; midpoint used.
Imaging Equipment $200K
[#10] Custom imaging and shielding equipment adaptation estimated $100–300k (one-time).
Secure Hardware And Lab $175K
[#7] Air-gapped monitoring hardware, Faraday shielding, secure forensics environment and associated secure lab hardware estimated $100–250k (one-time).
Monitoring Equipment Installation $150K
[#4] One-time equipment and installation for continuous medical monitoring, telemetry, cameras and anomaly-specific sensors estimated $100–200k.
Initial Servers And Storage $150K
[#11] Initial secure servers and redundant storage for telemetry/forensics estimated $75–200k (one-time).
Decommissioning $150K
[#25] Disposal/decommissioning fund for safe destruction or permanent storage estimated $50–250k (one-time).
Generator And Ups Hardware $100K
[#6] Dedicated UPS and generator hardware capacity estimated $50–150k (one-time).
Spare Parts Cache $100K
[#15] Initial spare parts cache and service kit estimated $50–150k (one-time).
Recreation Hardware $3K
[#17] Secure playback hardware for rotating media library estimated $1–5k (one-time).
Equipment $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.2M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.5M/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11, #16, #21, #23, #24, #27] Long-term R&D team and compute/test hardware (~$1–3M/yr), recurring maintenance/calibration for extraction hardware, per-scan imaging costs, cloud/archival/forensic maintenance, long-term psychiatric care beyond weekly check-ins, external SME consulting, archival retention, surgical on-call readiness. Note: #27 (analyst R-O-M) used as context for recurring range.
Opportunity Cost Reallocation $2.0M/yr
[#14] Valued lost output from suspending ACPS project resources (budgetary reallocation rather than a cash outlay) estimated at $1–3M/yr; midpoint used as a recurring fiscal impact metric.
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #7] Payroll and benefits for dedicated security escorts, on-site rapid-response team, psychiatric check-ins/clinical hours, monitoring staff, and a 2–3 person cyber/AI operations team (salaries + benefits). Combined estimate based on line-item payroll figures in notes.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#12, #13, #26] Ongoing legal and ethics review, internal oversight, cover operations/secrecy maintenance, and administrative overhead for benefits/clearances (~$50–150k; cover $100–500k).
External Consultants $150K/yr
[#21] Occasional hires (AI/robotics, neurosurgeons, forensic engineers, ethicists) estimated $50–250k/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $90K/yr
[#6, #15, #20] Recurring fuel/maintenance for generator/UPS, ongoing maintenance/parts and incremental utilities (heating/cooling/electrical/water) estimated.
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#19] Regular extraction/incident drills, tabletop exercises and simulation costs estimated $20–80k/yr.
Archival And Documentation $20K/yr
[#23] Long-term archival and documentation recurring costs estimated $10–30k/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#17, #18] Licensing/secure media rotation (~$2–10k) and consumables/PPE for interactions (~$5–20k).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.2M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; steady-state operations, R&D progress and routine maintenance.
no breaches routine operations scheduled research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $7.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$-20000 vs baseline
Localized suit malfunction or minor containment incident requiring emergency response, overtime, limited repairs and temporary increased monitoring.
suit telemetry spike escort/small-team intervention equipment repair/calibration
🚨 Major Breach $8.0M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$830K vs baseline
Significant AI compromise or containment breach requiring site lockdown, wider network isolation, major forensic response and PR/legal activation.
AI lateral movement facility lockdown external exposure risk
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $12.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$4.8M vs baseline
Major public exposure, casualty, or catastrophic failure requiring emergency medical response, legal settlements, site reconstruction and large-scale PR/containment.
public exposure casualty or mass-contamination regulatory/legal escalation
👥 Personnel 32 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#1] Dedicated escort guards to accompany SCP-7351-1; 2-per-shift, 24/7 coverage (~6 FTE plus rostering).
Rapid-Response Team / Hazmat 8 [#2] On-site standby MTF/hazmat team (6–8 personnel) for breaches or suit failures.
Cyber/AI Engineer 3 [#7] 2–3 person cyber/AI team to monitor logs, defend and perform forensics on compromised AI.
Research Scientist / R&D Team 8 [#8] Long-term multidisciplinary R&D team (6–10 FTE) working on regaining control/extraction methods.
Psychiatrist / Medical Officer 1 [#3, #16] Weekly psychiatric check-ins plus longer-term care and interventions as needed.
Monitoring Technician / Data Analyst 2 [#4, #11] Staff to review continuous telemetry, camera feeds and maintain forensic logging/storage.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#6, #15] Maintenance and preservation of suit and facility systems, generator/UPS upkeep and parts maintenance.
Administrative Staff / Legal & Ethics Oversight 2 [#12, #26] Legal, ethics review, administrative overhead, benefits and clearance management.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a midpoint-based estimate; however many items have wide ranges (especially R&D and opportunity-cost valuation) and anomalous behavior (compromised AI) introduces unpredictability, so confidence is medium.
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