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SCP-7954 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-7954
Expected annual
$224K
One-time setup
$293K
Annual recurring
$222K
Personnel
2.7
Initial one-time setup is dominated by land acquisition, shelter/fence installation and sensor/IT hardware (~$293k). Ongoing annual costs are primarily personnel (two stationed agents) plus maintenance, research and administrative overhead (~$222.4k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $293K
Facilities $105K
[#1, #2, #3, #11] Fence construction, land purchase/lease (purchase assumed), guardhouse/modular shelter installation, and power infrastructure (solar/battery installation) including site grading and gates.
Equipment $50K
[#6, #8, #10] Patrol vehicle purchase, surveillance cameras/NVR/perimeter sensors, and local server/NAS / encryption hardware for on-site data retention.
Enhanced Research Campaign $50K
[#25] Optional short-term intensive instrumentation and additional staffing for a multi-week observation campaign (optional one-time expense).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#9] Specialized scientific sensors and logging equipment (EMF loggers, broadband audio, thermal imagers, low-light LIDAR/ToF, synchronized timecode) for anomalous-phenomena capture.
Contingency And Retainer $30K
[#22] Initial contingency / liability reserve and legal retainer for emergency cover interventions and liabilities.
Initial Legal And Cover $10K
[#16] Initial legal counsel, cover-story development, permits and cover materials to establish plausible site narrative.
Amnestic Initial And Licensing $8K
[#13] Initial stock of amnestic agents and regulatory-compliant storage/licensing.
Personnel Training Initial $4K
[#14] Initial amnestic/medical/legal training and certification for two stationed agents.
Forensic Investigation $4K
[#19] One-time forensic/public-record investigation & travel expenses (records, interviews, lab fees as required).
Background Checks Initial $2K
[#17] Initial background checks/security clearances/polygraphs for site personnel.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $222K/yr
Staff Wages $130K/yr
[#4] Two stationed agents (salaries + ~30% benefits/overhead).
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#18] Part-time anomalistics researcher(s) to analyze nightly recordings, records checks, interviews, and coordinate tests (0.25-0.5 FTE budgeted).
Administrative Overhead $12K/yr
[#23] Administrative time, record-keeping, classification bureaucracy and internal auditing (estimated percent of recurring costs).
Overtime And Relief Staff $10K/yr
[#5] Nightly/overnight patrol overtime, relief coverage, and occasional multi-person responses.
Equipment Replacement Fund $10K/yr
[#21] Annual amortization / replacement reserve for cameras, servers, sensors and vehicle (≈10-20% of hardware capex).
Contingency Replenishment $5K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment of contingency pool / smaller retainer top-ups for legal emergencies.
Medical Support $4K/yr
[#15] Medical support contract retainer (on-call physician/ambulance/telemedicine) and per-incident fees budgeted as retainer.
Vehicle Ops $3K/yr
[#7] Patrol vehicle operating costs: fuel, maintenance, insurance and routine servicing.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#12] Fence/grounds maintenance, vegetation control, seasonal repairs, gate/lock upkeep.
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#16] Municipal relations, PR, occasional legal contingency and ongoing cover-story maintenance.
Amnestic Replenishment $3K/yr
[#13] Recurring replenishment of amnestic inventory and secure medical disposables.
Public Safety Incidents $3K/yr
[#24] Per-incident public safety/trespasser handling costs (amnestic administration, medic evaluation, transport); budgeted for a small number of incidents annually.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#20] Incidentals and consumables (batteries, PPE, radio batteries, disposables, cleaning supplies).
Data Storage And Comms $2K/yr
[#10] Recurring cloud backups, secure comms, VPN costs, and off-site storage fees.
Training Upkeep $800/yr
[#14] Annual refresher training for amnestic administration / first aid for stationed agents.
Background Checks Reinvestigation $800/yr
[#17] Periodic reinvestigation and vetting of personnel (annual/recurrent checks).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $222K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year: two agents on-site, routine monitoring, maintenance, and expected research activity with no major incidents.
routine patrols scheduled maintenance no trespasser incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $227K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$6K vs baseline
Minor trespassing or medical incident requiring additional amnestic use, medical evaluation, short investigation and modest legal/administrative actions.
single trespasser requiring amnestic minor medical evaluation small additional legal/admin hours
🚨 Major Breach $302K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$81K vs baseline
Significant discovery or legal exposure, vehicle or hardware loss/damage, major investigation or media/municipal escalation requiring replacement capital, legal defense, and an enhanced response.
fence breach with evidence exposure vehicle loss/theft or major equipment failure significant legal/political exposure
👥 Personnel 2.7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 Two stationed agents assigned to nightly patrols and containment duties; salaries and benefits budgeted under staff_wages [#4].
Research Scientist 0.5 Part-time anomalistics researcher (0.25-0.5 FTE) to analyze recordings and coordinate tests; costed under research_and_monitoring [#18].
Administrative Staff 0.2 Fractional administrative support (record-keeping, incident logs, classification) reflected in administrative_overhead [#23].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and containment posture, but several assumptions were required (purchase vs lease, choice of solar vs grid, optional research campaign size), producing moderate confidence in numeric estimates.
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