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SCP-8577 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-8577
Expected annual
$3.6M
One-time setup
$5.7M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
31
Initial one-time capital/setup is roughly $5.75M driven by property acquisition and retrofit; annual operating costs are about $3.54M/yr dominated by staff wages (security, research, medical) and recurring containment services.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.7M
Facilities $4.5M
[#1, #2] Purchase/long-term lease of nine-story hotel plus structural retrofit (mantraps, reinforced doors, segregation). Includes real estate fees, title, closing and retrofit construction.
Equipment $538K
[#3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #21] Faraday shielding, hard-wired TVs/playback servers, power kill-switch hardware, site-wide camera hardware, air-gapped backup hardware, emergency restraint/medical equipment (one-time purchases).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#6] Test-room outfitting (soundproofing, observation windows/one-way mirrors, medical monitoring and duplicate sensors) for assumed 10 test rooms.
Containment Reserve Initial $100K
[#20] Initial seed for containment breach / emergency reserve (one-time allocation).
Background Investigations Initial $100K
[#25] Initial background investigations / clearance processing for ~50 staff (initial batch).
Transportation Vehicles $65K
[#22] Purchase of 1–3 vans/small vehicles (midpoint estimate).
Medical Initial Supplies $35K
[#13] One-time medical kit and controlled stock for emergency/initial supplies.
Training Program Development $28K
[#14] Development of specific training program, materials, and simulation exercises.
Records Storage One Time $20K
[#24] One-time secure physical storage/vault for archival media and records.
Checkout Protocol Hardware $7K
[#9] POS & software for zero-balance receipts and initial pocket-card print run.
Printing And Signage Initial $6K
[#26] Initial printing of signage, laminated instruction cards, pocket reminders and condolence policy materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #13] Salaries + benefits for Desk clerks (3–6 FTE), security guards/escorts (8–16), research team (4–8), and medical/mental-health staff (psychiatrist/therapists).
Cover Story And Legal $362K/yr
[#15, #16, #27] Legal counsel, cover-operation budget (optional web presence/fake bookings) and insurance/indemnity allocations.
Miscellaneous Contingency $322K/yr
[#30] Miscellaneous contingency (~10% of recurring budget) for unforeseen legal/medical/containment expenses.
Capital Replacement $200K/yr
[#29] Annual capital replacement / depreciation reserve for AV equipment, servers, and cameras.
Research And Monitoring $125K/yr
[#23] Participant compensation and research consumables (volunteer payments, sensors, test consumables).
Containment Reserve $125K/yr
[#20] Annual contingency/reserve for rapid-response teams, on-call contractors, and emergency containment actions.
Utilities $120K/yr
[#18] Power, water, HVAC for nine-story facility with 24/7 uptime requirements.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#19] Routine building maintenance contract (plumbing, electrical, HVAC servicing) and periodic repairs.
Housekeeping $55K/yr
[#17] Housekeeping, linens and facility services for test rooms and staff quarters.
Data Security $40K/yr
[#24] Digital records security, encrypted storage, audits, and secure logging infrastructure maintenance.
Surveillance Storage And Maintenance $30K/yr
[#7] Recurring storage, maintenance and upkeep for CCTV and secure recording systems.
Supplies And Consumables $26K/yr
[#28, #26] Office supplies, batteries, signage replacements, and yearly replacements for printed materials (~includes small recurring printing costs).
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#22] Vehicle operating costs: fuel, maintenance, insurance for transport vans/small vehicles.
Backup Upkeep $15K/yr
[#8] Upkeep for air-gapped backups and removable-media archival systems.
Emergency Training And Resupply $12K/yr
[#21] Recurring emergency drills, non-lethal restraint resupply and training costs.
Background Investigation Renewals $12K/yr
[#25] Periodic renewals for staff background investigations and clearance processing.
Training Refreshers $10K/yr
[#14] Recurring training refreshers and simulation exercises.
Checkout Protocol Reprints $500/yr
[#9] Recurring pocket-card reprints for Checkout Protocol C0.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations and no major incidents.
routine_testing normal_staff_turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Single minor containment event requiring MTF deployment, small repairs, extra therapy sessions and legal consultation.
isolated_resistance_event small-scale_repair
🚨 Major Breach $4.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or prolonged looping incidents requiring extended MTF response, large repairs, and intensive aftercare.
large_resistant_population major_infrastructure_damage
🚨 Political Exposure $5.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Public exposure or legal action that forces expensive remediation, PR, settlements, and possible facility relocation or large-scale mitigation.
public_leak civil_litigation
👥 Personnel 31 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 16 [#11] Continuous escort requirement and 24/7 site security; estimate based on 8–16 guard range and recurring security payroll budget.
Research Scientist / Technician 8 [#12] Researchers and technical staff to study onset/duration, design tests, and operate air-gapped AV systems.
Administrative Staff (Desk C0-FD / Clerks) 4 [#10] Intake clerks for Desk C0-FD, bereavement screening and Enhanced Supervision flagging; 24/7 coverage requires multiple FTEs.
Medical Officer / Therapist 3 [#13] Psychiatrist/physician and licensed therapists for emergency care, trauma treatment and aftercare.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes and the SCP containment description provide detailed, line‑itemable requirements (facility, AV, staffing, medical), so cost categories and magnitudes are well constrained; ranges reflect regional and programmatic choices.
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