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SCP-8609 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8609
Expected annual
$2.7M
One-time setup
$7.6M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
15
Initial one-time capital and retrofit costs are driven by the chlorine trifluoride (ClF3) flood system, hardened deadlocks and emergency "burn" kit; a large contingency reserve is recommended. Annual operating costs are dominated by staff wages, administrative overhead, hazardous-materials stewardship and research/monitoring retainers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.6M
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#26] Large-scale contingency/fund reserve intended for catastrophic rebuilds or federal-level cover actions (maintained as a reserve).
Equipment $2.0M
[#2, #3, #6, #8, #15, #16, #19, #21] Remote deadlock hardware; ClF3 storage/piping/actuation systems; incendiary weapon procurement; surveillance hardware; UPS/generator capacity; emergency team kit; secure IT hardware; PPE initial purchase.
Facilities $320K
[#1, #14, #18] Cell retrofitting and HVAC/sector isolation; mortuary/disposal facility modifications and associated structural work.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#11] Secure wet/dry lab buildout and initial research instrumentation/setup.
Cover Setup $50K
[#20] One-time setup of cover organizations / legal front narratives.
Archive Acquisition $15K
[#13] One-time archive acquisition and digitization costs for paleographic/translation sources.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5, #10, #16] Security guard salaries (8 guards), research staff FTEs (2–3 FTEs), and emergency "burn" team standing pay.
Administrative Overhead $400K/yr
[#25] Site/site-program overhead allocation for HR, administration and general site utilities not captured elsewhere.
Research And Monitoring $312K/yr
[#8, #9, #11, #13, #22] Surveillance storage/monitoring; bi-weekly ritual-symbol inspections and materials/specialist retainer; recurring research consumables; translation retainers; thaumaturgic assay/monitoring instrumentation operations.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#20] Annual retainer and operations budget for cover-up, legal defense and public-relations maintenance.
Clf3 Stewardship $150K/yr
[#4] Recurring hazardous-materials inspections, certifications, training, and insurance costs specific to ClF3 stewardship.
Hr And Recruitment $100K/yr
[#24] Staff turnover, recruitment, clearance rehiring and incident-related HR costs.
Medical And Healthcare $80K/yr
[#12] Regular medical exams, biomonitoring and psychiatric care for staff interacting with SCP-8609.
Supplies And Consumables $67K/yr
[#6, #21, #23] Incendiary weapon maintenance/ammunition; PPE replacement and consumables; miscellaneous consumables and small repairs.
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#14, #15] HVAC segregation servicing and energy costs; generator/UPS fuel and maintenance.
It And Cybersecurity $40K/yr
[#19] Cybersecurity operations, encrypted data store maintenance, and redaction workflows.
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#7] Recurring guard/response-team training, incendiary weapon drills, and Sarkic-risk refreshers.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Hazardous Cleanup Per Incident $0/yr
[#17] Per-incident hazardous cleanup & environmental remediation cost (~$2,000,000 per major incident); not treated as guaranteed annual expense — modeled in scenarios.
Mortuary Disposal Per Use $0/yr
[#18] Per-use mortuary/disposal cost (~$50,000 per use); expense is episodic and modeled in incident scenarios.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
89.7% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled inspections, research, stewardship and no major incidents.
no breaches scheduled maintenance and training only
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment issue (damaged glyphs or small containment breach) requiring specialist call-out, overtime, and limited cleanup.
glyph degradation localized breach or small-scale contamination
🚨 Major Incident $5.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.3M vs baseline
Use of ClF3 or significant containment failure requiring sector sacrifice, contractor hazardous cleanup and major reconstruction.
ClF3 deployment major structural damage multi-week remediation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $17.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Site-level catastrophic containment failure requiring national-level cover-up, prolonged reconstruction and replacement of the contingency reserve.
full containment collapse multi-site exposure federal-level intervention
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#5] Eight guards to provide 24/7 coverage and escorts when SCP-8609 moves (8 guards @ ~$75k fully-burdened = ~$600k/year).
Research Scientist 3 [#10] Paranormal biologists, linguist/historian, containment scientist FTEs (2–3 FTEs; budgeted at ~$300k/year total).
Emergency Response / Burn Team 4 [#16] Rapid-response unit/standing team (salaries and readiness pay budgeted at ~$180k/year total).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are provided by analyst notes and are fairly specific; however the frequency/probability of adverse incidents (ClF3 use, breaches) and the scale of post-incident rebuilds are uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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