SCP-8613 — SCP-8613 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8613 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-8613

Expected annual

$764K

One-time setup

$722K

Annual recurring

$756K

Personnel

One-time setup costs are moderate (hundreds of thousands) driven by facility buildout and custom immobilization hardware; annual recurring costs are mid-six-figures driven mainly by staff wages, security, and equipment maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $722K

Facilities $350K

[#1] Secure containment bay construction (concrete pad, drive-in access, airlock, anchoring, site prep)

Electromagnetic Inhibitors $100K

[#6] Electromagnetic fuel-line inhibitors, control systems and certified installation

Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K

[#15] Specialized diagnostics and instrumentation (sensors, data-logging, EM probes, high-speed cameras)

Contingency Fund $50K

[#23] Liability contingencies and emergency response fund (initial capitalization)

Redundant Immobilization $40K

[#7] Backup immobilization systems (wheel clamps, spike arrays, nets, anchors, towing rigs)

Long Term Disposal Major $25K

[#24] Planning and potential major dismantlement / retirement expense (one-time planning/dismantle budget)

Remote Kill Switch $20K

[#5] Remote kill switch hardware & custom integration

Cybersecurity Hardening $20K

[#21] One-time electronic hardening, secure comms and air-gap configuration

Legal Cover Setup $15K

[#17] Legal/cover story and shell-company setup, fake ledgers initial costs

Backup Power $10K

[#8] UPS / backup generator capacity for kill-switch & inhibitors

Training Initial $10K

[#22] Initial SOP development and staff training program setup

Equipment $8K

[#3, #4] CCTV camera(s), mounts, protective housings and initial NVR/DVR hardware

Fuel Storage Dispensing $5K

[#13] Secure fuel storage/dispensing infrastructure installation

Spare Parts Initial $5K

[#20] Initial spare parts inventory for 2002 Firebird (OEM/hard-to-find)

Enrichment Furnishings Initial $4K

[#12] Initial enrichment items & furnishings (safe seating, AV, décor)

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $756K/yr

Staff Wages $570K/yr

[#4, #9, #10, #16] Dedicated handler/technician, security staff (shift coverage), research personnel and partial surveillance FTE

Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr

[#2] Site amortized / facility overhead (utilities, property, broad security infrastructure, site administration)

Research And Monitoring $22K/yr

[#4, #15, #16] Video storage/retention and research consumables / analyst time for experiments

Psychological Counseling $15K/yr

[#11] Twice-monthly counseling (internal FTE or contracted sessions)

Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr

[#17] Ongoing legal retainer, PR, and cover-story management

Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr

[#3, #12, #13, #14, #19, #20, #25] CCTV minor maintenance, enrichment replacements, fuel, routine vehicle consumables, hazardous waste disposal, spare-parts replenishment, misc consumables

Redundant Immobilization Readiness $10K/yr

[#7] Readiness training, consumable replacement, and occasional replacement of immobilization gear

Contingency Replenishment $10K/yr

[#23] Periodic top-up of contingency/emergency funds if drawn during incidents

Cybersecurity Monitoring $10K/yr

[#21] Ongoing monitoring, patching, and SOC tasks to protect kill-switch/logging infrastructure

Electromagnetic Inhibitors Maintenance $8K/yr

[#6] Maintenance, certification, and testing of electromagnetic fuel-line inhibitors

Security Training And Drills $4K/yr

[#22] Refresher SOP training and breach drills

Logistics And Transport $4K/yr

[#18] Flatbed/tow and relocation costs averaged per year (per-move expense amortized)

Long Term Review $2K/yr

[#24] Annual review and planning for long-term care / retirement/disposal

Remote Kill Switch Maintenance $2K/yr

[#5] Annual testing, maintenance and integration checks for kill-switch hardware

Backup Power Maintenance $2K/yr

[#8] Fuel/testing and maintenance for UPS/generator

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $756K/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with standard operations, maintenance, and research at expected staffing levels.

no breaches routine maintenance normal research cadence

🚨 Minor Incident $790K/yr

6.0% probability / year +$35K vs baseline

Small containment incident or mechanical failure requiring repairs, towing, and increased overtime.

attempted escape contained transmission or drivetrain repair short-term overtime and contingency draw

🚨 Major Breach $956K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or major mechanical failure requiring large repairs, legal action, and public containment expenses.

successful temporary breach major drivetrain replacement public exposure/legal costs

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $906K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Accelerated research year requiring additional instrumentation, temporary hires, and expanded experiment budgets.

novel diagnostics initiative temporary specialized staff hires major experiment campaign

👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	[#10] 3–6 guards to cover shifts; budgeted as 4 FTEs to match staff_wages
Research Scientist	3	[#16] Engineers, cognitive scientists and analysts (part-time contributions aggregated)
Research Technician / Handler	1	[#9] Dedicated anomalous-vehicle handler/technician (1 FTE)
Surveillance Operator / Security Surveillance	1	[#4] 0.5–1.0 FTE surveillance/security monitoring time (rounded to 1 FTE in headcount)

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges, but many items (custom hardware, incident frequency, staffing mix) have broad ranges and anomaly behaviour introduces uncertainty.

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