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SCP-880 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-880
Expected annual
$21.8M
One-time setup
$42.0M
Annual recurring
$21.4M
Personnel
180
Initial one-time setup estimated at $42,050,000 driven by land, outpost construction, central facility and a large contingency reserve; recurring operations are estimated at $21,450,000/year dominated by staff wages (security, tactical and research) and routine recovery/maintenance costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $42.0M
Facilities $20.5M
[#1, #2, #3, #8] Land acquisition/controls, construction of 8 observation outposts, central secure command/research facility, and installation/trenching of hardened fiber backbone.
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#26] On-call capital reserve for large-scale escalation, rapid expansion or emergency acquisition/construction.
Equipment $8.4M
[#6, #7, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #15] Vehicle fleet acquisition, generators and power equipment, redundant comms hardware, perimeter sensor suite, robotics development/procurement, initial PPE kits, medical clinic equipment, and secured sample storage equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#16] Initial laboratory testing infrastructure and in-house equipment (microscopy, assays, sterile workstations) and related lab buildout.
Insurance Seed $1.0M
[#22] One-time seed reserve for legal contingencies, compensation funds and initial escrow to underwrite future liability.
Outreach Initial $500K
[#25] Initial community mitigation/relocation assistance and buyouts where required.
Initial Cover Setup $150K
[#20] Initial legal/PR/cover-story setup to establish plausible civilian cover (retainers, immediate PR measures).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $21.4M/yr
Staff Wages $13.8M/yr
[#4, #5, #13, #17] Salaries, benefits and loaded costs for perimeter security (approx. 100 FTE), tactical rapid-response teams, medical staffing and research staff.
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#10, #11, #15, #16] Sensor calibration/data processing, robotics/spares operations, special sample storage operations and recurring laboratory testing/outsourced assays.
Search And Recovery $1.0M/yr
[#14] Annual budget for occasional specialized search-and-recovery operations (overtime, specialized teams, asset use, amnestics for recovered civilians).
Facilities Maintenance $900K/yr
[#3, #7, #8] Ongoing upkeep of central facility and outposts, HVAC/filter maintenance, generator upkeep and fiber/trench repairs.
Logistics And Transport $850K/yr
[#6, #7] Vehicle fuel/maintenance and bulk fuel logistics for outpost generators and resupply operations.
Replacement Budget $800K/yr
[#24] Replacement of destroyed or irrevocably lost high-value equipment, sensors, robots and vehicles.
Annual Overhead $600K/yr
[#27] Administration, utilities, secure IT, accounting, accreditation and headquarters overhead.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#20] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, legal retainers, liaison fees and PR for civilian authorities.
Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr
[#12, #16] Consumables (PPE replacement, sterile lab consumables, medical consumables) and routine small-item replacement.
Insurance Renewals $300K/yr
[#22] Annual renewals for legal contingency/compensation reserves and related insurance-like funds.
Training Programs $300K/yr
[#18] Ongoing training, simulations and drills (navigation in GPS-denied environments, cold-weather survival, robotics operation, containment drills).
Amnestics $200K/yr
[#19] Production/procurement, storage and administration of Class-A amnestics and associated psychological/aftercare costs.
Airspace Enforcement $200K/yr
[#21] Coordination, occasional enforcement flights or reimbursements to civil authorities for no-fly zone enforcement.
Incident Investigation $200K/yr
[#23] Independent internal investigations, forensics, audits and travel for incident reviews.
Comms Service $100K/yr
[#9] Satellite bandwidth, subscriptions and ongoing maintenance for redundant communications.
Outreach Payments $100K/yr
[#25] Ongoing small payments, mitigation aid and community support to prevent investigation/whistleblowing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $21.4M/yr
85.8% probability / year
Normal year with no major incident; routine operations, maintenance and scheduled training.
no_incidents routine_maintenance scheduled_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $22.9M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized loss or recovery operation requiring additional search-and-recovery, overtime and limited equipment replacement.
small_breach_or_loss extended_search_ops equipment_replacement
🚨 Major Breach $29.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or multiple simultaneous losses requiring large recovery effort, legal/PR escalation and partial contingency draw.
multi-team_loss public_exposure_risk major_equipment_replacement
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $46.5M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Severe escalation requiring rapid expansion, large-scale acquisition/construction and national-level mitigation to preserve secrecy.
large_scale_escalation irreversible_loss national_intervention
👥 Personnel 180 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 100 [#4] Perimeter and outpost staffing (8 posts × shifts plus supervisors and relief staff).
Tactical Rapid-Response / MTF Specialist 36 [#5] Trained containment/recovery teams (24–48 personnel range; mid-range selected).
Research Scientist 12 [#17] Senior scientific staff studying the anomaly and directing testing.
Research Technician 6 [#16, #10] Lab technicians and sensor/data technicians supporting tests and monitoring.
Medical Officer 4 [#13] Clinic staffing for trauma care, telemedicine and casualty care.
Engineer / Maintenance 8 [#6, #7, #11] Vehicle, generator and robotics maintenance staff.
Administrative Staff 6 [#27, #20] Site admin, logistics coordination, legal/liaison support.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3] Overall site/director-level management.
Data Analyst / IT 2 [#10, #8] Sensor data processing, secure IT and comms operations.
Logistics / Drivers 5 [#6, #21] Drivers and logistics operators for resupply, fuel runs and transport.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are mid-range selections from analyst-provided ranges; many inputs (anomaly behavior, frequency of breaches, amnestic costs) are uncertain and justify a medium confidence rating rather than high.
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