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SCP-8908 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8908
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$2.6M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
13
One-time setup (property, equipment, robotics, containment reserves) is on the order of several hundred thousand to a few million USD; recurring annual operations are ~USD 1.34M/year driven mainly by staff wages (security, researchers, remote operators, medical) and ongoing research, monitoring, and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.6M
Incident Containment Reserve $1.0M
[#27] Dedicated high-value reserve for emergency demolition/neutralization/relocation; one-time seed.
Medical Contingency Reserve $500K
[#12] Seed reserve pool for prosthetics, surgeries, rehabilitation, compensation (recommended reserve).
Decommissioning And Demolition $375K
[#30] Controlled demolition, asbestos abatement, hazardous disposal in worst-case closedown.
Equipment $304K
[#4, #6, #13, #14, #16, #24] CCTV/NVR, intrusion hardware, remote robots & drones, PPE initial kits, generator/transfer switch, communications equipment.
Property Acquisition $150K
[#1] Purchase estimate for small Czech-town building; lease alternative included under recurring 'property_lease'.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $65K
[#15] Instrumentation and environmental sensors, LIDAR/thermal/EM meters and initial calibration/installation for research.
Training Program And Protocol Development $50K
[#22] Initial development of protocols, simulations, and hands-on training program setup.
Vehicle Purchase $45K
[#11] Dedicated medevac/response vehicle purchase and modification.
Facilities $40K
[#3, #19] Perimeter fencing, signage, minimal landscaping and secure on-site observation room/renovation.
Local Legal Counsel $30K
[#2] Initial legal/permit/cover-story setup costs.
It Evidence Setup $12K
[#25] Initial secure IT/evidence/document handling setup and classified storage systems.
Pr Cover Initial $6K
[#26] Initial PR / cover materials (fake signage, web pages, documents) setup.
Psychological Screening $5K
[#23] Initial psychological screening costs for staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $910K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10] On-site security guards & supervisor, remote monitoring operators, on-site research staff (rotating), medical staff/contracted medic salaries.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#5, #15, #20, #21] Surveillance storage/network replication, instrumentation consumables/calibration, sample storage and laboratory analysis, and research project funding.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#2, #25, #26, #28] Ongoing local legal counsel/municipal relations, IT audits & secure storage staffing, PR/cover upkeep, liability/insurance/slush funds.
Facilities Maintenance $59K/yr
[#3, #6, #16, #18, #19] Perimeter upkeep, alarm monitoring contracts, generator fuel & maintenance, general building/elevator/HVAC inspections and secure-room upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $46K/yr
[#11, #29, #10] Vehicle fuel/maintenance or contracted EMS costs, travel and rotation logistics (airfare/lodging/per diem), emergency transport contract cost.
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#10, #14] Medical consumables/trauma kits and PPE replacements/consumables.
Training And Exercises $15K/yr
[#22] Ongoing refresher training, simulation exercises, and emergency drills.
Psychological Monitoring $12K/yr
[#23] Ongoing counseling, periodic evaluations, and monitoring for staff exposed to the anomaly.
Property Lease $12K/yr
[#1] Lease option (alternative to purchase) — included as recurring alternative cost if Foundation chooses leasing.
Communications Service $7K/yr
[#24] Monthly secure radio/satellite/VPN service costs.
Utilities $6K/yr
[#17] Electricity, water, sewer for minimal building operations, heating to prevent freeze damage, elevator power as needed.
Incident Containment Reserve Replenishment $0/yr
[#27, #12] Replenishment of contingency reserves as needed; set to 0 unless reserves are drawn and replenishment performed.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, maintenance, training, and ongoing research with no major incidents.
no_incidents regular_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$180K vs baseline
A contained personnel injury or localized containment event requiring medical treatment, prosthetics, limited specialist mobilization, and equipment repair.
severe_injury medical_rehabilitation limited_recovery_operations
🚨 Major Breach $3.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline
A major containment failure or discovery necessitating emergency demolition/neutralization, deployment of outside specialists, large legal/PR response, and use of containment reserve.
containment_breach forced_demolition major_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Six guards to cover three 8-hour shifts; wages included in staff_wages. [#7]
Security Supervisor 1 Supervisor for shift coordination and liaison; wages included in staff_wages. [#7]
Remote Monitoring Operator 2 Analysts/operators for 24/7 feed monitoring and logging; wages included in staff_wages. [#8]
Research Scientist 3 On-site/rotating entry researchers (2–4 recommended; mid-range used). Wages included in staff_wages. [#9, #21]
Medical Officer 1 On-call medic/contractor for trauma response; wages included in staff_wages. [#10]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges, enabling order-of-magnitude estimates; uncertainty remains due to purchase-vs-lease choice, local cost variability, and low-frequency high-cost incident probabilities.
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