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SCP-8913 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8913
Expected annual
$405K
One-time setup
$598K
Annual recurring
$383K
Personnel
2
One-time setup and contingency drive capital costs (~$598k), dominated by containment contingency and initial monitoring hardware; annual operations are moderate (~$383k/yr) driven by staff wages, psychological support, storage/analysis, and productivity loss.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $598K
Containment Upgrade Contingency $250K
[#17] Reserve for major containment/engineering escalation; recommended initial contingency.
Equipment $166K
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #21, #25] Fixed audio nodes (20) + installation, portable field kits and spares, initial acoustic camera rental/purchase choice, initial storage/appliances, initial analysis software purchase, initial IT hardening, small public-safety kit one-time purchase.
Facilities $90K
[#16] Acoustic treatment / soundproofing for 3–5 rooms; mid-range assumption.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#14] Controlled testing campaign / research lab setup (per campaign) — mid-range estimate.
Incident Reporting System Development $30K
[#3] Secure incident-reporting database development and initial deployment (mid-range).
Legal Pr Emergency Fund One Time $20K
[#18] One-time emergency fund for rapid legal/PR response if needed.
Initial Briefing Training $12K
[#1] One-time mass briefing production, printed materials and 1-hour in-person session for 200 staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $383K/yr
Staff Wages $200K/yr
[#11, #12] One full-time acoustic analyst (~$120k) and one part-time/grad-level investigator (~$80k fully burdened).
Psychological Support $50K/yr
[#15] Counseling contracts, screening and per-incident therapy budget (mid-range).
Research And Monitoring $48K/yr
[#9, #10, #13] Storage/archive growth and indexing (~$15k), software renewals/support (~$3k), external consulting/ad-hoc engagements (~$30k).
Productivity Loss Logging $30K/yr
[#24] Time cost for staff logging incidents (200 staff × 0.25 hr/mo × $50/hr ≈ $30k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr
[#20, #25] Microphone spares, batteries, cables, small safety restocks.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#22] Shipping media, travel for consultants and equipment movement.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#18] PR/legal retainer and monitoring (recurring retainer).
It Security And Audits $6K/yr
[#21] Ongoing audits, patching and classified access control maintenance.
Documentation And Record Storage $6K/yr
[#23] Archiving incident reports, indexing and compliance-related storage costs.
Annual Refresher Training $6K/yr
[#2] Yearly refreshers and mandatory briefings for new hires (materials + short sessions).
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#19] Additional electricity, UPS maintenance and minor HVAC for server/recording hardware.
Incident Reporting System Maintenance $3K/yr
[#4] Hosting, backups, patches and helpdesk support for the incident reporting system.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $383K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, no major incidents or escalations.
routine recordings annual trainings periodic consulting
🚨 Minor Incident $408K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring investigations, small repairs, extra consulting or overtime.
unusual cluster of audible events localized equipment failure additional forensic analysis required
🚨 Large Research Campaign $458K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Planned expanded research effort with multiple controlled test campaigns and heavier equipment use.
coordinated controlled tests purchase of specialized analysis gear multi-week external lab collaborations
🚨 Major Engineering Upgrade $983K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Significant containment escalation requiring structural retrofits or site-wide acoustic mitigation.
escalation in event severity widespread operational disruption decision to implement acoustic shielding
🚨 Political Exposure $733K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Leak or external exposure requiring rapid legal/PR response, potential temporary relocation or buy-in.
media leak civilian exposure investigations by external bodies
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Acoustic Investigator 1 [#12] Part-time/grad-level investigator (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 headcount), fully-burdened cost included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Acoustic Analyst 1 [#11] Full-time acoustic/memory/meme analyst or acoustic engineer; fully-burdened cost included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are grounded in typical IT, acoustic and personnel costs; however anomaly behavior and escalation needs are uncertain, so scenario probabilities and some ranges are moderately uncertain.
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