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SCP-8948 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8948
Expected annual
$6.4M
One-time setup
$9.1M
Annual recurring
$6.3M
Personnel
33
One-time capital costs (~$9.08M) driven by property acquisition, hush-reserve and facility buildout; annual recurring costs (~$6.34M/yr) driven by staffing, long-term replacement, incident reserves and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.1M
Facilities $4.3M
[#1, #4, #14, #25] Property acquisition/title consolidation, perimeter fencing/gates, on-site secure building buildout, and contingency for structural-alteration/demolition refusal.
Hush Payments Reserve $2.8M
[#3] One-time reserve for NDAs, settlements and hush payments to families/neighbours.
Equipment $1.1M
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #15, #16, #17, #23] CCTV/thermal/IR installation, acoustic sensors, environmental sensors, remote-surveillance drones/robots, backup power hardware, vehicles fleet purchase, secure servers and archival hardware (one-time installs/equipment).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $812K
[#11, #13, #26] High-precision LiDAR/photogrammetry/compute cluster, forensic/evidence lab kit and secure vault, and initial classified R&D/prototyping funds.
Training Sop Development $62K
[#22] One-time curriculum and SOP development for safe-entry procedures and initial training materials.
Personnel Health Safety Kit $48K
[#20] Initial hazmat/PPE kits and decontamination equipment.
Front Company Setup $25K
[#2] Front company incorporation and initial legal/accounting setup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.3M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#5, #6, #12, #29] Permanent security staff (24/7), specialist response team rotation, scientific research team salaries, and dedicated family-liaison/archive staff (salaries + benefits).
Long Term Replacement $1.4M/yr
[#27] Lifecycle replacement and upgrade plan (~15% of one-time capital per year based on initial capital outlay).
Contingency Reserve $826K/yr
[#30] Annual contingency reserve for unforeseen classified operations, legal crises and anomaly escalation (~15% of baseline operating budget).
Incident Response Fund $600K/yr
[#21] Annual reserved budget for unplanned search/retrieval operations, emergency extraction and surge response.
Cover Story And Legal $422K/yr
[#2, #18, #19, #24, #28] Front company annual maintenance/filings, legal representation/liaison, local community management/PR cover, insurance/taxes/municipal fees, and psychological operations/misinformation campaigns.
Classified R&D $175K/yr
[#26] Ongoing bespoke device development and prototyping for topology-mapping and sensor platforms.
Research And Monitoring $145K/yr
[#11, #13] Ongoing compute/storage for 3D mapping/topology research and forensic/evidence processing operations.
Facilities Maintenance $138K/yr
[#14, #15] On-site facility operations/maintenance and backup generator fuel/maintenance.
Personnel Healthcare Counseling $88K/yr
[#20] Ongoing medical surveillance, counseling and healthcare costs for staff exposed to anomalous effects.
Data Security And It Services $65K/yr
[#17] Managed secure communications, off-site backups, encrypted servers and 24/7 cyber monitoring services.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#16] Vehicle fuel, maintenance and insurance for fleet operations.
Surveillance Maintenance $55K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Camera/storage costs, acoustic sensor maintenance and environmental sensor consumables/calibration.
Robotics Maintenance $50K/yr
[#10] Maintenance, spare parts and replacement cycles for tethered drones, ground robots and interior remote-surveillance fleet.
Records Archival $30K/yr
[#23] Secure long-term digital/physical archive storage and maintenance.
Training Drills $25K/yr
[#22] Recurring costs for drills, SOP refreshers and cross-training exercises.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.3M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with passive monitoring, scheduled maintenance and no major incidents or large settlements.
no_incident routine_maintenance scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $6.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small-scale breach or disappearance requiring MTF response, overtime, limited equipment loss/repair and small hush payments.
limited_entry_attempt localized_equipment_damage small_settlements
🚨 Major Retrieval Operation $8.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Large-scale research/retrieval operation or significant public exposure requiring air support, specialized contractors, large hush settlements and major equipment mobilization.
large_scale_retrieval_attempt major_breach_or_exposure multi-agency_response
👥 Personnel 33 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#5] On-site 24/7 security FTEs (including roving patrols and gate control), approximated from cited 12–18 FTEs.
Specialist Response Team / MTF Agent 6 [#6] Rotational anomalous-response personnel called for incidents; rostered specialists (rotation rather than full-time on-site).
Research Scientist 4 [#12] Core scientific research staff (topologists, physicists, architects) drawn from the cited 3–6 researchers.
Technician / Field Specialist 3 [#11, #13] Technical staff for LiDAR/photogrammetry, robot operation and forensic sample processing.
Administrative Staff / Family Liaison 2 [#2, #29] Front-company administrative support and dedicated family-liaison/archive personnel.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#15, #16] Facilities, generator and vehicle maintenance staff.
Medical Officer 1 [#14, #20] On-call medical support for triage, decontamination and staff health monitoring.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, but property acquisition price and contingency spending are highly variable and scenario-dependent; estimates use midpoint selections and percentage-based reserves, so uncertainty remains.
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