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SCP-8980 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8980
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
9
One-time setup dominated by contingency reserve and facility/equipment modifications (~$1.16M). Annual recurring costs are personnel-driven with significant cybersecurity, testing, and insurance needs (~$1.44M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Large Scale Coverup Reserve $600K
[#17] Contingency reserve for large-scale public cover-up, mass amnestics, settlements, or emergency operations.
Facilities $180K
[#1, #2, #9] Cell modifications, antechamber/locker bank fit-out, and paper archival vault buildout (incl. climate/fireproofing, permits, contractor labor).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#10] Air-gapped test environment and sacrificial hardware initial kit (dedicated test machines, forensic tools for destructive testing).
Equipment $122K
[#3, #8, #13] Mechanical/analogue documentation hardware (typewriter/microfilm/etc. initial purchase), non-electronic enrichment initial materials, and vehicle/transfer container purchase (equipment portion).
Initial Medical Evaluation $32K
[#7] Initial comprehensive medical/psychiatric/occupational-evaluation costs associated with containment entry.
Training Sop Development Initial $26K
[#5] One-time SOP/training development for non-electronic procedures, drills, mock transfers, and initial trainer fees.
Psychosocial Transition One Time $25K
[#21] One-time costs for vocational retraining and reintegration support if required.
Legal Setup $20K
[#15] One-time legal/HR setup and cover-story establishment costs.
Financial Setup One Time $5K
[#12] One-time setup for redundant non-digital financial arrangements (petty cash, voucher systems, secure cash storage).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $830K/yr
[#4] Annual salaries + benefits/overhead for containment team: 2senior researchers (combined FTE), 1 junior researcher, and 6 guards (3-shift coverage).
Research And Monitoring $302K/yr
[#10, #11, #18] Recurring costs for sacrificial hardware replacement/rebuilds, cybersecurity monitoring/forensic tool retention and analysts (budgeted here for tools/ops), and annual routine testing/research oversight.
Insurance And Liability $150K/yr
[#20] Annual insurance/policy premium or reserve for third-party claims and liability arising from corrupted transactions or disclosures.
Cover Story And Legal $78K/yr
[#12, #15, #16] Ongoing HR/legal/cover-story management, redundant financial operations (manual adjustments, bookkeeping), and routine small-scale amnestic/memetic response budget.
Supplies And Consumables $26K/yr
[#3, #6, #8, #19] Mechanical documentation consumables, meal provisioning and nutritionist consults, recurring enrichment replacements, and physical security/containment consumables (PPE, locks, paper, pens).
Logistics And Transport $18K/yr
[#13] Annual maintenance, training, and upkeep for transport vehicle/equipment and transfer readiness.
Electronics Replacement $15K/yr
[#14] Contingency budget for replacement/repair of collateral electronic failures affecting staff/devices.
Misc Contingency $12K/yr
[#22] Small miscellaneous recurring fund for courier expenses, minor repairs, replacement furniture, and ad-hoc costs.
Psychosocial Monitoring $6K/yr
[#21] Ongoing monitoring, counseling, and reintegration follow-up (post-transition ongoing cost).
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#9] Annual maintenance/storage costs for the paper archival vault (climate control, minor repairs).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; containment and routine monitoring proceed as planned.
routine_testing no_external_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized electronic corruption affecting a small number of devices or a limited disclosure requiring targeted response and repairs.
localized_data_corruption single_device_failure limited_disclosure
🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Large-scale data/financial breach or public scandal requiring mass amnestic operations, large legal settlements, and extended PR/containment operations.
mass_data_breach public_financial_scandal widespread_device_failures
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (senior) 2 Two senior researchers (combined FTE) assigned to containment as per staffing note [#4].
Research Scientist (junior) 1 One junior researcher assigned to day-to-day research/interaction tasks [#4].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Six guards for 24/7 coverage (2 per shift, 3 shifts) as specified in staffing note [#4].
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges; staffing and cybersecurity figures are relatively well-defined, but the anomaly-driven incident probabilities and contingency reserve needs are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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