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SCP-8994 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8994
Expected annual
$3.6M
One-time setup
$2.2M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
23
Estimated upfront capital/setup is approximately $2.17M (facility retrofit, HVAC, power, suits, IT, vehicles, contingency). Annual operating costs are roughly $3.45M driven primarily by specialized 24/7 staffing, prolonged medical care, legal/insurance, research, and HVAC/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M
Facilities $650K
[#1, #5] Containment room construction including sealed isolation chamber, decon showers, waterproofing and related structural/decon infrastructure (mid-range estimate).
Equipment $405K
[#2, #3, #4, #12] HVAC upgrade hardware and filtration (one-time hardware), backup generator/UPS, hazmat/Class 12.2 suits pool initial purchase, surveillance/access-control hardware.
Cover Story And Relations $350K
[#16] Initial cover-story/community relations and secrecy operations (lease concealment, buyouts/relocation, PR) one-time portion.
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#19] Containment breach contingency reserve and one-time emergency-response stockpile purchases.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#14] Initial research instrumentation (EM meters, spectrometers, neuroimaging rental/purchase) and lab setup for anomaly study.
Post Mortem Vaults $100K
[#18] One-time secure autopsy/post-mortem containment infrastructure or high-security vaulting capability for remains if required.
Transport Vehicles $90K
[#25] Purchase of dedicated secure transport vehicles (armoring/GPS-denial options as required).
It And Secure Storage $85K
[#26] Air-gapped servers, secure recordkeeping hardware, cryptographic protections initial setup.
Staff Recruitment Onboarding $30K
[#21] Initial specialized vetting, religious verification, background checks and onboarding costs.
Vestments And Mods $10K
[#22] One-time purchase and ergonomic modification of PPE-compatible religious vestments and mobile liturgical kits.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #11] Salaries and wages for priests/clerical consultants or dedicated clergy, medical staff for prolonged inpatient care, on-site psychologists/psychiatrists, 24/7 security staffing, and containment technicians.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#15, #16, #20] Recurring legal counsel, HR/compliance overhead for religious-access policies, ongoing cover-story maintenance/PR, and insurance/indemnity premiums or self-insurance reserve allocations.
Research And Monitoring $495K/yr
[#12, #14, #26, #27] Ongoing research budget (personnel and experiments), surveillance storage and maintenance, IT/air-gapped system maintenance, long-term data archival/transcription/analysis.
Hazard Pay $250K/yr
[#23] Recurring hazard pay and retention premiums for staff working under high-risk/religiously-restricted protocols.
Emergency Readiness $125K/yr
[#19] Recurring readiness and on-call rapid-response training, stockpile refresh, and readiness drills costs.
Supplies And Consumables $111K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #13, #17, #22] Hazmat consumables & spare filters, decon chemicals & waste disposal, holy-water production/storage supplies, medical pharmaceuticals & ongoing PPE consumables, hazardous waste handling, vestment replacements.
Facilities Maintenance $92K/yr
[#2, #3] HVAC continuous filtration operation and maintenance, generator/UPS fuel & maintenance, and general facility upkeep.
Psychological Aftercare $50K/yr
[#28] Ongoing therapy, compensation, relocation assistance and aftercare for exposed civilians and staff.
Administrative Overhead $50K/yr
[#30] Document control, classification handling, interdepartmental coordination and incidental administrative costs.
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#24] Regular multi-disciplinary drills (medical, decon, ritual protocol) and instructor/simulation costs.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#25] Vehicle maintenance, fuel, and secure specimen/logistics movement recurring costs.
Environmental Monitoring $25K/yr
[#29] Routine soil/water/air testing and monitoring of surrounding area; ongoing mitigation sampling.
Post Mortem Event Costs $20K/yr
[#18] Average annualized cost for occasional secure autopsy, corpse disposal rituals and event-driven containment of remains (annualized estimate).
Recruitment Refresher Training $10K/yr
[#21] Recurring refresher training, ongoing vetting and specialized training for new hires.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with ongoing containment, staffing, research and maintenance but no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_breach_or_major_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $4.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring ICU-level care for the possessed subject, limited contamination remediation and extra legal/PR work.
intensive_ICU_care small_scale_contamination additional_legal_actions
🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or community exposure triggering large-scale remediation, litigation, heavy secrecy operations and multi-month medical/legal response.
containment_breach community_exposure major_litigation_and_remediation
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#10] 24/7 guarded access requiring 6–8 guards to cover three shifts; count set to 8 for redundancy and rapid-response capability.
Containment Technician 5 [#11] 24/7 technicians for monitoring, suit ops, decon, sample handling; mid-range staffing.
Medical Officer / Nurses 6 [#8] Medical staff to manage prolonged possession inpatient care (physician, nurses, ICU resources); headcount represents full-time equivalents needed for continuous care.
Priest / Chaplain (consultant or dedicated) 2 [#7] Two dedicated clergy/chaplains or equivalent consulting FTEs prioritized for Abrahamic/Roman Catholic rites.
Psychologist / Psychiatrist 2 [#9] On-site clinicians for pre/post-interaction exams and ongoing mental-health screening.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed itemized ranges allowing mid-range estimates, but many items (length/intensity of medical care, litigation/insurance outcomes, breach probability) are highly uncertain, producing medium confidence.
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