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SCP-903 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-903
Expected annual
$4.5M
One-time setup
$5.9M
Annual recurring
$4.4M
Personnel
37
Estimated one-time capital of $5,880,000 for portal hardening, destruction facilities, and contingency; ongoing annual operations of $4,420,000 driven primarily by security staffing, research personnel, and destruction/monitoring operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.9M
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#24] Contingency/emergency reserve fund allocation (lower-bound estimate $2,000,000).
Facilities $1.8M
[#3, #7, #9, #10] Heavy entrance doors (#3 $600k), tunnel remediation/waterproofing (#7 $200k), temporary fail-safe containment cell (#9 $250k), and dedicated destruction suite/facility buildout (#10 $750k).
Decommissioning Budget $1.0M
[#25] Long-term entombment / decommissioning budget (lower-bound estimate $1,000,000).
Equipment $580K
[#4, #6, #8, #11, #18, #19, #23] CCTV/hardware (#4 $100k), generator & UPS purchase/installation (#6 $150k), monorail refurb (#8 $50k), hazmat/PPE initial kit (#11 $50k), secure transport vehicle (#18 $80k), cybersecurity deployment (#19 $100k), environmental monitoring sensors (#23 $50k).
Mtf Specialized Gear And Initial Training $200K
[#2] Initial specialized gear/training for on-call rapid-response/MTF-style team (~$200k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#12] Forensic analysis and materials lab equipment (GC-MS, microscopy, etc.) one-time setup ($150k).
Legal Cover Story Setup $100K
[#16] One-time legal/cover-story setup and records management initialization (~$100k).
Training Program Setup $40K
[#17] Initial SOP/training curriculum and exercise setup (~$40k).
Archive Setup $10K
[#27] Secure archival setup for recovered notes and containment logs (~$10k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.4M/yr
Staff Wages $3.6M/yr
[#1, #2, #5, #13, #22] Permanent armed guards (15 × $60k +25% benefits ≈ $1,125,000), on-call rapid-response team (8 × $120k +25% ≈ $1,200,000), monitoring operators (6 × $55k +25% ≈ $412,500), research personnel (1 lead, 2 senior, 3 techs +25% ≈ $712,500), on-site maintenance staff (2 techs +25% ≈ $175,000).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal/cover-story budget, records management and compensations (~$200k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $175K/yr
[#5, #12, #13, #14] Monitoring software/licensing (#5 $20k/yr), forensic consumables/outsourced testing (#12 $25k/yr), research consumables/testing budget (#13 $100k/yr), additional testing consumables (#14 ~$30k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #20, #21, #23] Generator fuel/maintenance (#6 $30k/yr), tunnel inspections/repairs (#7 $10k/yr), monorail maintenance (#8 $20k/yr), containment cell maintenance (#9 $10k/yr), sensor maintenance (#20 $10k/yr), site utilities/energy (#21 $35k/yr), environmental sensor calibration (#23 $5k/yr).
Destruction Operations $60K/yr
[#10] Operation of destruction suite (fuel, operator) ~$50k/yr plus ash disposal/permitting ~$10k/yr.
Cybersecurity And It Maintenance $50K/yr
[#19, #20] Cybersecurity/server maintenance and secure backups (~$20k/yr) plus storage/cloud costs for sensor logs (~$30k/yr).
Medical And Psychological Support $50K/yr
[#15] Medical monitoring, biosurveillance, and psychological support (~$50k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr
[#11, #28] Hazmat consumables and replacement suits (~$20k/yr) and miscellaneous consumables/spares (~$20k/yr).
Hazardous Waste Disposal $30K/yr
[#26] Hazardous waste disposal and regulatory compliance (~$30k/yr midpoint estimate).
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#17] Recurring drills and refresher training (~$30k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#18] Secure transport vehicle fuel/maintenance (~$20k/yr). Driver salary optionally included in other staffing budgets.
Archival And Documentation $20K/yr
[#27] Ongoing secure archive operation and redundancy (~$20k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.4M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine retrievals/destructions handled within SOP.
scheduled testing routine retrievals no breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $4.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Small containment incident or unexpected retrieval that causes additional repairs, overtime, and legal/investigative costs.
emergency retrievals localized structural repair minor legal/compensation payouts
🚨 Major Breach $6.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or exposure requiring major repairs, large legal/compensation payouts, and extensive replacement of systems.
structural breach public exposure extensive equipment replacement
🚨 Decommissioning $7.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Decision to entomb/decommission the tunnel and terminate active operations, incurring major one-off civil works and remediation costs.
cost/risks deemed unacceptable policy decision to entomb major remediation project
👥 Personnel 37 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#1] 24/7 armed guards (15 full-time) to cover both entrances and shifts.
Rapid-Response / MTF Team 8 [#2] On-call specialized team for retrieval/destruction (8 personnel).
Monitoring Operator 6 [#5] Control-room operators for 24/7 monitoring (6 operators).
Research Scientist / Laboratory Staff 6 [#13] 1 lead, 2 senior researchers, 3 technicians dedicated to SCP-903 study.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#22] Two skilled maintenance technicians for doors, generator, monorail upkeep.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates were provided by the analyst with many explicit salary and capital numbers, but several items used ranges and midpoints (destruction suite cost, contingency/decommissioning choices), producing moderate overall uncertainty.
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