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SCP-915 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-915
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$623K
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
15
One-time startup capital is moderate (~$623,000) driven by construction, instrumentation, spares and transport; recurring annual costs are substantial (~$1.95M/yr) driven primarily by personnel (research + security), legal/cover, maintenance and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $623K
Facilities $300K
[#1] Containment room construction, reinforced vault, HVAC, electrical routing and hard anchor points.
Equipment $236K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #23] Site power hardware/UPS/isolation transformer; anchor and winch system; tether kits and PPE; video/audio/vitals monitoring suite; air-gapped servers and tamper-evident logging hardware; control computers and spares; medical kit; emergency extraction gear; initial spare parts/tooling; specialized spare parts inventory; tapestry repair tools; cybersecurity hardware/hardening.
Transport And Relocation $40K
[#19] Custom crate, crane/rigging, climate-controlled transport, permits and escorts for relocation if required.
Security Clearance Initial $25K
[#21] Initial vetting and background checks budget for authorized personnel.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $22K
[#8] Benchmarking/test software development and initial licensing adaptation for standardized computational tests.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#9, #10] Lead researcher, research scientists, technicians, safety officer and security staff (research salaries + guarded operations).
Miscellaneous Contingency $200K/yr
[#26] Reserve for unpredictable replacement parts, legal fines, overtime and emergency response (recommended 10–20% of annual budget).
Research And Monitoring $127K/yr
[#5, #6, #8, #24, #25] Monitoring suite maintenance; data storage/tape rotation/off-site vaulting; benchmarking licensing/updates; recurring research budget for computation experiments; archival and compliance auditing.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#20] Legal counsel retainer, cover-story/front company operations and FOIA suppression contingency.
Insurance And Liability $65K/yr
[#22] Site liability insurance, special-risk riders and reserve for claims.
Mechanical Maintenance Contract $30K/yr
[#13] Specialist machinist and conservator maintenance contract for moving parts and tapestry conservation.
Medical And Emergency Services $23K/yr
[#11, #12] On-call paramedic/physician retainer and rescue team training/maintenance.
Psychological Services $20K/yr
[#17] Pre/post-exposure screening, routine counseling and trauma support for staff.
Personnel Training And Drills $18K/yr
[#16] Rope-safety, confined-space entry, rescue drills, simulator sessions and psychological prep training.
Cybersecurity Operations $18K/yr
[#23] Ongoing hardening, intrusion detection, audit trail operations and air-gap enforcement.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#18] Gloves, solvents, lubricants, batteries, tape, forms and small consumables.
Spare Parts Replenishment $5K/yr
[#14] Replenishment of pistons/actuators, micro-motors, bearings, seals and long-lead fasteners.
Security Clearance Rechecks $5K/yr
[#21] Periodic rechecks and security administration for authorized personnel.
Tapestry Maintenance $4K/yr
[#15] Ongoing tapestry repair and conservator time.
Tether And Anchor Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3, #4] Periodic load-testing/calibration of winch and anchor; replacement of tether consumables.
Site Power And Electrical Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2] Electricity for dedicated circuits and UPS maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine research, maintenance and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment incident (e.g., tether severing, minor injury, equipment damage) requiring emergency response, replacement parts and legal/admin overtime.
cord_severed localized_injury minor_equipment_failure
🚨 Major Breach $4.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or prolonged loss/exposure (researcher lost/subjective time, public exposure) requiring site surge, relocation, large repairs and legal/PR remediation.
extended_containment_failure public_exposure prolonged_internal_anomaly
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Lead Researcher 1 Principal investigator (e.g., Dr. Foudray).
Research Scientist 3 Full-time research scientists (2–3 per notes).
Technician 2 Exploration support, rope management and equipment handling.
Safety Officer 1 On-duty safety/supervision for interior explorations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 Total guarded security staff across shifts (6–8 personnel as noted).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and realistic ranges for hardware, personnel and recurring budgets enabling a medium-confidence estimate; remaining uncertainty stems from SCP anomalous behaviors (time/causality/memetic risks) which could substantially increase costs if discovered.
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