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SCP-956 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-956
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$12.1M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
15
Initial capital costs driven by contingency reserves, lab upgrades, and heavy equipment (incinerator, generator, cryostorage, robotics). Recurring yearly costs driven by staff wages, perimeter security, research/testing budgets, and ongoing maintenance/consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.1M
Mass Incident Contingency Reserve $5.5M
[#30] Contingency reserve for mass-incident scenarios (midpoint of $1M–$10M).
Insurance Liability Reserve $2.8M
[#21] Insurance / liability reserve set-aside (midpoint of $500k–$5M reserve).
Legal Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#20] Contingency legal reserve for lawsuits, subpoena response and major PR/legal actions (midpoint of $500k–$2M contingency).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M
[#11, #12] Medical/pathology lab upgrades to BSL-2+/BSL-3 and buildout (#11); research equipment and initial consumable stock/bench setup for histology/sequencing etc. (#12).
Equipment $920K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #10, #17, #18] Environmental/HVAC modifications and inert fire-suppression hardware (#2); cryostorage/freezer capital (#3); redundant power/emergency generator (#4); on-site incinerator capital (#5); CCTV/sensors/access-control hardware (#6); robotic handling/manipulators (#10); secure evidence/sample catalog initial system (#17); armored/refrigerated vehicle purchase (#18).
Facilities $540K
[#1, #7, #26, #28] Secure containment cell construction/modification (#1); perimeter installation/land-control and signage (#7); initial pediatric-protective physical mitigations/outreach installation (#26); wastewater/decontamination system installation (#28).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#8, #9, #11] Security personnel 24/7 coverage and supervisors (example 8 personnel) (#8); specialized containment/incident response team (2–6 staff, modeled at 4) (#9); pathology staffing (pathologist + technicians) (#11).
Research And Monitoring $350K/yr
[#24, #25, #19] Specialized testing and program budgets for controlled experiments (#24); per-test destruction/verification/ash testing budget (#25); environmental monitoring and emissions compliance (#19).
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#20] Ongoing legal, cover-story, public-relations, and local-government liaison budget (excludes one-time contingency reserve) (#20).
Perimeter Security Contracts $275K/yr
[#7] Guarded patrols and contracted perimeter enforcement (annual guarded patrols/outsourced enforcement cost).
Supplies And Consumables $186K/yr
[#12, #13, #22] Recurring reagents and consumables for research (#12); PPE, biosecurity supplies and replacement (#13); consumable disposal and biohazard waste contract (#22).
Containment Auditing And Reviews $110K/yr
[#29] Periodic external audits, independent reviews, and capital upgrade cycle budget.
Facilities Maintenance $88K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #10, #17, #23, #28] HVAC/environmental control maintenance and negative-pressure systems (#2); cryostorage electricity/maintenance (#3); generator fuel and maintenance (#4); incinerator operating/compliance costs (#5); CCTV monitoring and storage costs (#6); robotic systems maintenance (#10); evidence/sample system maintenance (#17); energy costs for continuous systems included here (#23); wastewater system operation (#28).
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#14] Annual training, simulation drills, SOP development and recurrent staff training for containment, medics and security.
Archive Storage $30K/yr
[#27] Long-term refrigerated/dry storage costs for retained deceased transformed subjects (per-unit annual fees multiplied by expected retained units).
Pediatric Protective Measures $30K/yr
[#26] Ongoing enforcement, outreach, biometric screening upkeep and community liaison to prevent minors approaching the activation radius.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#18] Vehicle operational costs, refrigerated/armored transport, secure courier per-move operational costs (annualized estimate) (#18).
Mental Health And Staff Care $18K/yr
[#16] Trauma counseling and staff care services annual budget.
Victim Handling $12K/yr
[#15] Annualized budget for autopsy/forensic handling, preservation or disposal of immobilized victims (per-incident estimate annualized; mid-range assumed ~1 incident/year).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.9M/yr
95.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; steady operations, scheduled research and maintenance only.
no breaches routine testing only normal staffing and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.2M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized incident (single unauthorized child exposure, freezer failure, or small containment lapse) requiring emergency response, additional testing/disposal and PR/legal activity.
unauthorized minor exposure localized equipment failure small-scale incineration & legal/PR response
🚨 Major Breach $7.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or multiple simultaneous activations leading to mass creation of SCP-956-1 requiring emergency mass-incineration, large-scale medical/legal response and extended public-cover operations.
mass activation / multiple victims facility-wide containment failure extensive public exposure / litigation
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#8] 24/7 guards and supervisors (example staffing: 6guards + 2 supervisors).
Specialized Containment Team 4 [#9] Containment/incident response team (modeled mid-range of 2–6 personnel).
Research Scientist / Pathologist & Lab Technicians 3 [#11] Pathologist + lab technicians to operate pathology suite and process samples.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges; estimates use midpoints and reasonable annualization assumptions. Significant uncertainty remains around incident frequency, scale of research programs, and chosen reserve policies, so precision is moderate.
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