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SCP-985 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-985
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$970K
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
14
Initial capital outlay is roughly $970,000 driven by lab buildout, containment lockers, vehicle purchase, and insurance seed funds; steady-state annual operating costs are approximately $2.41 million driven mainly by staff wages, contingency/reserve allocations, airport compensation, and legal/PR budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $970K
Insurance Reserve $250K
[#27] One-time insurance/liability reserve to seed insurance and legal defense contingency.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#16] Research lab setup for analysis (wet/dry benches, fume hood, X-ray, remote manipulators, shielding).
Facilities $190K
[#7, #10] Physical lockdown/hardening modifications (#7) and lead-lined storage/secure lockers and vault (#10).
Equipment $115K
[#2, #3, #8, #11] CCTV system (#2), video servers/backups initial purchase (#3), power redundancy/generator/UPS installation (#8), radioactive/materials monitoring gear (#11).
Legal And Pr Initiation $100K
[#22] One-time portion of legal/PR/cover-story initiation and false-records setup.
Secure Transport Vehicle $80K
[#20] Purchase and conversion of shielded courier/transport van.
Hazmat Ppe And Decon $20K
[#13] Personal protective equipment, decon station and initial hazmat supplies.
Training And Sop Development $15K
[#25] One-time SOP development and initial personnel training package.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5, #6, #17] Continuous live monitoring staff (~5 observers) (#5), on-call reserve/lockdown response team (security + ops) (#6), ongoing research staff (2 scientists + 1 technician) (#17).
Contingency Reserve $500K/yr
[#23] Reserve allocation for major lockdown/incident compensation (airline compensation, mass reticketing, lost revenue).
Airport Compensation $250K/yr
[#1] Annual fee/compensation to airport authorities for exclusive access, rerouting passengers, covert agreements and goodwill payments.
Research And Monitoring $180K/yr
[#18, #19, #30] Research consumables & instrument service contracts (#18), daily conveyor/item scanning & sample swabbing (technician time & consumables) (#19), containment breach modeling & mitigation R&D (#30).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#22] Recurring legal, PR, information-control budget for retainers, settlements, and liaison payments.
Archival And Records $60K/yr
[#24] Archival/records & case management staff and secure IT for redaction and FOIA suppression handling.
Medical Treatment Fund $50K/yr
[#15] Medical treatment fund for accidental injuries and emergency care for civilians and staff.
Insurance Premium $50K/yr
[#27] Annual insurance premium and administrative costs for liability/defense fund.
Hazmat Operations $30K/yr
[#14] Hazmat team operational costs & disposals, incineration/low-level radioactive waste fees, emergency cleanup callouts.
Communications And Retrieval $30K/yr
[#29] Communications team to contact mistaken civilians, coordinate retrievals and provide cover stories.
Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr
[#9, #28] Generator maintenance and fuel (#9) and long-term conveyor/site mechanical servicing (#28).
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#12, #26] Calibration/consumables/replacement detectors (#12) and routine consumables & small equipment (batteries, seals, gloves, replacement cameras) (#26).
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#21] Transport operation and vehicle upkeep (fuel, driver, insurance, maintenance).
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#25] Annual drills, refreshers and audit costs.
Video Storage And It Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4] Ongoing video storage hosting, IT maintenance, licensing, patching and sysadmin time.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; all recurring programs continue as budgeted.
steady production of SCP-985-1 at manageable rate no major contamination events airport cooperation maintained
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Single contaminated or hazardous SCP-985-1 item causes a short lockdown, targeted cleanup, small settlements and overtime.
isolated hazardous item causes localized lockdown limited public exposure or minor injuries
🚨 Major Lockdown $3.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Full terminal or multi-section lockdown due to a hazardous SCP-985-1 item causing infrastructure damage, widespread compensation and extended cleanup.
large-scale contamination or mechanical damage multiple injuries and prolonged terminal closure
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Severe destructive event (as per Addendum 985-003) causing deaths, major infrastructure loss, long-term shutdown and large liability exposure.
release of destructive anomalous material from SCP-985-1 fatalities, large-scale terminal damage, long-term exposure
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Observer / Monitoring Technician 5 [#5] ~5 full-time observers to provide 24/7 live-feed monitoring, shift coverage and leave.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] On-call reserve/lockdown rapid response team comprising armed security and ops personnel.
Research Scientist 2 [#17] Two research scientists dedicated to analysis and experiments on SCP-985-1.
Laboratory Technician 1 [#17] One technician supporting lab operations, sample processing and daily scanning.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item cost estimates are reasonably well-specified by analyst notes (salaries, hardware, reserves), but frequency of production, hazard severity, and potential scale-up or relocation uncertainties justify a medium confidence rating.
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