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SCP-1091 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1091
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$3.3M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
19
Initial setup costs are approximately $3.33M driven by facility hardening, specialized equipment, and establishing a contingency reserve; annual baseline operating costs are approximately $2.53M driven by security staffing, ongoing monitoring/research, and facility maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.3M
Equipment $1.1M
[#2, #3, #5, #7, #8, #9, #13] RF-isolated microphone/fiber-optic feed and installation, initial recording/archival systems, guard equipment purchase, RF sensor network and DF kits, MTF kit-out for 2–3 teams, vehicles/drones/DF vans purchase, and a budgeted initial campaign for device examination/engineering tooling. Sum of midpoints for each equipment line.
Contingency Reserve Establishment $1.0M
[#24] One-time establishment of an immediate-use contingency/recall reserve (recommended minimum per analyst notes).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $762K
[#11, #12] Initial R&D program startup (labor, prototypes) and specialized forensic/spectrum analysis lab instruments (high-end analyzers, digitizers, software).
Facilities $503K
[#1, #6, #14, #15, #23] Construction/retrofit of a multi-stage Faraday containment room, checkpoint hardware (magnetic lockers/turnstiles/RF scanners), backup generator/ATS/UPS installation, HVAC/vibration-isolation/EMI-stable utilities, and secure evidence storage setup. Midpoint aggregate of line-item estimates.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#4, #8, #7, #18] Annual wages and benefits for containment security (12 guards + supervisor) and core operational staff (researchers/analysts/operators) required to maintain 24/7 operations and readiness.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#10, #19, #20, #21] Annual budget for legal retainers, incident insurance budgets, PR/cover organization maintenance, and liaison/coordination contingency planning.
Facilities Maintenance $288K/yr
[#5, #14, #15, #16, #25] Annual maintenance, fuel and service for backup power, HVAC and vibration systems, Faraday shielding inspections/certification, and site overhead/property-related recurring costs.
Research And Monitoring $275K/yr
[#3, #11, #12, #18] Ongoing R&D program operational costs (non-salary program expenses), storage & software licenses for recording/forensics, compute resources, and non-payroll monitoring budgets.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#8, #9] Readiness/standby costs for mobile search-and-recovery teams, vehicles/drones maintenance and operational logistics.
Active Rf Operations $175K/yr
[#7] Operators/analysts and recurring software/service costs to run continuous RF monitoring, automated detection, and direction-finding operations.
Screening Staffing Enforcement $80K/yr
[#6] Recurring staffing and enforcement costs for entry checkpoints, handheld RF detector staffing, and visitor/contractor screening to maintain the 200 m exclusion.
Contingency Reserve Maintenance $50K/yr
[#24] Annual cost to maintain/refresh the contingency reserve fund and rapid-disbursement readiness.
Training And Psych Support $40K/yr
[#17] Annual training, psychological support services for exposed staff, and periodic clearance/psych screening budgets.
Recording Storage Licenses $30K/yr
[#3, #12] Encrypted storage, backup retention, and forensic tool licenses for continuous multichannel recording/analysis.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#22, #5] Consumables and small tools (shielded cabling, batteries, PPE, RF absorbers) and small annual replacements for guard gear/equipment.
Guard Equipment Maintenance $8K/yr
[#5] Annual replacement/maintenance of body armor, weapons, radios (where permitted), and entry screening equipment.
Rf Isolation Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance/calibration of RF-isolated audio feed hardware and optical isolation components.
Incident Deployment Cost Estimate $0/yr
[#8] Per-incident full-deployment recall operation costs (equipment/lift/consumables) are contingent; captured in scenario estimates rather than annualized here.
Aviation Per Incident Estimate $0/yr
[#9] Helicopter/air support hourly costs are per-incident contingencies; handled in scenario costing.
Compensation And Legal Per Incident Estimate $0/yr
[#10] Compensation/legal contingency for property destruction or public liabilities is per-incident and reflected in incident scenarios.
Communications Blackout Coordination Per Incident $0/yr
[#20] One-off coordination and potential fines/liabilities for area shutdown/jamming are contingency/per-incident and appear in scenario estimates.
Evidence Handling Per Incident $0/yr
[#23] Per-incident evidence transport, storage, and destruction costs (chain-of-custody workflows) are captured in scenarios when incidents occur.
Infrastructure Compromise Contingency $0/yr
[#26] Low-probability, very-high-impact costs (economic losses, national coordination) are modeled as catastrophic scenarios rather than recurring line items.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
87.8% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, research, and staffing costs only.
no_transfers_outside_containment routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$970K vs baseline
Single-device transfer detected and localized; MTF deployment and limited recall/destruction within a localized area with modest compensation/legal work.
localized_transfer single recall operation
🚨 Major Recall Operation $7.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Large urban recall/search operation with substantial property compensation, extended MTF deployment and significant legal/PR costs.
widespread_transfer urban recall and compensation
🚨 Infrastructure Compromise $502.5M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline
SCP-1091 impacts major broadcast or telecom infrastructure requiring national-level responses, shutdowns, and massive economic remediation.
backbone_infection nation-scale containment
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#4] Twelve FTE armed guards to maintain three-person posts continuously (12 FTE covers rotation/vacation).
Security Supervisor / Manager 1 [#4] Supervisor/manager for the guard contingent and site security operations.
Research Scientist 2 [#11] Senior researchers and RF engineers for ongoing R&D and countermeasure development.
Signal Analyst / Research Technician 2 [#3, #18] Analysts for continuous audio/digital-mode decoding, forensic review, and translation.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#7, #14, #15] Technician/engineer responsible for RF monitoring nodes, generator/UPS, HVAC, and Faraday maintenance coordination.
Administrative Staff 1 [#25] Administrative/site coordination and liaison for legal/PR and contractor management.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling midpoint estimates, but large ranges on recall/compensation and low-probability infrastructure failures produce moderate uncertainty.
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