SCP-1102 — SCP-1102 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1102 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1102

Expected annual

$17.8M

One-time setup

$14.6M

Annual recurring

$17.2M

Personnel

210

Initial capital outlay is roughly $14.6M driven by bases, land purchases and vehicles/drones; recurring annual costs ~ $17.2M driven primarily by staffing, rapid-response reserve replenishment, surveillance and sociological/cover operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $14.6M

Facilities $6.0M

[#7, #15] Includes construction/lease/setup of forward operating bases and targeted land acquisition/easements for key hotspots.

Equipment $4.6M

[#4, #6, #8, #9, #17, #19, #20] Vehicles/transport fleet purchase, drone & sensor initial deployment, containment kits, mobile lab trailer, weather station installs, IT hardware and initial energy hardware.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.5M

[#10, #22] Initial necropsy/forensics lab setup plus reserve funding for a focused long-term research campaign.

Front Company Startup $275K

[#14] Start-up costs for front businesses and legal structures used as covers.

Initial Mythcrafting Campaign $175K

[#11] One-time creative/content campaign to seed local mythologies and cover narratives.

Training Curriculum $60K

[#18] Initial development of capture/necropsy/cover training curriculum.

Initial Vetting $45K

[#27] Initial background checks and vetting infrastructure setup.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.2M/yr

Staff Wages $8.4M/yr

[#1, #2, #3, #11] Regional command/admin/legal staff, front-line operatives, retained rapid-response retainer, and sociologist/folklorist salaries (annual fully burdened).

Major Event Reserve Replenishment $3.5M/yr

[#21] Annual replenishment of a reserve intended to cover rare large-scale 'Resurrection Woods' events (planning for $2–5M/yr replenishment).

Amnestic And Witness Management $1.1M/yr

[#13] Annual budget for amnestic treatments, medical care, temporary relocations and witness stipends (25–100 treatments scale assumed).

Cover Story And Legal $538K/yr

[#14, #25, #26] Ongoing front-company operations, public affairs/mythcrafting upkeep and budget for legal contingencies/settlements.

Helicopter Charter Retainer $500K/yr

[#5] Annual charter/retainer for aviation access (baseline chosen over ownership in this cost posture).

Research And Monitoring $470K/yr

[#6, #10, #17] Drone/sensor data processing and maintenance, research consumables, and weather/analytics subscriptions.

Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr

[#7, #15] Utilities, lease upkeep and easement/lease continuation costs for bases and controlled parcels.

Informant And Agent Payments $350K/yr

[#12] Retainers and ad-hoc payments to local agents, cemetery workers and tip networks.

Logistics And Transport $300K/yr

[#28] Travel, lodging, per-diems and operational transport costs for field teams.

Vehicle Maintenance $300K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, fuel and upkeep for pickup trucks, ATVs, trailers and recovery equipment.

Wellness And Turnover $285K/yr

[#23] Counseling, EAP programs and hiring/turnover reserve for field personnel.

Training And Exercises $225K/yr

[#18] Annual capture/necropsy/cover operation training and exercises.

It Hosting And Soc $185K/yr

[#19] Secure hosting, SOC operations, encrypted comms subscriptions and GIS/data storage costs.

Biohazard Baseline $175K/yr

[#9] Baseline mobile biohazard/cleanup budget and contracts for corpse/site disposal.

Supplies And Consumables $160K/yr

[#8, #24] Consumable PPE, sedatives, nets replacement and general small-item replenishment.

Environmental Remediation $125K/yr

[#16] Repairing/disturbing ground, reseeding vegetation and scene concealment budget for routine incidents.

Energy Maintenance $90K/yr

[#20] Fuel, generator maintenance and battery replacements for remote power systems.

Vetting And Security Clearances $50K/yr

[#27] Annual background reinvestigations, polygraphs and clearance maintenance.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.2M/yr

72.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine patrols, monitoring, sociological operations, and reserve replenishment but no major incidents.

no_major_outbreak routine_surveillance regular_training

🚨 Minor Incident $17.8M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Localized outbreak or small-scale manifestation requiring rapid-response mobilization and limited cleanup/amnestics.

local_outbreak small_mass_of_entities several_witnesses

🚨 Major Event Response $29.7M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$12.5M vs baseline

Large-scale 'Resurrection Woods' event over many km² requiring mass mobilization, helicopter lifts, mass corpse handling and intense media suppression.

km2-scale_manifestation mass_corpse_handling extensive_media_exposure

🚨 Research Scaleup $19.9M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$2.8M vs baseline

Restart or focused 12–24 month research campaign that requires concentrated funding for field seasons, PI-level hires and consumables.

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👥 Personnel 210 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Regional Command / Administrative Staff	15	Program director, operations officer, logistics, legal counsel, local liaisons, admin — year-round coordination. [#1]
Security Officer / MTF Agent (front-line operatives)	60	Full-time patrol and restraint teams operating nightly in cemeteries and hotspots. [#2]
Rapid-Response Reserve (on-call)	100	Retained cadre available for mobilization during outbreaks (retainer model). [#3]
Research Scientist	6	Forensics/necropsy, mass-spec, imaging and sample analysis support when research is active. [#10, #22]
Sociologist / Folklorist	5	Mythcrafting, community liaison and folklore analysis to prevent holistic awareness. [#11]
Engineer / Maintenance	8	Vehicle, generator, solar, and base maintenance technicians. [#4, #20]
Medical Officer / Biohazard Technician	4	Medical support, amnestic administration capability, and biohazard cleanup teams. [#9, #13]
IT / SOC Staff	3	Secure comms, server/SOC staffing and GIS/mapping. [#19]
Logistics / Drivers	7	Drivers, pilots (contracted), and logistics coordinators for field movements. [#4, #5, #28]
Administrative / Cover Operations Support	7	Staff managing front companies, PR, legal liaison and community investments. [#14, #25, #26]

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are order-of-magnitude and combine multiple optional strategies (charter vs ownership, size of retained reserve). Many inputs are ranges and depend heavily on chosen policy posture; mapping to canonical line items is complete but precise costs may vary materially with staffing and land-acquisition choices.

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