SCP-1138 — SCP-1138 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1138 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1138

Expected annual

$1.1M

One-time setup

$717K

Annual recurring

$1.0M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup ≈ $717,000 driven largely by a discretionary contingency/black fund and equipment/hardening; recurring annual costs ≈ $1,047,000 driven by staff wages, monitoring/forensics reserves, legal/PR/insurance, and rapid-response logistics.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $717K

Contingency Escalation Fund One Time $500K

[#24] Initial discretionary "black" contingency reserve for escalations, buyouts, emergency research and covert operations.

Equipment $113K

[#1, #3, #6, #15] High-security safe and biometric/time locks, access-control system initial setup, AEDs and training hardware, remote-observation hardware (cameras, fiber viewers).

Facilities $44K

[#2, #10, #15] Office hardening (reinforced door, mantrap, CCTV infrastructure), archival room modifications and room-level hardening for observing suite.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K

[#16] Research lab buildout and research-grade equipment, data acquisition and IRB/oversight startup costs.

Personnel Screening Initial $20K

[#4] Initial background and philosophical-conviction screening for ~20 potential readers (one-time initial screens).

Sop Development $10K

[#17] One-time SOP development and legal vetting.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr

Research And Monitoring $198K/yr

[#3, #5, #11, #14, #16] Access-control licensing/support, ongoing psychological monitoring and counseling per reading events, news/social-media monitoring analyst/contract costs, forensics/cleanup reserve, and recurring research project consumables and data storage.

Insurance And Compensation $150K/yr

[#18] Insurance premium and indemnity/worker-compensation reserve reflecting a recognized lethal hazard.

Staff Wages $125K/yr

[#7, #20] Salaries for designated researcher (0.2-0.5 FTE), administrative support, plus additional FTE overhead for rotation and cross-training.

Logistics And Transport $110K/yr

[#12, #23] Rapid-recovery/containment deployment fund (domestic/international contingencies) and routine secure transport/armored courier budgets.

Mortuary And Bereavement Reserve $100K/yr

[#19] Annual reserve for mortuary costs, bereavement payments, and discreet next-of-kin handling.

Contingency Fund Replenish $100K/yr

[#24] Annual replenishment target for discretionary contingency fund as used.

Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr

[#13, #21, #25] Legal retainers and counsel for suppression/HR/privacy/compliance plus PR/mitigation retainer and small annual campaign budgets.

Security Personnel $90K/yr

[#8] Guard/escort staffing costs to enforce access rules (2 guards baseline; variable by coverage).

Medical Readiness $50K/yr

[#6] Contracted ambulance/paramedic standby, ongoing training, and AED maintenance/refresh reserves.

Covert Acquisition Fund $10K/yr

[#22] Annual budget for covert purchase/retrieval of surfaced versions from third parties (small incidents).

Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr

[#9] Archival storage consumables and minor publishing/archiving overhead for monthly-article workflow.

Sop Training $6K/yr

[#17] Annual refresher trainings, drills, and legal vetting updates for SOPs and non-dispute protocols.

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#2, #10] Maintenance for hardened office, CCTV upkeep and archival room maintenance/storage subscriptions.

Personnel Screening Recurring $5K/yr

[#4] Recurring/new-hire re-screens and periodic reassessments (~$500/person as needed).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr

93.8% probability / year

Normal year with no major public resurfacing or fatalities; routine containment, monitoring, training, and reserves funded.

no_public_reappearance routine_operations_only

🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline

Localized public resurfacing or a small containment lapse requiring a domestic retrieval, modest legal/PR response, and travel.

domestic_reappearance small_public_claims

🚨 Major Incident $1.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline

Significant public exposure or international reappearance requiring cross-border recovery, substantial legal/PR suppression, forensic response and at least one fatality-level claim requiring compensation.

international_reappearance legal_suppression_campaign fatality_or_major_claims

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $2.5M/yr

0.2% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Widespread public exposure, multiple fatalities or large-scale litigation/PR crisis forcing use of large contingency funds and emergency research.

widespread_media_exposure multiple_fatalities large_legal_settlements

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	[#7] Primary designated researcher responsible for monthly article (0.2-0.5 FTE assigned).
Administrative Staff	1	[#7] Admin support for archiving, scheduling, and recordkeeping (0.1-0.2 FTE).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#8] Guard/escort staff to enforce access rules and cover shifts.
Monitoring Analyst / OSINT Analyst	1	[#11] News and social-media monitoring analyst or equivalent contracted capacity.
Medical Officer / Paramedic (contracted/on-call)	1	[#6] Contracted paramedic/ambulance standby capacity for rapid medical response.
Reader Pool / Trained Familiarizers	8	[#5, #20] Rotating pool of trained personnel who familiarize themselves with the monthly article to avoid repeated exposure of the same individuals.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide many discrete line items and ranges so estimates are informed but incident-driven costs (legal suppression, black-budget responses, fatalities) are highly uncertain; ranges were midpoint-based where needed.

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