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SCP-1253 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1253
Expected annual
$5.9M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
21
Estimated one-time setup costs total approximately $1,410,000, primarily for containment units, lab fit-out, vehicles and emergency seed funding. Recurring annual costs are approximately $5,429,000/yr driven by MTF salaries, long-term child monitoring, covert cover-up operations, energy/HVAC and a program contingency.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Facilities $410K
[#3, #7] Forward operating post initial lease/renovation and construction/installation of humanoid containment units (sealed chambers, negative-pressure, observation, odor control).
Equipment $375K
[#4, #8, #10, #12, #18, #22, #29] Field vehicles and spares, HSM/digital locks install, CCTV/sensors install, cold-chain units, sedation/restraint kit, digital forensics tools, secure server hardware (one-time purchases).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#13, #14] BSL-2/3 lab fit-out and optional on-site sequencing platform purchase.
Emergency Seed Fund $200K
[#27] Seed emergency containment / rapid response fund to be held as reserve (one-time).
Amnestic Stockpile And Validation $75K
[#20] One-time stockpile validation and initial testing of Class-C agents and associated QA.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#1, #9, #19] MTF Omicron-19 deployed detachment salaries/benefits for 12 operatives, on-site armed guards/supervisor payroll, medical/amnestic clinic staff and overhead.
Child Monitoring And Support $1.0M/yr
[#23] Long-term surveillance, therapy, relocation/support for exposed minors (budget assumes ~50 children under active monitoring).
Contingency Overhead $800K/yr
[#30] Program contingency / overhead (recommended ~20% of operational budget to cover unforeseen expenses, inflation and surge costs).
Logistics And Transport $770K/yr
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #26] MTF travel/per-diem and relocation, vehicle maintenance/fuel, helicopter charters and mountain rescue charters, per-recovery operational logistics, secure hazardous transport/customs shipments.
Research And Monitoring $410K/yr
[#14, #15, #20, #24, #28] Routine sequencing/outsourcing and analyses, pathology/forensic testing budget, annual QA/replacement for amnestic stockpile, anthropological/linguistic field research, training/drills.
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#21, #25] Covert operations/cover-up budget (local cooperation, media suppression) and legal counsel / international compliance costs.
Facilities Maintenance $178K/yr
[#3, #11, #12, #29] Ongoing lease and secure safehouse costs, HVAC/power and maintenance, cold-chain power/maintenance, secure server operations.
Digital Forensics Ops $50K/yr
[#22] Per-incident and annual operations for digital forensics and media sanitization teams.
Supplies And Consumables $46K/yr
[#16, #17, #18] PPE and consumables, hazardous biological waste disposal, minimal recurring consumables for sedation/restraint systems.
Security Systems And Access Maintenance $25K/yr
[#8, #10] Recurring maintenance and crypto/secure-access operations for HSM and site security systems (CCTV, sensors, locks).
Emergency Reserve Replenishment $0/yr
[#27] Contingent replenishment of emergency containment / rapid response fund as-needed; baseline assumes no scheduled annual replenishment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled recoveries (~4), routine monitoring and no major incidents.
routine recoveries no mass mobilization steady political environment
🚨 Minor Incident $5.9M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Elevated tempo year with increased recoveries, extra helicopter charters and larger amnestic operations.
multiple recoveries (>4) localized unrest short-term surge in exposed subjects
🚨 Major Escalation $25.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Mass event / political instability causing many simultaneous instance movements, mass child mobilizations and international exposure requiring major emergency response.
mass mobilization of instances/children political collapse or regional war large-scale media exposure
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 Permanent regional MTF detachment (salaries and benefits) per note #1.
Security Officer (Site Guards / Supervisor) 7 On-site armed guard coverage and supervisor salaries per note #9.
Medical Officer 2 Medical/amnestic clinic staff counted within medical staffing costs per note #19 (includes administration and follow-up).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are aggregated from detailed analyst line items and reflect known cost drivers (MTF salaries, child monitoring, cover operations). Significant uncertainty remains around incident frequency, caseload of exposed minors, and policy choices (e.g., outsourcing vs. on-site capabilities), so totals have moderate uncertainty.
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