SCP-1274 — SCP-1274 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1274 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1274

Expected annual

$9.3M

One-time setup

$15.7M

Annual recurring

$9.0M

Personnel

One-time containment and surge-capital buildout (~$15.65M) dominate upfront costs; recurring annual operations (~$8.75M/yr) are driven by research, long-term care, continuous media monitoring, suppression operations and contingency/reserve funds.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.7M

Surge Capacity Reserve $10.0M

[#25] Standby capital reserved for rapid expansion (temporary wards/leased facilities, emergency procurement).

Facilities $3.0M

[#7] Initial 20-cell wing construction (windowless reinforced medical cells) estimated at $2M–$4M; midpoint used.

Equipment $1.4M

[#8, #11, #21, #20, #23] Security infrastructure, restraint systems, vehicle fleet, secure server/room and detainee hardware aggregated (cameras/access control/generator; restraints; 2–4 secure vehicles; secure storage; screens/e-readers).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#14, #13] Initial lab buildout and baseline research equipment (benchspace, instrumentation, initial reagents); excludes purchase of in-house MRI (see recurring imaging option).

Ml Development $500K

[#2] One-time ML pipeline development, data labeling and integration to detect dance/movement patterns.

Hvac Installation $200K

[#9] Installation of dedicated filtered HVAC and ventilation for windowless cells (one-time installation costs).

Training Development $100K

[#22] One-time SOP/training program and initial drill development costs.

Entertainment Hardware $25K

[#23] One-time purchase of screens/e-readers and hardware for detainee non-musical media (per-cell hardware for 20 cells).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.0M/yr

Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr

[#14] Ongoing clinical/neurobiology research program costs (PI, postdocs, technicians, reagents, protocols) estimated for a small dedicated team.

Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr

[#4, #17, #18] Legal front company operations (Sound Content Productions), public-health cover campaigns and annual legal exposure / settlement reserve combined.

Long Term Care $1.1M/yr

[#15] Long-term institutional care for tertiary neurological cases. Assumes ~10 chronic patients at midpoint costs.

Surge Contingency Fund $1.0M/yr

[#25] Annual contingency fund to support rapid scaling (staff surge hires, leasing, emergency procurement).

Per Detainee Operations $875K/yr

[#10] 24/7 supervision, guards, nursing access, meals and utilities for contained individuals. Assumes average occupancy of 5 detainees at ~$175k per detainee/yr (range $100k–$250k).

Staff Wages $756K/yr

[#1] 24/7 media and social monitoring team: 9analysts + 1 supervisor across shifts; salaries + 40% benefits overhead.

Tactical Response Fund $750K/yr

[#16] Annual response fund for MTF-style raids, planning, transport, overtime and expendables.

Embedded Liaisons $400K/yr

[#5] Covert placement/operative costs inside hosting platforms (assumed 2 placements at market adjusted total cost).

Suppression Budget $250K/yr

[#6] High-profile content suppression / escalation fund reserve for ad-hoc takedowns, payments and ad buys.

International Suppression $175K/yr

[#24] Cross-jurisdiction takedowns, local counsel and regional liaison costs for overseas replication events.

Imaging Contracts $150K/yr

[#13] Outsourced MRI/EEG/PET imaging and specialist neurology workups (research cohort/contracted hospital rates).

Automated Scanning Ops $132K/yr

[#3] Cloud GPU time or on-prem compute and storage to continuously scan video/audio streams and store candidate clips.

Victim Rehabilitation $125K/yr

[#19] Psychiatric care, counseling, staff support programs and oversight (Ethics Committee related costs).

Logistics And Transport $100K/yr

[#21] Vehicle fuel, insurance, drivers and routine transport operations for secure transfers.

Vehicle Operations $100K/yr

[#21] Maintenance, fuel and insurance for secure transfer vehicles (recurring operating costs).

Hvac And Utilities $95K/yr

[#9] Ongoing energy, filter replacement and maintenance for dedicated HVAC serving windowless cells.

Supplies And Consumables $62K/yr

[#26] Office supplies, classification paperwork, uniforms, cleaning, laundry and general consumables for a containment wing.

Misc Consumables $62K/yr

[#26] Small continuous administrative and wing-level consumables (pest control, office supplies, PPE).

Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr

[#8] Annual maintenance for security infrastructure and containment wing systems (CCTV, access control, generator upkeep).

Pharmaceuticals And Medical Consumables $50K/yr

[#12] Sedatives, amnestics, IV supplies and other medical consumables; ongoing inventory replenishment.

Training Refreshers $40K/yr

[#22] Recurring refresher training, memetic-safety briefings and compliance updates.

Classified Data Storage $30K/yr

[#20] Ongoing secure storage, backups, encryption and IT security for footage and records.

Restraint Maintenance $25K/yr

[#11] Annual inspection, maintenance and replacement of specialized restraint systems (~$500–$2k per cell).

Content Licensing $10K/yr

[#23] Licensing and content updates for non-musical media libraries provided to detainees.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.0M/yr

78.0% probability / year

Normal year with continuous monitoring, routine research, occasional small takedowns and average detainee load.

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🚨 Minor Incident $9.7M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$678K vs baseline

Single-city outbreak or viral video requiring rapid suppression, several containment operations and limited legal exposure.

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🚨 Major Breach $16.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$7.8M vs baseline

Widespread multi-site outbreak activating surge capacity, large legal settlements and major international suppression efforts.

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👥 Personnel 10 total

Role	Count	Notes
Media Analyst / Intelligence Analyst	9	[#1] Front-line continuous media/social monitoring analysts (part of the 24/7 monitoring team).
Supervisor	1	[#1] Supervisor for the monitoring team; included in staff_wages estimate.

📋 Confidence Notes

Numerous line items were given as ranges and some operational assumptions (occupancy, number of placements, whether to buy imaging equipment) are uncertain; core monitoring and containment costs are well-described but outbreak magnitude is the main source of variance.

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