SCP-1304 — SCP-1304 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1304 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1304

Expected annual

$16.8M

One-time setup

$7.1M

Annual recurring

$16.6M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup (cells, surveillance kit, lab tooling, contingency seed) is approximately $7.13M; recurring annual operations (staffing, embedded assets, monitoring, suppression reserves, legal/PR, travel) run approximately $16.61M/yr, driven mainly by embedded agent costs, long-term surveillance, and rapid-response capabilities.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.1M

Contingency Seed Fund $3.0M

[#21] Seed contingency/rescue & disaster fund (liquid standby reserve to respond to large unexpected exposures).

Equipment $2.0M

[#7, #13, #15, #19] One-time software/system development (~$500k), covert technical surveillance kit purchase (~$800k), armored/lockdown vehicle purchases (~$375k), hardened data/record system hardware (~$300k).

Facilities $900K

[#3] One-time reinforced human-holding cell construction/renovation for six high-security cells (~$900k for six cells).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K

[#6, #14] One-time digitization tooling (~$100k) and forensic/memetic analysis lab equipment (~$450k).

Experimental Series One Time $500K

[#24] One-time budget per experimental series / reserve for authorized archival/creation tests.

Onboarding Clearance Onetime $200K

[#18] One-time onboarding/vetting costs (background investigations, polygraphs) estimated aggregated for new mid-level staff.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.6M/yr

Remote Surveillance Monitoring $2.5M/yr

[#12] Long-term remote surveillance & case monitoring for 17 tracked instances (~$100–200k/subject/yr; midpoint used across cases).

Embedded Agent Program $2.4M/yr

[#8] Recurring costs for 10–20 embedded editorial assets (salaries, covers, relocation, risk premium; midpoint ~15 assets).

Staff Wages $2.1M/yr

[#1, #5] Site-17 secure custody staffing (~$1.29M/yr) plus core research team salaries & benefits (~$845k/yr).

Publication Suppression Reserve $1.5M/yr

[#9, #26] Annual reserve for emergency publication suppression / buyouts / recalls and per-event pulping costs (~$1–2M/yr reserve; per-event costs handled from this reserve).

Rapid Response Teams $1.4M/yr

[#11] Four regional rapid-response teams (4×6 agents) operational overhead (~$350k/team/yr).

Author Whistleblower Fund $750K/yr

[#17] Annual pool for author/whistleblower management, settlements, relocation, and care (~$500k–1M/yr).

Experimental Reserve $750K/yr

[#24] Annual reserve for potential authorized experimental attempts / controlled publishes (~$500k–1M/yr).

Legal Cover Retainer $650K/yr

[#10] Retained private legal teams and ongoing services for suppression, NDAs, buyouts (~$500–800k/yr).

Counterintelligence Pr $500K/yr

[#16] Recurring disinformation / PR / social media manipulation budgets (~$300–700k/yr).

Contingency Topup $500K/yr

[#21] Annual top-ups to contingency/rescue fund to maintain liquidity and readiness.

Facilities Maintenance $450K/yr

[#4] Site-17 overhead allocation (utilities, HVAC, janitorial, waste disposal, insurance) apportioned to SCP-1304 operations.

Travel And Lodging $450K/yr

[#22] Recurring travel, lodging, safehouses and local logistics for global monitoring (~$300–600k/yr).

Technical Surveillance Subscriptions $400K/yr

[#13] Recurring data/subscription/maintenance for covert gear, satellite feeds, IMSI catchers (~$300–500k/yr).

On Site Clinical Care $375K/yr

[#2] Recurring on-site medical and psychiatric care for six contained human instances (~$50–75k/person/yr; midpoint used).

Air Transport Leasing $350K/yr

[#15] Aircraft access/leasing reserve for cross-border extractions (~$200–500k/yr).

Memetic Lab Consumables $300K/yr

[#14] Recurring consumables, secure compute and experimental costs for forensic/memetic analysis (~$200–400k/yr).

Nlp Monitoring Operations $225K/yr

[#7] Recurring operations & data ingestion for manuscript monitoring / NLP screening (~$150–300k/yr).

Public Health Interactions $200K/yr

[#23] Recurring liaison with hospitals, birth registries, covert inquiries and related payments (~$100–300k/yr).

Archive And Library Access $175K/yr

[#6] Recurring archive purchases, rare-print access, travel to libraries and permissions (~$100–250k/yr; midpoint used).

Compliance And Clearances $150K/yr

[#18] Recurring vetting, polygraphs, security re-clearances (~$100–200k/yr).

Data Storage Maintenance $150K/yr

[#19] Recurring hosting, maintenance, backups, audits for hardened records/databases (~$100–200k/yr).

Audit And Oversight $150K/yr

[#25] Annual internal audits, O5 reporting, administrative overhead for approvals (~$100–200k/yr).

Training And Simulations $100K/yr

[#20] Annual training, simulations and legal rehearsal exercises for teams (~$50–150k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.6M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major publication breaches; routine monitoring, embedded operations, and maintenance only.

no major publication event routine monitoring only

🚨 Minor Incident $17.6M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

A missed/small-scale publication event requires emergency suppression actions, limited buyouts/recalls and increased legal/PR activity.

small/mid print-run leak rapid buyout & recall

🚨 Major Publication Breach $19.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Large-run publication (100k+ copies) reaches public distribution before suppression, triggering large-scale buyouts, international operations, PR campaign and potential extractions.

large print-run distribution multi-country exposure

👥 Personnel 89 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	18	[#1] 24/7 on-site security staffing for six human subjects (approx. 18 guards total including supervisors/relief).
Research Scientist	8	[#5] Head Researcher + ~3–4 full researchers + 2 technicians + project manager.
Embedded Agent / Covert Asset	15	[#8] Editorial embeds (10–20 assets); midpoint used.
Rapid Response Team Agent	24	[#11] Four regional teams × 6 agents = 24 agents.
Case Management / Surveillance Operator	12	[#12] Personnel conducting routine monitoring of 17 tracked instances (daily/weekly observations, metadata monitoring).
Engineer / IT / NLP Developer	4	[#7, #13] Developers and engineers to build/maintain NLP monitoring and technical surveillance systems.
Medical Officer	3	[#2] Medical and psychiatric staff for on-site care of contained instances (regular care + emergencies).
Administrative Staff / Legal Liaison	3	[#10, #25] Administrative support, legal liaisons, and oversight coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#4] Facilities maintenance and on-site technical upkeep.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational structure, but many items (embedded assets, suppression events, contingency needs) are highly variable and scenario-dependent; midpoints used where ranges exist, producing medium confidence.

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