SCP-1328 — SCP-1328 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1328 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1328

Expected annual

$8.3M

One-time setup

$8.9M

Annual recurring

$8.0M

Personnel

One-time setup and contingency reserve total approximately $8.95M, with recurring annual operating costs roughly $8.00M; main drivers are staff wages, embedded/field operations, repatriation logistics, and contingency/reserve funding for major incidents.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.9M

Crisis Contingency Reserve $5.0M

[#20] Large-scale crisis reserve fund to scale up rapidly ($5,000,000).

Facilities $1.5M

[#1, #8] Regional office retrofit ($1,000,000) and Site-77 archive retrofit/secure shelving ($500,000).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $700K

[#9, #17] Research lab/setup and specialized equipment ($500,000) and digitization hardware & initial backlog processing ($200,000).

Medical Setup $500K

[#5] Field medical equipment & medevac contracting setup ($500,000).

Equipment $300K

[#4] Vehicles, drones and field equipment one-time purchases (~$300,000).

Embedded Cover Setup $250K

[#13] One-time costs to establish shell companies/cover identities for embedded agents ($250,000).

Legal Setup $250K

[#14] One-time legal setup/retainer ($250,000).

Cybersecurity Setup $200K

[#18] Specialized filters & air-gap setups for memetic/cybersecurity ($200,000).

Training And Protocol Development $100K

[#7] One-time curriculum and protocol development for amnestic administration and memetic-safe interviewing ($100,000).

Decontamination Capacity $75K

[#25] Secure incineration/pulping access and equipment setup ($75,000).

Amnestic Stock Initial $50K

[#6] Initial amnestic pharmaceuticals & delivery equipment stock ($50,000).

Physical Media Program Setup $25K

[#11] Procurement SOPs and initial covert purchase funds ($25,000).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.0M/yr

Staff Wages $4.4M/yr

[#2, #3, #9, #10, #13] Rapid-response teams (~$1,500,000/yr), armed security staffing (~$1,200,000/yr), research team salaries (~$720,000/yr), digital/takedown analyst salaries (~$200,000/yr), embedded agents salaries (~$800,000/yr) summed here (roles split in personnel).

Logistics And Transport $560K/yr

[#4, #15] Vehicle maintenance/fuel (~$60,000/yr) and repatriation logistics/travel (~$500,000/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr

[#12, #14] Cover-up/PR budget (~$300,000/yr) plus legal/lobbying retainer (~$250,000/yr).

Intelligence And Monitoring $500K/yr

[#19] Intelligence operations monitoring local conflicts (~$300,000/yr) plus contingency/rapid intervention funding (~$200,000/yr) allocated as recurring operational readiness.

Research And Monitoring $300K/yr

[#10, #17] Digital monitoring/takedown software/licenses and outsourced takedowns (~$250,000/yr) plus evidence storage/ongoing processing (~$50,000/yr).

Insurance And Audits $250K/yr

[#21] Internal audit teams and external reviews/insurance-like funds (~$100,000 + $150,000/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr

[#1, #8] Regional office lease/utilities/maintenance (~$150,000/yr) and Site-77 archive climate control/power/maintenance (~$50,000/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $200K/yr

[#5] Ongoing medical contracts, consumables and emergency care allowances (~$200,000/yr).

Physical Media Collection $200K/yr

[#11] Annual budget for recovering contaminated physical media (travel, buyouts, covert purchases; median estimate used) (~$200,000/yr).

Community Compensation $200K/yr

[#22] Discretionary covert payments to affected community members (~$200,000/yr).

Media And Academic Disinformation $150K/yr

[#23] Long-term planted articles, scholars and alternative materials (~$150,000/yr).

Administrative Overhead $120K/yr

[#24] Admin costs and site-to-site secure transport (~$120,000/yr).

Amnestic Pharmaceuticals $100K/yr

[#6] Annual restocking of amnestic pharmaceuticals and single-use delivery disposables (~$100,000/yr).

Short Term Holding $100K/yr

[#16] Consumables and running costs for short-term detained subjects (~$100,000/yr).

Decontamination Operations $60K/yr

[#25] Annual operations/disposal costs for secure destruction (~$60,000/yr).

Amnestic Training $50K/yr

[#7] Annual refresher trainings and onboarding new personnel (~$50,000/yr).

Cybersecurity Maintenance $40K/yr

[#18] Yearly maintenance for specialized memetic/cyber filters and air-gap upkeep (~$40,000/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.0M/yr

86.5% probability / year

Normal year with ongoing containment, monitoring, research, routine recoveries and no major multi-subject incidents.

routine_discoveries standard_repatriations no_mass_manifestation

🚨 Minor Incident $8.2M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized cluster of manifestations requiring surge medical care, extra recoveries and short-term increased covert buys and takedowns.

localized_cluster multiple_repatriations increased_local_conflict

🚨 Major Breach $11.5M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline

Significant multi-subject manifestation and localized insurgency requiring prolonged containment operations, airlifted resources, and expanded security/law enforcement action.

mass_manifestation organized_guerrilla_conflict prolonged_containment_operations

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $33.0M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Nation-scale or multi-jurisdictional crisis with mass manifestations and international incidents requiring full mobilization, major deception campaigns, and use of contingency reserve.

widespread_manifestation international_political_exposure long_term_conflict

👥 Personnel 67 total

Role	Count	Notes
Rapid-response Operator (field containment)	24	[#2] 24 field staff for 24/7 rapid-response teams (includes operators, leads and admin).
Armed Security Guard	24	[#3] 24 guards for regional office/holding security (includes supervisors).
Research Scientist / Specialist	6	[#9] Research & analysis team (memeticists, historians, cartographers, sociologists).
Digital Analyst / Takedown Specialist	3	[#10] Analysts and/or outsourced takedown staff covered in digital monitoring budget.
Embedded Agent / Cover Staff	10	[#13] Embedded agents placed in local government/media/historical societies.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are derived directly from analyst-provided line items but many items use ranges and contingent reserves; some allocations (e.g., physical media collection, intelligence contingency) required midpoint assumptions, so uncertainty is moderate.

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