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SCP-1383 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1383
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$8.8M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
20
One-time setup and contingency reserves dominate costs (~$8.8M), while ongoing staffing (security, researchers, GPS monitors) and field/medical operations drive annual costs (~$3.0M/yr). Major breach scenarios can add multi-million-dollar remediation costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.8M
Facilities $4.0M
[#1, #2] Acquisition/purchase of Motel 6 property (baseline purchase assumed $4,000,000) plus physical securing/hardening of Room 14 (locks, seals, reinforced door ~$10,000). Lease/settlement alternatives noted but baseline assumes purchase.
Large Scale Remediation Reserve $2.0M
[#29] Specialized catastrophic remediation contingency (budgetary placeholder for large-scale incidents; mid-range reserve set to $2,000,000).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#21] Initial insurance / risk reserve recommended (baseline reserve set to $1,000,000).
Initial Field Recovery Operations $700K
[#8] Upfront field recovery / visit campaign to locate and process initially affected civilians (example: 350visits × ~$2,000 each = ~$700k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $595K
[#9, #13, #14, #16, #18, #28] Initial amnestic treatments & stockpile and training ($350k), forensic analysis of paper ($20k), experiment apparatus and one-time experiment consumables ($100k), evidence handling/storage setup ($10k), guest-records procurement push ($100k), initial redaction/archive effort ($15k).
Equipment $238K
[#4, #5, #6, #15, #20] Secure key box ($3k), initial GPS device purchase (~$20k for 100 units), GPS monitoring system development ($75k), surveillance camera/audio install (~$15k), initial vehicle purchases (~$125k).
Hush Payments $100K
[#19] Initial local coordination and hush payments to displaced staff/witnesses (baseline estimate).
Legal Pr Initial $100K
[#17] Initial legal and PR/cover-story setup and immediate response budget (lawyers, initial settlements/retainers).
It Security $50K
[#23] Initial IT security/encrypted comms setup, audits and secure storage provisioning (~$50k).
Training And Sop $30K
[#22] Initial development of training materials and SOPs for GPS two-person protocol, field teams, media handling (~$30k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#3, #7, #12] Security guards for on-site property control (9 guards incl. supervisors ~$585k/yr incl. benefits), continuous GPS monitoring analysts (4–8; baseline 6 analysts ~$546k/yr incl. benefits), research team personnel (3–8; baseline 5 researchers ~$780k/yr incl. benefits).
Research And Monitoring $445K/yr
[#6, #14, #25, #27] GPS hosting/monitoring services and storage (~$15k/yr), recurring experimental budget during active research (~$200k/yr), long-term epidemiological follow-up and monitoring (~$200k/yr), containment drills and exercises (~$30k/yr included in line items).
Supplies And Consumables $148K/yr
[#5, #9, #30] GPS replacement stock (~$28k/yr), ongoing amnestic/medical consumables (~$100k/yr baseline), miscellaneous consumables/admin (~$20k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $140K/yr
[#17, #18, #19, #26] Ongoing legal/PR retainer and cover operations (~$50k/yr), data procurement/subpoena support and compliance (~$20k/yr), ongoing hush payments/local coordination (~$20k/yr), media suppression/community goodwill (~$50k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $106K/yr
[#4, #8, #20] Armored courier/secure transfers (several/year ~$6k), recurring field deployment travel and per-deploy costs baseline (~$100k/yr for ongoing follow-ups), vehicle-related operational travel included.
Psychiatric Services $100K/yr
[#11] Counseling, clinician time, and psychiatric support for affected personnel and civilians (baseline ~$100k/yr).
Temporary Housing Quarantine $60K/yr
[#10] Recurring quarantine/housing costs for short-term detentions and processing (baseline estimate assuming occasional use).
Facilities Maintenance $56K/yr
[#15, #16, #20, #24] Surveillance maintenance & storage ($1.5k), evidence storage maintenance ($3k), vehicle insurance/maintenance baseline ($40k), utilities/electricity for monitoring/hardware ($12k).
It Security Maintenance $20K/yr
[#23] Ongoing IT security, encrypted comms maintenance and annual audits (~$20k/yr).
Training Refreshers $20K/yr
[#22] Annual recurrent training, SOP refreshers and two-person protocol refreshes (~$20k/yr).
Archive Maintenance $3K/yr
[#28] Ongoing redaction/archive follow-up and records maintenance (~$3k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with containment maintained, routine monitoring, and no major incidents.
no major breaches routine monitoring only
🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized discovery or leak requiring an expanded field recovery/amnestic push and increased legal/PR activity.
unexpected civilian discovery localized leak small-scale breach
🚨 Major Breach $8.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Widespread social propagation requiring mass remediation, emergency housing, legal settlements, and large-scale amnestic operations.
mass contamination discovered social propagation / public exposure
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 On-site guards to secure motel and respond to incidents (3 shifts × 3 personnel). Included in staff_wages.
GPS Monitoring Analyst 6 Two-person monitoring protocol requires multiple trained analysts to cover shifts and redundancy. Included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 5 Containment researchers, psychologists, linguists, and specialists studying SCP-1383. Included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and informed assumptions about an operational baseline (purchase vs lease, scale of initial civilian recoveries). Many costs (number of affected civilians, choice of property acquisition, scale of legal action) are scenario-dependent, producing moderate uncertainty.
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