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SCP-1413 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1413
Expected annual
$3.1M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$2.7M
Personnel
13
Initial capital expenditure is primarily for secure archive build-out, interception hardware, vehicles and an incident-response reserve (~$2.34M). Annual operating costs are dominated by staff wages, legal/cover operations, cybersecurity and ongoing research/monitoring (~$2.70M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Incident Response Reserve $1.0M
[#20] Contingency fund / reserve for large-scale outbreak response (mass amnestics, PR, logistics).
Equipment $445K
[#1, #4, #5, #14] Signal interception kits (antennas/SDR/spectrum analyzers), initial storage hardware/backups, secure playback booths, field response vehicles.
Facilities $375K
[#3] Secure anomalous-media archive build-out (vault, Faraday, HVAC, fire suppression).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#18] Initial research lab buildout and experimental budget for controlled studies and analysis.
Provider Blocking Infrastructure $200K
[#2] Up-front negotiation, legal work and infrastructure to arrange provider blocking/replacement streams.
Quarantine Setup $20K
[#12] One-time setup for quarantine/decontamination/evidence-handling lockers and specialized containment for altered paraphernalia.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9] Salaries for signal analysts/RF engineers, media archivists/cataloguers, psychologists/research scientists, and on-site security guards (rotating shifts).
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#16, #24] Legal teams, vendor relations, PR/counter-narratives, insurance/indemnity and discretionary allowances for third-party cooperation.
Research And Monitoring $335K/yr
[#18, #19, #25] Ongoing experimental budget, psychological aftercare and longitudinal monitoring, and cultural/linguistic analysis/translation services.
Cybersecurity $280K/yr
[#17] Tooling and staff time for monitoring streaming platforms, takedowns, and forensic analysis.
Logistics And Transport $115K/yr
[#14, #21] Vehicle maintenance/fuel for response vans and annual secure transport/chain-of-custody logistics.
Provider Blocking Payments $100K/yr
[#2] Ongoing payments / maintenance for provider cooperation, takedowns, or replacement streams.
Supplies And Consumables $91K/yr
[#4, #23, #26, #12] Offsite vaulting/migration, archival tape/drives/labels/PPE, periodic media migration budget (annualized), and quarantine consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $90K/yr
[#3, #22] HVAC, climate control, EMP protection maintenance, fire-suppression servicing, and utilities/energy for continuous operations.
Red Team And Vetting $60K/yr
[#27] Internal leak-risk audits, background checks, polygraphs and staff vetting.
Satellite And Osint $50K/yr
[#15] Satellite monitoring/downlink costs, commercial geolocation and premium ISP feeds.
Medical And Amnestics $40K/yr
[#11] Routine annual civilian interventions (clinic time, amnestic administration, travel, follow-up counseling) — baseline per-person program costs.
Public Health Coordination $40K/yr
[#28] Discreet liaison funds for coordination with local authorities and emergency/public-health responses.
Training And Safety $35K/yr
[#10] Annual memetic-awareness training, drills, psychological resilience courses and quarantine procedure refreshers.
Playback Operation $15K/yr
[#5] Operation and monitoring costs for secure playback/isolation booths (staffing, remote AV operations).
Replacement Paraphernalia $10K/yr
[#13] Replacement and management of civilian paraphernalia to maintain cover and avoid suspicion.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.7M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine interception, research and maintenance costs; no major public exposure or mass-response events.
localized discoveries no mass broadcasts routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Small public exposure or localized broadcast requiring targeted medical/amnestic interventions, additional legal takedowns and incremental field deployments.
single-region broadcast tens-to-hundreds of civilian exposures targeted provider takedowns
🚨 Major Breach $8.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.5M vs baseline
Wide distribution or national/global streaming event requiring mass amnestic distribution, large-scale PR/cover operations and emergency logistics.
nationwide/global streaming mass civilian exposure large-scale provider cooperation required
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Signal Analyst / RF Engineer 4 [#6] 24/7 monitoring, decoding and attribution; estimated salaries averaged within provided ranges.
Research Scientist / Psychologist 3 [#8, #18] Screening, controlled viewings, memetic research and ongoing studies.
Media Archivist / Cataloguer 2 [#7, #4] Transcription, indexing, metadata and chain-of-custody for intercepted media.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#9, #14] On-site guards for archives, transport escorts and field operation security.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are well-described with price ranges, but uncertainty remains about exposure frequency and scale (which drives large variance). Chosen point estimates are mid-range assumptions; actual costs could be significantly lower for very rare events or substantially higher for national/global spread.
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