SCP-1438
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-1438
Expected annual
$12.0M
One-time setup
$7.8M
Annual recurring
$11.7M
Personnel
33
Initial capital investment is approximately $7.78M driven by containment cells, regional hub and test-range construction plus surveillance kit deployment; recurring annual costs are about $11.71M driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, liaison programs, medical care, and a contingency reserve.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $7.8M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $11.7M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$11.7M/yr
Normal operational year with regular monitoring, research, liaison activity and no major incidents.
regular monitoring and research
periodic interceptions and minor medical cases
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Minor Incident
$11.9M/yr
Localized incident(s) requiring additional forensic work, small MTF deployments, limited legal/cover payments.
single-campus violent conversion
several confiscations requiring incineration and legal payouts
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Major Breach
$14.2M/yr
Significant multi-campus incident with multiple serious casualties, large legal exposure, major response and increased media management.
widespread conversions at several campuses
major medical surge and public/legal scrutiny
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Catastrophic Outbreak
$26.7M/yr
Large-scale outbreak / mass-conversion event requiring full contingency fund deployment, national-level response and extended recovery.
mass-conversion across multiple institutions
national media exposure and mass-casualty care
Personnel
33 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 8 | [#8, #10] Neuroscience and anomalous-weapons research staff; included in staff wages. |
| Containment Specialist / Security Officer | 8 | [#7, #6] Euclid containment staff and rapid-response security/MTF liaisons; included in staff wages. |
| Cyber Analyst | 4 | [#4] Cyber intelligence and domain monitoring staff; salary component rolled into staff wages. |
| Field Agent / HUMINT Handler | 6 | [#5, #2] Campus liaisons, informant handlers and field operatives supporting covert collection; included in staff wages and HUMINT stipends. |
| Medical Officer | 2 | [#11] Medical personnel for acute care oversight and amnestic administration; included in staff wages and medical fund. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 2 | [#3, #17] Facilities, test-range and containment maintenance staff; included in staff wages and facilities maintenance. |
| Administrative Staff | 2 | [#23, #2] Program administration, documentation, liaison coordination; included in staff wages. |
| Legal / Ethics Counsel | 1 | [#2, #25, #10] Legal oversight, MOU negotiation and ethics/compliance for experimental sessions; included in staff wages and cover/legal budget. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are assembled from analyst ranges and program-level assumptions; many costs (incidence frequency, legal exposure, severity of outbreaks) are uncertain, but the program components and unit costs are reasonably definable.