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SCP-1532 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1532
Expected annual
$11.1M
One-time setup
$14.3M
Annual recurring
$10.7M
Personnel
67
Initial one-time capital expenditures are approximately $14.27M, driven primarily by containment facility construction and a $5M emergency reserve; recurring annual operations are roughly $10.74M/yr, driven by staff wages, amnestic procurement/reimbursements, research and intelligence/forensic monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $14.3M
Facilities $5.0M
[#2] Construction/retrofit of secure human-holding facility sized for ~50 persons; includes secure cells, medical observation rooms, HVAC, backup power and foundation-grade security.
Emergency Reserve $5.0M
[#25] Emergency public-exposure contingency fund (reserve to cover a single large-city event).
Origin Investigation Init $2.0M
[#23] One-time strategic initiatives for origin-investigation (international/intelligence ops start-up).
Equipment $1.2M
[#11, #15, #24, #22, #13] Initial analytics/forensic infrastructure and subscriptions (#15 $500k), social-media monitoring/tools setup (#11 $50k), IT/distribution systems (#24 $100k), euthanasia/disposal equipment (#22 $50k), postal coordination equipment & screening purchases (#13 $500k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $800K
[#6] Research lab equipment and initial set-up (sequencers, PCR, biosafety cabinets, microscopes, secure servers) to study Chromosome 19 sequence and other traits.
Media Launch $250K
[#10] One-time creative/launch cost for cover-story media/PR campaign to establish 'illegal company' narrative.
Shell Corporation Setup $20K
[#19] One-time costs for shell maintenance setup: domain, filings, bank accounts and initial fake-business records.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.7M/yr
Staff Wages $5.7M/yr
[#1, #4, #5] MTF field personnel salaries & benefits (40 personnel ≈ $3.6M/yr), dedicated on-site security guards (20 × ~$60k ≈ $1.2M/yr), medical staff and routine care (6–8 staff ≈ $900k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $1.9M/yr
[#7, #11, #15, #23, #24] Ongoing research consumables and sequencing (~$300k/yr), social-media monitoring & tools (~$200k/yr recurring), forensic/vehicle-recognition monitoring operations (~$400k/yr), long-term origin-investigation baseline (~$1M/yr), IT/database operations (~$50k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $1.0M/yr
[#8, #9, #14, #22, #26, #27] Amnestic procurement & manufacture (~$600k/yr), field amnestic administration (~$150k/yr), catalog discovery/collection/destruction (~$75k/yr), termination consumables (~$5k/yr baseline), biohazard waste disposal (~$50k/yr), miscellaneous operational expenses (~$150k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $710K/yr
[#10, #18, #19, #13] Recurring media ad buys/moderation (~$300k/yr), legal counsel & litigation management (~$200k/yr), shell maintenance (~$10k/yr), recurring liaison/contracts with postal services (~$200k/yr).
Payments And Reimbursements $500K/yr
[#12] Payments/reimbursements to victims (estimated $1k average × ~500 incidents/yr = $500k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $350K/yr
[#16, #17] Undercover operations & test orders operational costs (~$300k/yr) and secure transport & evidence chain (~$50k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $300K/yr
[#3] Containment-site operational costs (utilities, maintenance, HVAC, 24/7 power, waste removal, janitorial, insurance-equivalents).
Training $100K/yr
[#20] Personnel training, SOP development & drills (amnestics, capture, evidence handling).
Psychological Care $100K/yr
[#21] Psychological care & debriefing for Foundation staff (PTSD counseling, amnestic side-effect care).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.7M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine containment, research, and monitoring operations and no major incidents.
routine_deliveries standard_research_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $11.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized surge in deliveries requiring additional amnestics, reimbursements, and deployment of extra MTF/field teams.
cluster_deliveries viral_social_media_post
🚨 Major Incident $20.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Mass-delivery event in a major metropolitan area causing emergency housing, large amnestic spike, major PR buys and large-scale reimbursements/settlements.
city-scale_outbreak public_exposure
🚨 Intensive Origin Investigation $12.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Year in which Foundation authorizes aggressive international/intelligence operations to locate SCP-1532 origin requiring large recurring ops funding.
authorization_of_international_ops escalation_of_surveillance
👥 Personnel 67 total
Role Count Notes
MTF Agent / Field Personnel 40 [#1] Standing MTF detachment performing mail sweeps, takedowns, capture, witness interviews (40 personnel per analyst estimate).
Security Officer / On-site Guard 20 [#4] Dedicated on-site security officers with shift coverage (20 guards per analyst estimate).
Medical Staff (Doctors / Nurses / Psychiatrists) 7 [#5] Medical staff for routine care and psychiatric evaluation (6–8 staff; midpoint used).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most categories, enabling a reasonable mid-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains around termination frequency, scale of future delivery surges, and potential international escalations which can drive large cost variance.
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