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SCP-1632 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1632
Expected annual
$4.1M
One-time setup
$2.7M
Annual recurring
$4.0M
Personnel
20
One-time capital/setup costs are approximately $2.7M driven primarily by imaging purchase and surge-reserve funding; annual recurring costs are approximately $3.98M driven by staff wages, litigation/reserve, monitoring, and research/surgical programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M
Advanced Imaging Capital $1.0M
[#8] Capital purchase of MRI/CT equipment if site lacks capability (mid-range purchase option).
Surge Reserve One Time $1.0M
[#26] One-time contingency/surge reserve for large-scale containment escalation (emergency trailers, rapid MTF expansion, amnestic stockpile).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#9, #24] Initial clinical/memetics research lab setup, consumables and archive/cataloging cabinet beyond day-to-day supplies.
Facilities $150K
[#1] Structural hardening and physical retrofit of humanoid containment cell(s) at Site-45 (hardening, reinforced interior, mounting points).
Signal Analysis Equipment $150K
[#10] Initial equipment for telecommunications/signal forensics and safe red-team kit setup.
Equipment $100K
[#1, #2, #24] Bariatric beds/lifts, adjustable restraint systems, non-reactive containment wraps, secure storage cabinets and initial archive cabinet purchase.
It Initial $75K
[#21] Initial secure database and encrypted communications setup, backups and redaction tooling.
Advertisement Monitoring Initial $40K
[#13] One-time setup of automated web-scraping/analog monitoring platform and initial subscriptions/integration.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#3, #6, #9, #10, #15, #18] Salaries and benefits: security guards (8 guards, three-shift coverage), clinical research team, signal analysts, police-liaison salaries, embedded psychologists, and dedicated nursing FTEs.
Litigation Reserve $500K/yr
[#19] Annual fund reserved for emergency legal exposure, settlements, PR and litigation contingencies.
Research And Monitoring $355K/yr
[#7, #8, #24] Recurring surgical/research program costs (major attempts), outsourced imaging usage fees, archive/documentation overhead.
Opportunity Cost Fund $300K/yr
[#25] Contingency budget for alternative strategy (buyouts, sponsored settlements, funding fake law practice) as an operational choice.
Medical Care And Monitoring $240K/yr
[#6] Ongoing non-salary medical costs: diagnostics beyond intake, medication, ICU consumables and monitoring equipment usage (nursing wages accounted in staff_wages).
Advertisement Removal Contingency $200K/yr
[#14] Contingency fund for billboard buyouts/takedowns, paid removals and campaign-level flyer sweeps.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#12] In-house legal support and creation/maintenance of cover records and falsified documentation (retainer-level).
Logistics And Transport $140K/yr
[#4, #5] Annualized MTF deployment overhead (vehicles, tactical gear, per-diem) and secure transport/transfer logistics for ~10 incidents/yr.
Web Takedown Retainer $90K/yr
[#16] Retainer for OSINT/web takedown/removal contractors and reputation management services.
Public Relations Payments $85K/yr
[#20] Routine local vendor payments, goodwill payments, and payments to maintain cover assets (small-business/vendor funds).
Advertisement Monitoring $80K/yr
[#13] Recurring subscriptions, analyst manpower and automated monitoring platform maintenance for Nevada-wide ad/watch coverage.
Amnestic Administration $60K/yr
[#11] Production, storage amortization and per-administration costs for Class-A amnestics (annualized for ~30 administrations).
Ad Response Team Amortized $40K/yr
[#13] Amortized rapid-response team costs for physical/digital ad takedowns and field responses.
It Maintenance $40K/yr
[#21] Ongoing secure IT, database maintenance, encrypted comms and backups.
Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr
[#2, #17] Containment supplies, non-reactive wraps, sterile laundry/disposal, PPE, biohazard disposal contracts and routine consumables.
Training And Sop $30K/yr
[#22] Regular training, tabletop exercises, memetic-safe SOP updates and legal/ethical training.
Police Database Subscriptions $15K/yr
[#15] Subscriptions/access to police dispatch feeds, records services and FOIA monitoring tools.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#23] Electricity, HVAC, filtration, backup generator allocation and routine maintenance for additional cells.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.0M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with modest activity (~10 cases/year), routine research, monitoring, and no major public exposures.
~10_cases_per_year routine_monitoring_and_research
🚨 Minor Incident $4.1M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized high-visibility exposure (billboard or viral ad) requiring targeted buyouts, extra legal action and increased takedown activity.
public_billboard_exposure localized_media_coverage
🚨 Major Breach $6.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant exposure or multi-state outbreak requiring surge response, large settlements/litigation payouts, emergency MTF deployments and accelerated surgical research.
multiple_state_outbreak mass_ad_campaign major_legal_exposure
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#3] 24/7 armed guard coverage across three shifts (6-8 guards assumed; planning uses 8).
Research Scientist 4 [#9] Senior researcher, two postdocs/analysts and one lab tech for memetics/xenobiology research.
Signal Analyst / Telecom Forensics 2 [#10] Staff for signal analysis and covert telecom research.
Police Liaison / Field Liaison 2 [#15] Full-time liaisons to Nevada PDs and dispatch feeds (1-2 liaisons assumed).
Psychologist / Counselor 2 [#18] Embedded psychological support for staff, captured clients and witnesses.
Nurse / Medical Staff 2 [#6] Dedicated nursing FTEs for intake and ongoing monitoring (nursing salaries included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst-provided ranges and a planning assumption of 10 cases/year. Key uncertainties include imaging capital choice, frequency of helicopter insertions, litigation exposure, and whether the Foundation pursues aggressive surgical programs.
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