SCP-1847 — SCP-1847 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1847 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1847

Expected annual

$4.8M

One-time setup

$820K

Annual recurring

$4.3M

Personnel

One-time setup and containment fit-out are modest (~$0.82M), while annual operations are dominated by staffing, MTF readiness and unpredictable per-incident response costs (~$4.315M/yr). Major cost drivers are MTF/containment wages, legal/media suppression, and per-manifestation operational expenses.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $820K

Facilities $500K

[#9] Construction/refit of a dedicated humanoid containment cell (ballistic/escape-proofing, observation, HAZMAT lock, evidence handling).

Equipment $240K

[#1, #10, #19, #25, #17] Flight-manifest monitoring system setup, containment surveillance hardware, secure transport containers, communications hardware, and secure artifact vault/safe (one-time purchases/installations).

Initial Training And Credentials $50K

[#5] Initial training, production of faux-crew credentials/uniforms and props for undercover agents (one-time setup).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K

[#15] Initial forensic/lab setup (metallurgical/gemological equipment or outsourced setup fees) for analysis capability.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.3M/yr

Staff Wages $1.9M/yr

[#3, #11] MTF Delta-22 standing readiness budget and dedicated containment staffing (salaries, on-call premiums, benefits, overtime).

Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr

[#8, #24, #23, #22] Media control/legal operations, insurance/indemnity/legal retainers, public compensation and contingency reserve for escalations.

Research And Monitoring $548K/yr

[#16, #15, #21, #28, #17] Ongoing research program (memetic/behavioral studies), per-analysis forensic work, data retention/legal archive, redaction/publication budget, and evidence storage maintenance.

Airline Liaison Budget $200K/yr

[#2] Dedicated airport/airline cooperation budget, MOUs, covert payments and legal fees for airline liaison.

Per Manifestation Buffer $200K/yr

[#30] Budget buffer for wide per-manifestation variability beyond line-item estimates (annualized for residual risk/unmodeled costs).

Site Overhead Allocation $150K/yr

[#29] Fractional long-term program overhead/site allocation (administration, site security, compliance, bookkeeping).

Amnestic Administration $120K/yr

[#7] Purchase, storage and medical administration of Class-A amnestics (annualized for assumed ~2 incidents/year).

Medical Monitoring $60K/yr

[#13] On-site medics, routine health checks, AEDs and emergency medical readiness.

Logistics And Transport $56K/yr

[#4, #6] Per-incident interception/deployment travel and secure transfer logistics (annualized for an assumed ~2 manifestations/year).

Manifest Monitoring Service $50K/yr

[#1] Data-feed subscriptions and maintenance for automated monitoring of passenger manifests.

Red Team Exercises $50K/yr

[#20] Periodic simulated exercises with airports/MTF to validate detection-to-capture timelines.

Personnel Screening $50K/yr

[#12] Recruitment premium, background checks and male-only staffing overhead costs.

Facilities Maintenance $42K/yr

[#26, #10] Energy/utilities and ongoing surveillance/storage maintenance for containment site and systems.

Decontamination And Biohazard Disposal $30K/yr

[#18] HAZMAT cleanup, certified disposal and site decontamination per incident (annualized).

Psychological Support $25K/yr

[#14] Ongoing counseling and post-incident psychological support for exposed personnel.

Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr

[#27, #19] Consumables (PPE, restraints, batteries) and transport consumables/consumable restraints/sedatives maintenance.

Undercover Training Refresher $10K/yr

[#5] Annual refresher training for undercover agents to maintain airline/crew proficiency.

Communications Security $6K/yr

[#25] Recurring costs for secure comms, crypto/key rotation, and burner device provisioning.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.3M/yr

75.0% probability / year

Normal operational year including staffing, readiness, routine research and an assumed average of a small number of manifestations (annualized per-incident costs included).

routine_monitoring expected_manifestation_rate no_major_media_breach

🚨 Minor Incident $5.1M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline

Single high-visibility manifestation requiring international coordination, emergency legal action and expanded media suppression.

single_high_visibility_manifestation international_deployment significant_media_attention

🚨 Frequent Manifestations $11.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$7.2M vs baseline

Clustered/rapid manifestations (e.g., as often as every 2 weeks) that massively increase per-incident operational tempo and costs.

clustered_manifestations short_intervals_between_manifestations sustained_MTF_deployments

👥 Personnel 24 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	MTF Delta-22 operators maintained on ready roster (from [#3]).
Security Guard (containment)	6	24/7 male-only shift coverage (minimum 2 per shift) per [#11].
Research Scientist / Containment Researcher	3	Containment-site researchers/technicians restricted to male personnel when interacting [#11].
Site Supervisor / Shift Supervisor	1	On-site supervisor for shifts and immediate Level notifications [#11].
MTF Support / Logistics	2	Logistics/travel/admin support for MTF operations included in MTF budget [#3].

📋 Confidence Notes

Medium confidence: containment requirements and staffing are well-described, but per-incident costs and manifestation frequency vary widely (estimates depend strongly on uncertain manifestation rate and variable media/legal expenses).

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