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SCP-1955 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1955
Expected annual
$5.0M
One-time setup
$6.1M
Annual recurring
$4.7M
Personnel
29
One-time setup costs are moderate-to-high (~$6.14M) driven primarily by a large contingency reserve and research/IT buildouts; annual baseline operations are roughly $4.70M/year driven by MTF staffing, cyber monitoring, legal/takedown operations, and ongoing research/medical expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.1M
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#22] One-time contingency reserve fund for large-scale exposure/mass amnestic operations (political/social emergency fund).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#16] One-time ML/compute cluster and development costs to build automated non-human analysis pipelines; also includes initial research lab instrumentation for automated study.
Facilities $165K
[#1] Climate-controlled archival vault build-out with fire suppression, locks, environmental control and sensor systems.
Equipment $150K
[#3] High-resolution film scanner / telecine, VHS/DVD capture stations, and initial server hardware for automated analysis.
It Security Hardening $150K
[#24] Initial endpoint protection, air-gapped analysis stations, hardware encryption devices, and audit logging setup.
Training And Sop Development $90K
[#14] Initial development of SOP manuals, training programs, drills and initial staff certification.
Secure Viewing Lab $80K
[#4] One-time secure viewing lab fit-out with biometric locks, timed-entry systems, recording, emergency amnestic/medical kit and anti-exposure controls.
Decoy Production $45K
[#10] Initial production and seeding of altered/bogus copies and hosting for diversionary content.
Backup Storage $40K
[#21] Initial purchase of air-gapped encrypted storage, hardware tokens, and tape backups for secure offline replicas.
Evidence Preservation $20K
[#23] Tamper-proof sealed formats and special media for non-viewable long-term evidence preservation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.7M/yr
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#6] Annual salaries, benefits and training for MTF unit and core operational staff (security, research, analysts, admin).
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#15] Ongoing psychological research and longitudinal studies (annualized project funding for cognitive research, MRI access, subject compensation).
Cyber Monitoring $400K/yr
[#7] Ongoing monitoring, automated crawlers, servers, forensic subscriptions and 2–4 analysts for web/torrent/darkweb monitoring and takedowns.
Contingency Topup $250K/yr
[#22] Annual top-up contribution to the contingency reserve for large-scale exposure response.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#9] Legal fees for fabricated copyright claims, takedown contractors, cease-and-desist operations and contingency litigation budget.
Amnestic Administration $150K/yr
[#5] Annual baseline budget for Class-A/B-style amnestic pharmaceuticals, medical administration, sterile supplies and post-procedure monitoring.
Online Infiltration $150K/yr
[#8] Covert accounts, cover expenses, paid memberships, fake donations and travel for embedded preservation-group agents.
Ml Pipeline Maintenance $100K/yr
[#16] Ongoing compute, model retraining, storage and engineering support for automated analysis pipelines.
Replacement Costs $75K/yr
[#18] Recruitment and ramp costs for replacing staff rendered unsuitable due to permanent perception alteration.
International Operations $60K/yr
[#20] Annualized budget for occasional overseas retrievals, visas, local assets and covert operations.
It Security Maintenance $60K/yr
[#24] Ongoing endpoint protection subscriptions, audits, and IT security personnel time.
Forensic Per Incident $50K/yr
[#11] Annual budgeted average for network forensics, ISP engagement, subpoenas and travel for leak investigations (aggregated per-incident spend averaged annually).
Counseling And Compensation $50K/yr
[#17] Counseling, compensation and retraining budgets for inadvertently affected civilians or staff (annual expected load).
Public Relations $50K/yr
[#19] Standing PR/disinformation readiness and per-event reserves averaged into an annual budget.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#12] Secure/covert transport and chain-of-custody movement costs for physical media (armored/covert transport, guards, packaging, insurance).
Training And Recurring $40K/yr
[#14] Annual recertification, drills and SOP updates.
Secure Viewing Lab Operations $25K/yr
[#4] Operational support staff, monitoring of viewing sessions, biometric/logging upkeep and emergency medical readiness for viewing lab.
Destruction Per Item $25K/yr
[#13] Secure destruction/sequestration costs for unauthorized physical copies (annualized estimate).
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#2] Vault energy, HVAC maintenance, fire-suppression cartridge replacement, desiccants, environmental monitoring and routine inspections.
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#25] Packaging, PPE, replacement media, small tools, cables, stationery and petty operational consumables.
Decoy Maintenance $15K/yr
[#10] Annual hosting, seeding services and updates for maintained decoy content.
Backup Storage Maintenance $15K/yr
[#21] Yearly costs to rotate/maintain air-gapped backups, tape rotation and key management support.
Equipment Maintenance $12K/yr
[#3] Calibration, upkeep and maintenance contracts for film scanners, capture stations, and on-site servers.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.7M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional small recoveries, and no major public exposure.
no large leaks routine monitoring and takedowns standard MTF deployments
🚨 Minor Incident $5.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Localized leak or uploader identified requiring multi-day forensic work, targeted MTF retrieval, international takedown and elevated PR/legal response.
targeted online leak small-scale international retrieval temporary PR/legal surge
🚨 Major Breach $24.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Widespread viral dissemination leading to mass exposures, large-scale amnestic operations, mass counseling, international diplomatic operations and full contingency activation.
viral public leak mass exposures (thousands) activation of contingency reserve
👥 Personnel 29 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 Primary field operatives responsible for tracking uploaders, retrievals and field amnestic administration. [#6]
Research Scientist 4 Cognitive neuroscientists and media perception researchers conducting studies and supporting reversal research. [#15][#16]
Cybersecurity / Forensic Analyst 3 Monitor torrents, perform forensic tracing and takedown support. [#7][#11]
Medical Officer 2 Licensed medical personnel to administer amnestics and provide post-procedure care. [#5]
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Maintain vault HVAC, secure transport equipment, IT and viewing-lab systems. [#1][#2][#24]
Administrative Staff 2 Logistics, chain-of-custody documentation, record keeping and contracting support. [#1][#12]
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Program oversight, liaison with Foundation command and contingency decision-making.
Contracts / Legal Liaison 1 Manage takedown vendors, cover narratives and legal engagements. [#9]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasoned budget, but wide cost ranges and uncertain incident frequency (per‑incident count per year) reduce precision; contingency sizing is judgmental.
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