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SCP-1960 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1960
Expected annual
$55.2M
One-time setup
$1.5B
Annual recurring
$54.8M
Personnel
33
One-time capital of approximately $1.475 billion driven primarily by spacecraft development, launch, RTG procurement and contingency reserves; recurring operations approximately $54.81M/year driven by flight operations, deep-space communications, redaction pipelines, liaison/subsidies, amnestic programs and legal/PR.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5B
Equipment $1.1B
[#1, #3, #21, #27] Spacecraft development and instruments (Le Verrier 3), RTG/Pu-238 procurement and fabrication, initial secure chain-of-custody hardware/crypto-signing devices, secure archival hardware (safe-deposit vaults, air-gapped storage).
Launch Services $300.0M
[#2] Rocket procurement, mission-specific launch campaign and fairing integration for a Neptune transfer (heavy-lift or complex gravity-assist profile).
Contingency Reserve $50.0M
[#25] Long-term contingency fund / liability reserve for worst-case exposure, political fallout or large-scale memory suppression operations.
Facilities $10.0M
[#7] Build/retrofit of secure mission control / hardened lease (SCIF-level rooms, redundant power, EMP/physical protections).
Retrieval Planning $10.0M
[#26] Feasibility studies, mission design and technology demos for possible retrieval/active mission planning.
Liaison Agreements One Time $2.0M
[#8] One-time legal work, MOUs and initial compensation to partner agencies/observatories to secure access to raw imagery.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.6M
[#6, #10, #24] Initial in-mission data-processing/archival system, redaction/detection software development and validation, forensic lab buildout for provenance analysis.
Cybersecurity Initial Hardening $1.0M
[#12] Initial hardening of intercept/processing pipelines, licensing and baseline intrusion prevention.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $54.8M/yr
Research And Monitoring $35.5M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #17, #23, #24] Flight operations & mission management, deep-space communications antenna time, in-mission data processing operations, monitoring/takedown of amateur astrophotography and social media, compute/ML/cloud costs for automated detection & batch editing, and ongoing forensic analysis.
Cover Story And Legal $9.3M/yr
[#9, #14, #15, #18, #30] Ongoing liaison reimbursements/partnership maintenance, amnestic follow-up and maintenance of cover identities, legal & PR takedown operations, ongoing covert payments/subsidies to partners, and oversight/ethics panel costs.
Staff Wages $3.3M/yr
[#11, #19, #20] Salaries and benefits for human image review analysts and supervisors, linguistics/psychology research specialists, and counterintelligence personnel (partial staffing costs).
Facilities Maintenance $2.8M/yr
[#7, #28] Operations of secure mission control facility (power, maintenance) and physical security for clinical amnestic suites and data centers (guards, badge systems, CCTV, redundancy).
Emergency Contingency Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#16, #25] Annual set-aside for rapid-response leak remediation, emergency amnestic campaigns and contingency operations (note: #25 also represented as a one-time reserve).
Supplies And Consumables $1.0M/yr
[#13, #27] Class-B amnestic procurement and medical consumables for treatments; ongoing secure archival maintenance consumables (vault/media refresh).
Cybersecurity Ops $550K/yr
[#12, #21] Ongoing cybersecurity operations for intercept/processing pipelines and maintenance of chain-of-custody verification systems.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#29] Secure courier and covert transport logistics for physical handoffs of raw transmissions/media.
Training And Psych Support $150K/yr
[#22] Training, rotation programs and psychological support/counseling for Foundation personnel assigned to SCP-1960 tasks.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $54.8M/yr
96.6% probability / year
Normal year with no major leaks or retrieval activity; ongoing mission operations, redaction, liaison and routine containment activities proceed as planned.
routine_operations scheduled_communications regular_redaction_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $57.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Localized leak or small-scale unauthorized release (e.g., amateur image published with SCP-1960 content) requiring targeted takedowns, limited amnestic treatments and PR/legal actions.
amateur_publication small_leak targeted_takedown_campaign
🚨 Major Breach $74.8M/yr
0.3% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Significant public leak or coordinated release resulting in mass exposure requiring large-scale amnestic operations, raids, and international PR/legal containment.
large_public_leak coordinated_online_exposure international_media_attention
🚨 Retrieval Scale Up $304.8M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$250.0M vs baseline
Decision to escalate to a retrieval or large-scale proprietary mission / rapid technology scale-up in response to new communications, requiring major capital outlays or accelerated contingency spending.
policy_decision_to_retrieve high-value_communication international_pressure
👥 Personnel 33 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#28] On-site physical security and rapid-response teams guarding clinical suites and data centers.
Research Scientist 6 [#4, #19, #24] Mission scientists, linguists and forensic analysts supporting message analysis and mission interpretation.
Research Technician / Systems Operator 8 [#4, #6, #23] Flight operations technicians, telemetry operators and systems engineers running the probe and data pipelines.
Image Analyst 6 [#11] Human image review team performing verification and manual redaction of images.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#7, #27] Facility and archival hardware maintenance staff.
Medical Officer 1 [#13, #14] Medical staff for amnestic administration and follow-up monitoring.
Administrative Staff 2 [#8, #9, #30] Liaison/admin support for agency agreements, logistics and oversight coordination.
Counterintelligence / Investigator 2 [#20] Personnel conducting vetting, investigations and leak detection.
IT / Cybersecurity 2 [#12, #21, #23] Ops staff responsible for pipeline security, chain-of-custody systems and compute/ML infrastructure.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide extensive line-item ranges and mission context, enabling a reasoned mid-range estimate; however large uncertainties remain for spacecraft procurement, RTG sourcing, contingency sizing and the probability/frequency of leaks, so confidence is medium.
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