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SCP-1996 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1996
Expected annual
$13.0M
One-time setup
$11.2M
Annual recurring
$12.8M
Personnel
113
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $11.2M, driven by site acquisitions, archival build-out, vehicle procurement, and contingency/reserve funds. Recurring annual costs are ~ $12.84M/yr, driven primarily by MRT salaries, site security, forensic/research operations, and disinformation/legal retainers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.2M
Facilities $4.5M
[#4, #9, #12] One-time site acquisition/leases/easements for ~30 sites (~$3.0M), Site-77 vault retrofit/build-out (~$500k), and initial amnestic compounding facility amortized capital (~$1.0M).
Scaling Contingency $2.5M
[#25] One-time contingency reserve to fund rapid scale-up (site purchases, additional teams, equipment) if phenomenology increases.
Equipment $2.2M
[#5, #6, #7, #15, #16, #18] Remote surveillance hardware for 30 sites (~$500k), rapid transport fleet procurement (~$600k), initial evidence kits (~$40k), server & cybersecurity infra (~$350k), solar kits for remote sites (~$165k), and R&D seed/prototype hardware (~$500k).
Exposure Reserve $2.0M
[#19] Records/legal contingency / exposure mitigation reserve (initial establishment of fund).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#11] Scanner + software/workstation (~$22.5k) plus backlog digitization labor (~$18k) to start digitization and conservation workflows.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.8M/yr
Staff Wages $4.8M/yr
[#1, #2, #9, #10, #12] Program overhead salaries (Program Director, analysts, admin) and MRT operator salaries (~32 agents), archivist and portions of forensic/medical staff salaries included here.
Security At Controlled Sites $2.4M/yr
[#3] Private-security equivalent (~$40k/guard/yr); two guards per site × 30 sites = ~$2.4M/yr.
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#10, #11, #18, #20] Document forensic/historical analysis program (~$400k), ongoing digitization & storage (~$19k), R&D contingency/experiments (~$750k), and training/historical-research budgets (~$125k).
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#14] Disinformation, PR, and legal retainer to maintain cover stories, FOIA suppression, and municipal liaison (~$1.25M/yr).
Covert Seizure Operations $1.0M/yr
[#13] Budget for covert seizures, local operations, overtime, liaison payments; assumed moderate activity level (~$1M/yr).
Amnestic Operations $600K/yr
[#12] Per-dose amnestic production, administration and follow-up for ~200 civilians/yr (midpoint ~$600k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $421K/yr
[#2, #6, #8] MRT travel & per-diem (~$240k), vehicle maintenance & fuel (~$96k), and chain-of-custody shipping (~$85k).
Emergency Medical Followup $350K/yr
[#17] Medical monitoring and mental-health follow-up for ~200 subjects and staff EAP resources.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#9, #4, #15] Ongoing vault utilities, HVAC/climate control, fire suppression maintenance and facility upkeep for controlled sites and archival space.
Cybersecurity And Comms $125K/yr
[#15] Recurring security ops, cloud/storage, intrusion detection, and secure comms support (~$50k–$200k/yr; midpoint used).
Recruiting And Vetting $125K/yr
[#23] Background checks, contractor vetting, and recruiting program-level costs (~$50k–$200k/yr; midpoint used).
Remote Surveillance Maintenance $92K/yr
[#5, #16] Data/backhaul bandwidth and maintenance for remote sensors (~$72k) plus battery replacement/solar maintenance (~$20k).
Supplies And Consumables $78K/yr
[#7, #21, #24] Evidence consumables and PPE (~$30k), miscellaneous consumables (~$30k), and hazardous-waste/disposal compliance (~$18k).
Public Documents Replacement $60K/yr
[#22] Creation and placement of replacement non-anomalous documents, plaques, or brochures (~$60k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.8M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with ~30 active sites, regular MRT operations, routine digitization, and no major public exposure incidents.
routine_recoveries scheduled_maintenance ongoing_research
🚨 Minor Incident $13.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized exposure or higher-than-normal incident rate requiring additional seizures, amnestics, and PR response.
localized_media_exposure cluster_of_apparitions increased_incident_rate
🚨 Major Breach $17.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant public capture of SCP-1996 phenomena (e.g., viral media), requiring large-scale legal, PR, operational, and replenishment expenditures.
viral_public_exposure major_litigation large_scale_recovery_operations
👥 Personnel 113 total
Role Count Notes
Program Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1] Senior program leadership (1 FTE).
Intelligence Analyst / Program Analyst 2 [#1] Senior analysts for trend tracking and liaison.
Administrative Staff 2 [#1] Admin support for program management and travel coordination.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 32 [#2] MRT operators: 8regional teams × 4 operators.
Security Guard 60 [#3] Two guards per controlled site for 30 sites.
Research Scientist / Forensic Specialist 4 [#10] Forensic ink/paper analysts, linguists, historians supporting document analysis.
Archivist 1 [#9] Dedicated archivist for Site-77 holdings and archival management.
Medical Officer 3 [#12, #17] Certified medical staff for amnestic administration and follow-up.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#6, #16] Vehicle and sensor maintenance, solar/battery servicing.
IT / Cybersecurity 2 [#15] Secure comms, database, and sensor data management.
Legal / PR / Public Affairs 3 [#14, #19] Legal retainer and PR staff for disinformation and FOIA handling.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are midpoints from broad ranges provided in analyst notes and scale with site count and incident frequency. Many costs (land acquisition, covert ops scale, amnestic production) vary regionally and with operational posture, so uncertainty remains medium.
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