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SCP-2174 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2174
Expected annual
$22.7M
One-time setup
$6.6M
Annual recurring
$21.9M
Personnel
77
Initial capital/setup costs are moderate (~$6.6M) for vehicles, servers, labs and sensors; recurring operations dominated by personnel, contingency reserve, remediation, and information management (~$22M/yr). Main cost drivers are rapid-response teams, embedded agents, remediation/forensics, PR/legal, and a maintained escalation reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.6M
Property Acquisition $2.5M
[#12] Assumed 5 property purchases in a year (average $500k each) for site control / hotspot acquisition.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M
[#5, #15, #30] Forensic sequencer and lab buildout, field research instruments, and initial memetic-research lab/setup costs.
Equipment $1.9M
[#2, #3, #7, #8, #16, #19, #20, #24, #27] Vehicles, servers/software, freezers, secure pharmacy, surveillance kits, evidence software, secure-commsuite, archival hardware, IT/cybersecurity stack (capital purchases and installed systems).
Embedded Agent Recruitment $150K
[#4] One-time recruitment and training costs for embedded agents and cover placement.
Training Curriculum Development $75K
[#14] One-time curriculum and course development for MTF/agents/hazmat/memetic safety.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $21.9M/yr
Staff Wages $7.8M/yr
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #15, #22, #24] Salaries/benefits for rapid-response teams (MTF-style), monitoring analysts, embedded agents stipends, forensic lab staff, field research team, liaison officers, and archival/case-management staff.
Containment Escalation Reserve $5.0M/yr
[#25] Maintained reserve fund (conservative lower bound) for emergency mobilization / large-scale interventions.
Cover Story And Legal $2.9M/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #23, #26, #29] PR/cover-story campaigns, social-media suppression/ads/takedowns, legal/insurance retainer & contingency, paid memorials/community messaging, cultural/linguistic consulting, and community repair/compensation reserves.
Supplies And Consumables $2.8M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #21, #28] Per-sample sequencing and third-party lab costs, biohazard remediation contracts, storage supplies, per-subject amnestic costs, biohazard waste disposal, and routine field consumables.
Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr
[#3, #8, #16, #19, #27, #30] Cloud/data feeds, medical/amnestic oversight, remote sensor monitoring/comms, software/database licensing, IT/cybersecurity operations, and ongoing memetic-countermeasure research funding.
Logistics And Transport $440K/yr
[#2, #17] Vehicle maintenance/fuel/insurance and travel/courier costs for responses and sample transport.
Crowd And Shrine Management $400K/yr
[#13] Security deployments, temporary fencing, plainclothes monitoring and event security budgets for shrine/crowd control.
Training And Exercises $300K/yr
[#14] Annual training cycles, drills, and refresher courses for MTF, embedded agents, hazmat, and memetic safety.
Medical And Psych Support $250K/yr
[#18] Counseling and medical follow-up for affected locals and exposed staff.
Facilities Maintenance $145K/yr
[#7, #12] Environmental/maintenance for evidence storage and ongoing property taxes/maintenance for acquired sites.
Comms Security $60K/yr
[#20] Ongoing secure-communications service/subscription and periodic replacement costs (burner phones, encrypted services).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $21.9M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard monitoring, responses, and no large-scale escalation.
typical incidence rate routine shrine formation standard forensic processing
🚨 Minor Incident $23.4M/yr
18.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized spike in manifestations requiring extra PR, security deployments, and limited property acquisitions.
cluster of local sites heightened media attention several protracted shrine sites
🚨 Major Breach $33.9M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$12.0M vs baseline
Widespread cluster and public/media outbreak requiring emergency mobilization and large disbursal from escalation reserve.
mass manifestations viral media exposure failure of cover narratives
👥 Personnel 77 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#1] Two regional rapid-response teams of 12 operators each (24 total).
Monitoring Analyst 6 [#3] 24/7 tip intake & social-media/watch analysts (6 full-time analysts noted).
Embedded Agent 30 [#4] Embedded agents placed in police/media/funeral services; costed as personnel expenses.
Research Scientist 6 [#15] Field research team (psychologists, memeticists, geospatial analysts) of ~6 researchers.
Lab Technician 3 [#5] Forensic lab staffing for sequencing and sample processing (staffing costs included).
Local Liaison Officer 4 [#22] Liaison officers for municipal coordination and diplomatic costs.
Case Management / Archival Staff 4 [#24] Long-term archival and case-management staff (4 case officers).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived directly from analyst line items; many items are ranges (per-site variability, property acquisition frequency, reserve sizing), and memetic/operational unpredictability increases uncertainty. Staffing and reserve figures are well-structured but incident-driven costs remain variable.
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