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SCP-2227 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2227
Expected annual
$15.4M
One-time setup
$11.3M
Annual recurring
$15.3M
Personnel
79
Initial setup requires substantial one-time capital for TIHCs, vehicles, and site expansion (~$11.35M), while ongoing annual operations are labor-heavy (personnel, legal/PR, research) totaling approximately $15.29M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.3M
Facilities $8.0M
[#4, #19] Permanent TIHC buildout ($3.0M midpoint for 4 chambers) and recommended Site-132 expansion/leasehold fit-out ($5.0M budget).
Equipment $3.4M
[#3, #5, #8, #10, #14, #15, #16, #18, #23, #24] Portable TIHC procurement ($1.6M), secure transport vehicles ($450k), video hardware & integration ($400k), interception kit ($100k), undercover kit ($100k), comms equipment ($150k), UPS/generator ($250k), archival hardware ($100k), mobile EMU vehicle ($150k), data redundancy setup ($50k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $15.3M/yr
Staff Wages $8.5M/yr
[#1, #2, #9, #10, #17, #23] Dedicated MTF Mu-13 (24 FTE), Site-132 containment staff (30 FTE), video analysts & supervisors (8 FTE), IT/cyber specialists (6 FTE), research team (~8 FTE), mobile EMU staffing (~3 FTE) aggregated as fully-burdened wages.
Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr
[#17, #8, #18, #24] Non-wage research program costs (sensor/dev/test budgets), ongoing bandwidth/storage for video ($150k/yr), forensic/archival recurring ($150k/yr), and data redundancy recurring ($125k/yr).
Station Closure Operations $1.0M/yr
[#6] Budgeted station-closure cover costs (permits, staging, payments to transit authorities) reserved at ~$1.0M/yr for multiple events.
Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#22] Contingency for accidents, liabilities and unexpected payouts (~10–20% of ops; $1.0M chosen).
Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr
[#13, #27] Legal/PR retainers and baseline suppression ($500k/yr) plus publication monitoring/suppression ($300k/yr).
Depreciation And Replacement $750K/yr
[#28] Capital reserve for replacement of TIHCs, vehicles, and electronics (set-aside mid-range ~$750k/yr).
Class B Amnestic Program $500K/yr
[#11] Procurement, administration, medical oversight and associated supplies for Class-B amnestics (budgeted at ~$1,000 per witness; working baseline yields ~$500k/yr).
Per Incident Response $300K/yr
[#7] Per-incident on-site operation costs (~$30k/incident). Baseline assumes ~10 rapid events/year -> $300k/yr.
Witness Rescue And Aftercare $250K/yr
[#12] Ambulance/escort, immediate care, temporary lodging or relocation for witnesses (~$250k/yr baseline).
Training And Drills $225K/yr
[#21] Regular exercises, simulations, and training for MTF & support (~$150k–$300k/yr; midpoint used).
Energy $180K/yr
[#16] Electricity, HVAC, UPS/generator fuel/maintenance for TIHCs and monitoring center (~$15k/month => $180k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $160K/yr
[#5, #25] Vehicle maintenance/ops for secure transport ($60k/yr) and transportation logistics/fuel/permits ($100k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#20] Specialized TIHC consumables, seals, filters, PPE, replacement parts baseline.
Communications Maintenance $30K/yr
[#15] Maintenance and spectrum/coordination costs for secure radios/phones (~$30k/yr).
Public Interface Falsification $30K/yr
[#26] Fake work orders, signage, props and printed materials to make closures appear legitimate (~$10k–$50k/yr; midpoint).
Undercover Maintenance $20K/yr
[#14] Replacement/training and upkeep for undercover identity kits (~$20k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $15.3M/yr
68.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; contains staffing, monitoring, research, and routine closures.
routine_monitoring occasional_station_closures no_major_media_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $15.6M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Single-station manifestation requiring short multi-hour closure, per-incident response, overtime, and limited PR/legal involvement.
single_station_manifestation short_closure limited_media_attention
🚨 Major Breach $17.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Multi-day, multi-station containment requiring extensive transit coordination, large-scale PR/legal payouts, mass amnestic administration, and possible temporary expansion of capacity.
multi-day_containment major_media_leak mass_witnesses_or_casualties
👥 Personnel 79 total
Role Count Notes
MTF Agent / Tactical Containment (Mu-13 A/B Units) 24 [#1] Dedicated MTF core team (24 FTE).
Site-132 Staff (security, researchers, medics, custodial) 30 [#2] Permanent containment staff at Site-132 (30 FTE).
Video Monitoring Analyst / Indexing / Supervisors 8 [#9] 6 analysts + 2 supervisors for 24/7 monitoring.
IT / Cyber Ops Specialists 6 [#10] Interception, takedown operations, and cover-story support.
Research Scientist / Technical Staff 8 [#17] Research program staff for sensor development and experiments (headcount implied by budget).
Mobile EMU Medical Staff 3 [#23] Staffing for mobile emergency medical unit (covered in recurring staffing).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates follow analyst-provided line items with explicit cost figures for many categories; uncertainty remains around manifestation frequency, incident severity distribution, and allocation between wage vs non-wage components, so medium confidence is appropriate.
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