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SCP-2250 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2250
Expected annual
$6.7M
One-time setup
$3.1M
Annual recurring
$6.5M
Personnel
30
Initial one-time startup is approximately $3.11M, driven by habitat modification, facility retrofits, vehicles/boats and lab/IT/jamming R&D; annual recurring operations are approximately $6.52M/yr, driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing habitat control, legal/disinformation/cover operations and logistics/transport.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.1M
Facilities $1.4M
[#6, #11, #13, #20] Sound-attenuated aviaries and housing (#6), witness-holding retrofit (#11), large-scale habitat modification/netting/fencing (#13), solar arrays/batteries for nodes (#20).
Equipment $805K
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #18] Vehicles/boats/trailers and outfitting (#3), initial drone kit (#4), ultrasonic sensor nodes and comms/servers (#5), field capture kits (#8), autoclave/biohazard containers (#9), initial IT/secure servers and comms hardware (#18).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $625K
[#7, #17, #23] Veterinary/necropsy/bioanalysis lab fit-out and scientific instrumentation (#7), audio-jamming R&D and pilot deployment capital (#17), small-scale exotic tracking/GPS/satellite experiment setup (#23).
Cover Story Setup $250K
[#15] One-time creation/setup costs for front organizations, fake studies, initial legal advisory and disinformation campaign startup.
Amnestic Stockpile $50K
[#10] Production/secure storage and initial stockpile of Class-B amnestics and associated secure transport/storage setup.
Emergency Airlift Purchase Option $0
[#19] Purchase of dedicated helicopter(s) not selected in baseline (would be multi-million if chosen); baseline uses charter/availability instead.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.6M/yr
[#1] ~30 full-time personnel (loaded average ~$70k/yr/person plus benefits → ~$2.6M/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#15, #24, #11, #10, #14, #16, #22] Ongoing disinformation/media buys and legal retainers (#15), community cover payments and local bribes (#24), witness handling and staged-reunion operations (#11), amnestic administration costs (#10), animal-control coordination/covert payments (#14), covert counter-research operations (#16), and public liability/legal contingency/reserve funding (#22).
Facilities Maintenance $675K/yr
[#13, #20] Annual habitat maintenance, repairs to modification/netting/fencing and energy/generator maintenance/fuel costs.
Logistics And Transport $625K/yr
[#2, #19] Local surge/seasonal contractor overtime and temporary staffing (#2) and charter/leased emergency airlift availability/charter hours (#19).
Research And Monitoring $425K/yr
[#4, #5, #7, #17, #18] Drone maintenance and spares (#4), sensor telemetry/ops (#5), lab reagents/sequencing consumables (#7), ongoing jamming/experiment ops if deployed (#17), IT hosting/analyst time (#18).
Misc Contingency $375K/yr
[#26] Miscellaneous contingency/reserve for unplanned spikes, legal subpoenas, equipment losses and other unforeseen events.
Supplies And Consumables $115K/yr
[#6, #8, #21] Aviary consumables and cleaning (#6), drugs and replacement gear (#8), PPE, decon supplies and consumables (#21).
Disposal And Biowaste $75K/yr
[#9] Annual contract/incineration and hazardous-biohazard disposal services.
Replacement Animals $50K/yr
[#12] Annual procurement, medical and staging costs for replacement animals and associated deception labor.
Training And Drills $37K/yr
[#25] Regular memetic-safety and incident drills, tabletop exercises and specialized training.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year of containment operations with routine monitoring, habitat maintenance and no major public exposure.
routine operations seasonal activations managed without public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $7.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Localized mass-activation or die-off requiring surge response, extra contractors, increased amnestic use and elevated PR/legal actions.
localized mass-activation multiple canine incidents temporary media attention
🚨 Major Breach $11.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure and/or multiple high-profile incidents leading to extended legal battles, large settlements, major escalated containment and emergency research.
widespread public/media exposure multiple fatalities or large-scale incidents legal/political intervention
👥 Personnel 30 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#1] Field security and guarding duties.
Wildlife Technician 6 [#1] Field capture, monitoring and habitat modification support.
Driver / Operator 4 [#1] Vehicle/boat operators and logistics.
Veterinarian 2 [#1] Veterinary care, necropsy and animal handling oversight.
Research Scientist / Biologist 3 [#1] Avian biology, memetic research liaison and lab work.
Surveillance / AV Technician 3 [#1] Drone/sensor operations and media/logging support.
Medical Officer / Amnestic Specialist 2 [#1] Amnestic administration and medical monitoring.
Legal / PR Liaison 2 [#1] Cover story maintenance, legal coordination and community relations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst line-item ranges and canonical containment procedures; operational costs (staffing, habitat modification, PR/legal) are reasonably well-bounded, but anomalous elements (exotic recovery attempts, unpredictable activation patterns, ecological/legal pushback) introduce moderate uncertainty.
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