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SCP-2459 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2459
Expected annual
$7.5M
One-time setup
$4.4M
Annual recurring
$7.2M
Personnel
32
One-time setup costs are moderate (several hundred thousand to a few million) driven by camp setup, perimeter works, research kit and a contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are primarily staff wages, food/water provisioning, research staffing, and legal/cover-story maintenance totaling several million per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.4M
Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#24] One-time contingency / emergency escalation reserve (initial set-aside).
Facilities $870K
[#1, #3, #12, #19] Perimeter installation, supply-camp physical setup (shelters/power distribution), portable sanitation setup (initial), and road removal/civil works (one-time).
Equipment $500K
[#6, #9, #10, #22] Initial tethered-personnel rigs, drone fleet & ground control, non-road cargo systems (winches/pulleys), and secure communications hardware/software (initial).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#17] Initial memetic/research equipment, secure servers and specialized instrumentation (one-time research equipment purchase).
Cover Story Staging $500K
[#21] Initial cover-story staging (staged signage, fake remediation contractors, initial payments to local officials) as a one-time setup cost.
Initial Training And Certification $20K
[#7] Initial tethering/rescue/safety training and certification (one-time course setup and initial certifications).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.2M/yr
Staff Wages $3.2M/yr
[#2, #13, #14, #18] Security/perimeter staff (20 personnel ~ $1.6M), research staffing (memetics team salaries ~ $1.15M), medical staffing (4 medics ~$400k), mental-health clinicians (~$100k).
Supplies And Consumables $1.8M/yr
[#4, #5, #12, #15, #25, #13] Supply camp operations (fuel/maintenance ~$150k), food & potable water provisioning (~$1,095,000 midpoint for 200 people), portable sanitation rental/servicing (~$30k), amnestic storage and per-treatment costs (~$225k incl. $200k treatments + $25k cold-chain), miscellaneous consumables/PPE/replacement (~$200k), plus medical supplies (~$50k included in medics line-item consumables).
Compensation Resettlement And Legal Claims $500K/yr
[#20] Ongoing budget for compensation, resettlement aid and recurring legal claims/liaison with local government (recurring portion for budgeting).
Cover Story And Legal $475K/yr
[#21, #23] Ongoing cover-story PR/diplomacy (~$200k/yr) and legal/compliance/oversight (~$275k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $350K/yr
[#8] Aerial support / medevac standby charter/standby costs (helicopter availability midpoint estimate).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#17] Ongoing sensors, data storage, experiment consumables and non-salary research operating costs (salary component is accounted under staff_wages [#18]).
Detention And Reeducation Program $280K/yr
[#16] Costs for detention facilities, instructors, two-week holds, administration of amnestics and re-education per Protocol Balakot-525 (est. for ~200 detentions/year).
Waste Removal And Sanitation $125K/yr
[#11] Recurring collection, PPE replenishment, sealed-container transfers and hazardous disposal costs.
Drone Ops And Maintenance $100K/yr
[#9] Drone fleet operations, maintenance, batteries, licensing and secure communications upkeep.
Secure Communications Ops $50K/yr
[#22] Operations, bandwidth, encrypted radio/satellite phone plans and secure database upkeep.
Cargo Systems Maintenance $30K/yr
[#10] Maintenance and replacement parts for non-road cargo winches/pulley networks/handcarts.
Tethering Training And Refresher $15K/yr
[#7] Annual refresher courses, rescue drills and certification upkeep for tethered-entry personnel.
Tethered Systems Maintenance $10K/yr
[#6] Annual maintenance, testing and spare parts for tethered-personnel systems.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.2M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady containment operations, regular resupply, research at planned staffing levels, and ongoing legal/cover-story maintenance.
steady subject population no containment failures routine operations only
🚨 Minor Incident $7.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring temporary surge in medevac/aerial hours, extra amnestic courses, short-term MTF redeployment and increased detentions.
local memetic flare small containment breach sudden increase in rescues
🚨 Major Breach $10.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or politically exposed incident requiring large-scale evacuation, major legal settlements, full contingency mobilization and extended research response.
overt international exposure large-scale spread/increased affected population political/legal escalation
👥 Personnel 32 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 20 [#2] 24/7 armed perimeter security and patrols; staffing and pay estimated at ~20 personnel (~$80k each).
Research Scientist 5 [#17, #18] Memetic/psychological research team (4–6 specialists); salaries included in research staffing recurring costs.
Medical Officer / Medic 4 [#13] On-site medics and periodic physician support; salaries accounted in staff_wages.
Mental Health Clinician / Social Worker 3 [#14] Ongoing psychological support team (2–3 clinicians) included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are assembled from analyst-provided ranges and explicit line items; major uncertainties remain in subject population dynamics, legal/compensation exposure, and frequency/scale of incidents, so medium confidence is appropriate.
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