SCP-2475 — SCP-2475 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2475 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2475

Expected annual

$586K

One-time setup

$624K

Annual recurring

$572K

Personnel

First-year one-time setup (research, stockpiles, and incident reserve) around $623.5k; baseline annual operating costs driven by staff wages, rapid-response retainer, cybersecurity and legal/cover budgets are about $572k/year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $624K

Major Incident Reserve $250K

[#24] Stand-alone reserve for potential large-scale mitigation/purchase/closure costs in extreme exposure incidents.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#16] Baseline research program / field study initial costs (equipment, initial tests, personnel setup).

Amnestic Stockpile Establishment $62K

[#12] One-time establishment of amnestic stockpile, secure storage and initial medical supplies.

Insurance Contingency Initial $60K

[#19] Initial contingency/insurance fund for property damage, payouts, legal exposure.

Recruitment And Training $14K

[#4] Recruitment, vetting, travel and initial tradecraft training for embedded agent.

Facilities $12K

[#10] Safehouse / housing setup one-time costs (plausible-deniability housing/safehouse setup).

Equipment $10K

[#7, #8] Secure communications hardware and covert surveillance installation hardware.

Cover Identity Creation $10K

[#3] One-time creation of forged/legal cover identities and records.

Relocation And Moving $4K

[#9] One-time relocation/moving costs for agent/family if required.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $572K/yr

Staff Wages $175K/yr

[#1, #5] Embedded agent salary (incl. overhead/hazard premium) and one regional/news analyst FTE (salaries + 25% overhead).

Rapid Response Retainer $100K/yr

[#13] Standby/retainer cost to keep a small rapid-response/tactical complement on-call (training, standby pay).

Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr

[#2, #14, #15, #18] Subsidies/payments to pub owner, standing PR/legal contingency, document forgery capability maintenance, covert liaison expenses with local authorities.

Cybersecurity $75K/yr

[#17] Cyber team and forensic tooling costs to trace communications or protect Foundation comms.

Research And Monitoring $70K/yr

[#6, #12, #16, #21] OSINT/media subscriptions and monitoring, amnestic stockpile maintenance amortization, ongoing research overhead, evidence storage & admin time.

Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr

[#20] Annual subsidies/upgrades to maintain the pub as a legitimate business (plausible-deniability operating costs).

Housing Allowance $16K/yr

[#10] Annual housing/top-up allowance or rental support for embedded agent to maintain plausible lifestyle.

Insurance Replenish $10K/yr

[#19] Annual replenishment/administration for contingency/insurance accounting.

Audit And Compliance $6K/yr

[#23] Periodic internal audits and compliance reviews to ensure containment and cover integrity.

Logistics And Transport $6K/yr

[#9] Routine travel and transport for Region staff, occasional visits and agent relocation allowances (annual travel).

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#22] Misc consumables: batteries, clothing, incident kits, small replacement items.

Medical Support $3K/yr

[#11] Medical insurance, periodic counseling, trauma support for embedded agent.

Surveillance Maintenance $1K/yr

[#8] Storage, maintenance and power for covert in-venue surveillance systems.

Secure Communications Service $1K/yr

[#7] Recurring airtime / service / device refresh costs for encrypted/burner communications.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $572K/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, one embedded agent on payroll and no significant incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $620K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$48K vs baseline

Localized activation requiring a rapid-response deployment, limited amnestic use, forgery/PR work and small payouts.

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🚨 Major Incident $1.6M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

High-profile exposure requiring large-scale amnestic campaigns, legal suppression, relocation, possible purchase/closure of site and extensive PR/forgery operations.

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👥 Personnel 2 total

Role	Count	Notes
Embedded Agent	1	[#1, #10] Covertly employed Foundation agent working at the Conan Doyle (salary + housing/top-up if required).
Research / News Analyst	1	[#5, #6] Regional analyst monitoring local/national news, police bulletins and social media to direct the embedded agent.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use midpoints of provided ranges and a small set of conservative assumptions; many incident-driven costs are highly variable and scenario-dependent, so uncertainty is moderate.

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