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SCP-2644 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-2644
Expected annual
$12.9M
One-time setup
$5.0M
Annual recurring
$12.6M
Personnel
75
Estimated one-time startup/capital costs are approximately $5.05M, driven by vehicles/equipment, digital infrastructure, and research/lab fit-out; ongoing recurring operations are approximately $12.65M/yr, driven primarily by global rapid-response staffing, legal/ISP cooperation, and research staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.0M
Equipment $2.2M
[#1, #4, #7, #18, #20, #21] Hardened email server/HSM and setup (#1 $150k), digital-forensics tooling (#4 $250k), rapid-response equipment & vehicles (#7 $1,200,000), backup/disaster-recovery one-time setup (#18 $200,000), surveillance & tracking assets one-time acquisition (#20 $300,000), non-lethal capture & restraint equipment (#21 $100,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#10, #14] Initial amnestic inventory production (2,000 doses startup stock $1,000,000) (#10) and one-time research lab fit-out for SCP-2644 program ($500,000) (#14).
Facilities $800K
[#8] Regional secure human-containment / quarantine suites: 4suites × ~$200k = ~$800,000.
Technical Rd One Time $500K
[#27] Technical R&D for deanonymization & anti-VPN/Tor research (one-time R&D setup $500,000).
Training Development $50K
[#23] Training, doctrine and course/material development (one-time) $50,000.
Order Of Magnitude Summary $0
[#29] Analyst-provided aggregate summary (no additional cost; mapped for audit).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.6M/yr
Staff Wages $7.5M/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #12, #13, #15] Hourly-monitoring personnel (~6 FTE × $100k = $600k) (#3), cyber-forensics staffing (~3 FTE × $120k = $360k) (#5), global rapid-response teams (~48 operators × $80k = $3,840,000) (#6), medical administration staff (~2 FTEs ≈ $200k) (#12), research program lab team salaries (~$2,000,000) (#13), psychological/communications team (4 specialists ≈ $480,000) (#15).
Contingency Buffer $1.6M/yr
[#28] Contingency buffer for unexpected escalation (20% of recurring ops) ≈ $1.6M/yr (#28).
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#16, #17] Legal/international liaison & ISP cooperation budget ($1,000,000/yr) (#16) and cover-up/operational security & public relations budget ($500,000/yr) (#17).
Supplies And Consumables $548K/yr
[#11] Annual amnestic usage (approx. 1,095 doses/yr × $500/dose ≈ $548,000) (#11).
Insurance And Liability $500K/yr
[#26] Insurance / liability reserve / legal contingency fund $500,000/yr (#26).
Facilities Maintenance $270K/yr
[#9, #25, #20] Containment-suite operations and maintenance ($200,000/yr) (#9), energy and facility utilities ($20,000/yr) (#25), surveillance/tracking maintenance ($50,000/yr) (#20).
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#27] Ongoing technical R&D / maintenance for deanonymization & anti-anonymity tooling ($200,000/yr) (#27).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#19] Transport and logistics (air/ground rapid deployment budgets, emergency charters, courier of amnestics) $200,000/yr (#19).
Aftercare And Compensation $150K/yr
[#22] Aftercare and compensation fund for amnestic recipients and affected civilians $150,000/yr (#22).
Email Hosting And Siem $75K/yr
[#2] Email hosting, redundancy, SOC monitoring and logging (24/7 SIEM ingestion, backups, log retention) $75,000/yr (#2).
Backup Disaster Recovery $50K/yr
[#18] Ongoing off-site email/mailbox failover and duplicate data center redundancy maintenance $50,000/yr (#18).
Internal Oversight And Compliance $50K/yr
[#24] Internal oversight, ethical review and compliance operations $50,000/yr (#24).
Training And Drills $25K/yr
[#23] Recurring training/drills and refreshers $25,000/yr (#23).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.6M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with no major incidents; standard containment and operations continue.
standard_daily_operations routine_host_switches managed by existing teams
🚨 Minor Incident $14.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized spike in host switches or short-lived media attention requiring surge deployments and extra amnestics/legal work.
multiple_hosts_in_region short-term public attention surge MTF deployments
🚨 Major Breach $22.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure, legal battles, or simultaneous multi-region incidents requiring global surge, large settlements and major operational scaling.
public_exposure multi-country_incident entity hostility / high-profile casualties
👥 Personnel 75 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 48 [#6] Global rapid-response teams: 4regional teams × 12 operators = 48 operators.
Hourly Monitoring / Email Handlers 6 [#3] 24/7 hourly-monitoring personnel: 3shifts × 2 people = 6 FTEs.
Cyber-Forensics Analyst 3 [#5] Cyber-forensics staffing and operations: ~3 FTEs.
Research Scientist 12 [#13] Research program lab team (salary budget ~$2,000,000/yr approximated to ~12 research FTEs).
Medical Officer 2 [#12] Medical administration staff & clinic time for amnestic delivery: estimated 2–3 FTEs (counted as 2 here to match budget).
Psychological / Communications Specialist 4 [#15] Psychological/communications team: 4specialists.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provided explicit line-item estimates for almost every cost; figures are order-of-magnitude planning estimates and may vary by procurement, jurisdictional differences and actual incident frequency.
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