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SCP-2661 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2661
Expected annual
$13.7M
One-time setup
$4.6M
Annual recurring
$13.5M
Personnel
37
Initial capital/setup costs are moderate (~$4.6M) driven by lab instrumentation, secure facilities, and contingency for large raids; annual recurring costs are dominated by staff wages, an active R&D program, international operations, and a large contingency reserve (~$13.5M/yr). Major incident responses can drive single-year costs into the multi-million to multi-ten-million range.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.6M
Raid Contingency $2.0M
[#21] Set-aside contingency for large-scale raid/remediation events (hazmat, remediation, mass arrests).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.4M
[#6, #9, #11] Forensic instruments (LC-MS/GC-MS/NMR access), initial R&D protocol development, and amnestic manufacturing / secure pharmacy set-up.
Equipment $575K
[#5, #16, #17, #18, #28] Evidence vault / ULT freezers fit-out, evidence-destruction setup, armored vehicle purchase, initial PPE/hoods, and IT/hardware setup.
Legal Eminent Domain Compensation $200K
[#12] Compensation and legal fees for seized land / eminent domain.
Waste Remediation Fund $200K
[#26] Initial reserve for site-specific chemical waste cleanup / soil remediation.
Facilities $150K
[#3] Secure perimeter/fencing, CCTV, hardened comms one-time install.
Cover Story Setup $50K
[#13] One-time cover / PR set-up (signage, fake notices, initial liaison materials).
Training Program Setup $50K
[#23] Initial staff training program and trauma/psych support start-up.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13.5M/yr
Staff Wages $3.6M/yr
[#1, #8, #14, #15, #20, #24] Security staff, research chemists/toxicologists/forensic analysts, domestic investigation team salaries, cyber/forensics specialists, caseworkers, and on-site analysts/administrative staff.
Contingency Reserve $3.1M/yr
[#29] Reserve contingency (20–50% recommended) to insure against escalation, political fallout, or insurance-like premiums.
Research And Monitoring $2.5M/yr
[#6, #9, #11, #19] Forensic instrument service contracts, ongoing R&D into anti-compulsion/amnestic efficacy, amnestic program operations, and wastewater/epidemiological surveillance.
Administrative Overhead $1.3M/yr
[#24] Program management, classified program overhead and intelligence analyst costs (calculated as a percentage of program budget).
International Operations $800K/yr
[#14] International deployments, liaison, covert ops and travel beyond domestic investigation team costs.
Medical And Psychiatric Care $500K/yr
[#10] Ongoing medical/psychiatric care budget (detox, counseling, and occasional high-cost inpatient treatment reserve).
Cover Story And Legal $430K/yr
[#13, #22] Ongoing public affairs/liaison under the quarantine cover story and international legal/liaison costs.
Supplies And Consumables $255K/yr
[#7, #15, #16, #18] Laboratory reagents/consumables, undercover buy expenses, recurring evidence destruction/disposal costs, and PPE consumables.
Buyback Program $200K/yr
[#27] Annual budget for controlled purchases / buyback operations to reduce street supply.
Public Health Reimbursements $200K/yr
[#25] Reimbursement reserve for local hospitals/EMS during covert treatment of affected persons.
Armed Response Readiness $150K/yr
[#2] Retainer and readiness funds for tactical/armed response and periodic training of contractors.
Undercover Operations $125K/yr
[#15] Budget for pretext buys, stash houses, burner phones, and field operational expenses.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#17] Drivers, secure chain-of-custody transport, routine secure logistics between sites.
It Maintenance $100K/yr
[#28] Annual maintenance/licensing for encrypted databases, secure comms, and classified IT infrastructure.
Facilities Maintenance $85K/yr
[#3, #4, #5] Perimeter and facility maintenance, on-site power/HVAC/utilities, and evidence-storage calibration/power.
Training And Psych Support $60K/yr
[#23] Annual recertification and trauma counseling support for staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $13.5M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine containment, monitoring, research, and occasional small operations; no major discoveries or large raids.
routine_operations ongoing_research periodic_interdiction
🚨 Minor Incident $13.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized raid or interdiction requiring additional tactical deployments, short remediation, and limited surge medical treatment.
small_production_discovery localized_raid short_remediation
🚨 Major Breach $17.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Discovery of a large production facility or significant breach requiring major multi-agency raid, extensive remediation, and expanded treatment.
large_production_discovery multi-agency_operation extensive_remediation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $38.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Widespread uncontrolled distribution or public emergency requiring mass treatment, international escalations, and political mitigation.
mass_outbreak political_exposure large_scale_remediation
👥 Personnel 37 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#1] Level-2 on-site security coverage: 2guards × 3 shifts + supervisor/floaters (~8 FTE).
Research Scientist 3 [#8] Chemists/toxicologists/forensic analysts (3 FTE).
Field Agent / Investigator 8 [#14] Domestic field investigation & interdiction team (~6–10 agents; 8 used for budgeting).
Cyber / Forensics Specialist 4 [#15] Cyber specialists for darknet monitoring, bitcoin tracing, and forensic work.
Caseworker 10 [#20] Long-term monitoring and follow-up caseworkers to prevent relapse and manage released/treated individuals.
Administrative Staff / Intelligence Analyst 4 [#24] Program managers, classified program management, and intelligence analysts (3–5; 4 used for budgeting).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and plausible ranges for most categories, allowing a reasoned bottom-up estimate; uncertainty remains around incident frequency, scale of international operations, per-patient treatment volumes, and the appropriate size of contingency reserves, so medium confidence is appropriate.
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