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SCP-2703 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2703
Expected annual
$6.6M
One-time setup
$3.8M
Annual recurring
$6.5M
Personnel
43
Initial one-time setup is roughly $3.75M driven by property/locker purchases, vehicles, equipment and contingency seed; recurring annual costs are about $6.33M/year dominated by MTF salaries and research/legal operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.8M
Facilities $1.8M
[#6, #14, #15, #21] Level‑2 document locker construction ($200,000, #6), provisional-site purchase per property (midpoint chosen $975,000, #14), per-site renovation/hardening ($300,000, #15), Foundation restaurant purchase/fit‑out ($350,000, #21).
Equipment $950K
[#4, #5, #9, #25, #26] Vehicles and transport purchase (9 vans, $450,000, #4), PPE/evidence kits initial ($100,000, #5), web monitoring development (crawler/ML system $200,000, #9), evidence management software initial/setup ($50,000, #25), CCTV/IDS installs ($150,000, #26).
Contingency Seed $500K
[#31] Seed contingency / emergency response fund for rapid purchases, large legal actions or mass amnestic campaigns.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $205K
[#8, #23] Archival supplies & initial cataloging/scanning setup ($5,000 initial, #8) and forensic & laboratory equipment for media analysis ($200,000, #23).
Initial Training And Certification $150K
[#2] Development and first delivery of memetic hazard training, SOPs and certification (one‑time course development + first cohort).
Legal Retainer Initial $100K
[#11] Initial legal retainer to set up ISP coordination, domain blocking procedures and jurisdictional workflows.
Amnestic Stockpile Initial $20K
[#19] Initial Class‑C amnestic stockpile setup and secure pharmacy storage.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.5M/yr
Staff Wages $5.3M/yr
[#1, #7, #20, #22] MTF personnel salaries (36 operatives × $120,000 = $4,320,000, #1), Site‑98 document locker guard (~$60,000/year, #7), medical staff for amnestic administration & aftercare (2 medics × $150k = $300,000, #20), research team (4 researchers × $150k = $600,000, #22).
Cover Story And Legal $470K/yr
[#12, #11, #27, #28, #32] Ongoing legal takedowns baseline retainer ($120,000/year, #12), PR/cover‑up & media liaison fund ($100,000/year, #27), international legal retainer ($200,000/year, #28), administrative overhead for front company(ies) ($50,000/year, #32). Initial legal retainer (one‑time, #11) is accounted separately.
Facilities Maintenance $171K/yr
[#7, #21, #26] Document storage climate control & monitoring (climate/monitoring $15,000/year, #7), Foundation restaurant ongoing operating cost ($96,000/year, #21), CCTV/IDS monitoring & maintenance ($60,000/year, #26). Note: site guard wages are included in staff_wages.
Provisional Site Ongoing Ops Per Site $120K/yr
[#16] Per‑site ongoing operations for a Provisional Site‑98‑X (utilities, local security, cleaning, admin) estimated at $120,000/year per site. Baseline recurring totals assume zero newly purchased provisional sites unless a scenario occurs.
Logistics And Transport $110K/yr
[#4, #17, #18, #25] Vehicle maintenance/fuel/insurance ($45,000/year, #4), graffiti/restroom erasure teams budget ($25,000/year, #17), replacement doors/panels ($15,000/year, #18), evidence transport/licensing & couriering ($25,000/year, #25).
Supplies And Consumables $88K/yr
[#5, #8, #24, #29] PPE/evidence consumables replacements ($20,000/year, #5), archival consumables & cataloging labor ($8,000/year, #8), forensic consumables & sample analysis ($50,000/year, #24), consumable disposal & hazardous waste processing baseline ($10,000/year, #29).
Research And Monitoring $80K/yr
[#10, #13, #3] Web monitoring maintenance & hosting and analyst validation ($50,000/year, #10), technical enforcement/partner liaison for blocklists ($30,000/year, #13). Note: annual MTF refresher training is listed separately (#3).
Annual Mtf Refresher Training $72K/yr
[#3] Ongoing MTF refresher training, scenario drills, amnestic administration drills (~$2,000 per operative × 36 = $72,000/year).
Psychological Support $60K/yr
[#30] Psychological support, debriefing and indemnity for personnel & civilians given amnestics (~$60,000/year).
Per Persistent Domain Incident Cost $0/yr
[#12] Variable per‑incident cost for persistent domain takedowns (~$20,000 per persistent domain incident). Baseline per‑incident cost set to $0 here (budgeted as variable/contingent).
Amnestics Procurement And Per Dose $0/yr
[#19] Per‑dose manufacturing/procurement cost estimated at ~$100/dose; annual cost depends on number of administrations (variable). Baseline set to $0 in recurring budget.
Contingency Replenishment $0/yr
[#31] Contingency fund replenishment policy is discretionary; baseline replenishment set to $0/year (replenish as needed from reserves).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents (no persistent domains requiring large per‑incident payouts, no new provisional site purchases).
routine_operations periodic_erasure standard_legal_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $6.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$-60000 vs baseline
One or a small number of persistent domains or legal disputes requiring extra per-domain legal fees and modest emergency response.
persistent_domain multi_jurisdiction_legal extra_legal_fees
🚨 Provisional Site Activation $7.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline
A contaminated public property requires purchase and conversion to a Provisional Site‑98‑X (one property in a year).
persistent_restroom_manifestations property_purchase_needed
🚨 Major Outbreak $10.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$4.2M vs baseline
Widespread manifestations: multiple persistent domains and several contaminated properties requiring purchase, plus a mass amnestic/legal campaign.
widespread_manifestations multi_domain_outbreak mass_amnestics
👥 Personnel 43 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 36 [#1] Three MTFs of ~12 operatives each; accounted in MTF salary line.
Research Scientist 4 [#22] Memetics researchers, linguist, psychologist, data analyst; 4 FTE assumed.
Medical Officer 2 [#20] Two medics dedicated part‑time for amnestic administration and aftercare.
Security Guard 1 [#7] One full‑time guard dedicated to the Level‑2 document locker at Site‑98.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are explicitly estimated in the analyst notes (salaries, vehicle/equipment costs, per‑site figures), giving reasonable resolution; however several costs are highly variable (per‑domain legal fees, amnestic administrations, number of provisional sites), so overall confidence is medium.
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