SCP-2729 — SCP-2729 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2729 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2729

Expected annual

$11.0M

One-time setup

$3.3M

Annual recurring

$10.7M

Personnel

Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $3.31M driven by vessel/aircraft purchases, facility conversions and equipment; baseline recurring costs are approximately $10.665M/year driven primarily by staff payroll, a multi-million contingency reserve, and international covert operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.3M

Equipment $2.1M

[#4, #15, #18] Major capital purchases (RIBs/boats/helicopter/etc.) (note 4), one-time IT/dev purchase (note 15), specialized field sensing & recording equipment (note 18).

Facilities $1.0M

[#7, #14, #19, #24] Cold / secure storage build (note 7), one-time security installation (note 14), evidence archive/vault build (note 19), quarantine / safe-holding facility conversion (note 24).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K

[#17] One-time scientific research equipment and lab buildout for experiments and sensors (note 17).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.7M/yr

Contingency Reserve $5.0M/yr

[#25] Contingency / rapid-response reserve for mass exposure, evacuations, large covert retrievals and settlements (note 25).

Staff Wages $1.9M/yr

[#2] Core personnel payroll for PI, researchers, clinicians, admin, and security (note 2).

International Operations $1.0M/yr

[#12] International intelligence and covert-operational budget (Russia/Canada/Hawaii) including local assets, safehouses and operational reserves (note 12).

Facilities Maintenance $300K/yr

[#1] SCPI front facility lease, utilities and basic admin (note 1).

Field Investigations $300K/yr

[#3] Periodic sea/coastal investigations, charters, small research vessel/helicopter day-rates (note 3).

Covert Surveillance Program $300K/yr

[#8] Covert case surveillance & monitoring (tailing, local asset hiring, online monitoring, welfare checks) (note 8).

Inducement And Treatment $300K/yr

[#9] Free/low-cost therapy, travel stipends, lodging and compensation to attract and treat affected individuals (note 9).

Media Mitigation $250K/yr

[#22] Media-mitigation, takedowns, lawsuits, and legal damage-control reserve (note 22).

Hhs Legal $200K/yr

[#11] HHS liaison, legal counsel, FOIA management and retainers (note 11).

Surveillance Subscriptions $150K/yr

[#5] AIS feeds, commercial satellite imagery, coastal radar, hydrophone arrays, long-range drone ops subscriptions/deployments (note 5).

It Hosting $150K/yr

[#15] Hosting, backups and cybersecurity for case-management database and secure communications (note 15).

Research And Monitoring $125K/yr

[#17] Ongoing consumables and experimental costs for scientific research (note 17).

Security Contracts $120K/yr

[#14] On-going guard contracts and monitoring services (note 14).

Forensic Analysis $100K/yr

[#6] Forensic/autopsy and lab analysis per recovered remains/sample reserve (note 6).

Insurance $100K/yr

[#23] Insurance and indemnity (accident, malpractice, diplomatic incidents) (note 23).

Quarantine Operating $100K/yr

[#24] Operating costs for quarantine & safe-holding facility for exposed/staff cases (note 24).

Translation Consultants $80K/yr

[#20] Translation, cultural and regional consultants for Russian, Canadian Indigenous, and Hawaiian fieldwork (note 20).

Chain Of Custody Transport $75K/yr

[#16] Secure transport and armored courier services for samples/remains (note 16).

Ethics Compliance $75K/yr

[#21] Ethics/compliance staff, IRB-style oversight and external audits (note 21).

Personnel Screening $40K/yr

[#13] Annual medical/psych screening, travel restrictions, monitoring and quarantine preparedness per staff (note 13).

Pr And Cover $25K/yr

[#10] PR/cover-story maintenance: faux publications, conferences, website and related costs (note 10).

Evidence Archive Management $15K/yr

[#19] Management and climate control for evidence archive and secure storage (note 19).

Cold Storage Energy $10K/yr

[#7] Energy, climate control and security for cold/secure long-term storage (note 7).

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.7M/yr

82.0% probability / year

Normal year with planned operations, no major incidents.

routine_research scheduled_field_ops

🚨 Minor Incident $11.2M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Small-scale incident requiring extra field ops, legal contingency and localized media mitigation.

localized_retrieval minor_media_attention

🚨 Major Breach $17.7M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline

Significant containment/breach-like event with international recoveries, major covert ops, and large legal/damage costs.

large_scale_retrieval international_diplomatic_crisis extensive_legal_settlements

🚨 Political Exposure $12.7M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Significant public/political exposure requiring heavy legal defense, buyouts, and extended PR & contingency drawdown.

high_profile_media_exposure family_legal_action

👥 Personnel 15 total

Role	Count	Notes
Principal Investigator / Program Lead	1	[#2] Senior PI responsible for program oversight (note 2).
Senior Researcher	2	[#2] Senior research scientists running studies and field-analysis (note 2).
Licensed Clinician / Therapist	3	[#2] Clinicians providing cover therapy and subject care (note 2).
Administrative / Technical Staff	4	[#2] Admin, case-management and technical support staff (note 2).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	5	[#2] On-site security and contracted guards (note 2).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based directly on analyst-provided ranges and example line-items; many large items (contingency reserve, international ops, vessel purchase) introduce substantial program-level uncertainty, so overall confidence is medium.

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