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SCP-2949 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2949
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$3.7M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
13
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $3.74M driven primarily by contingency reserves, buyback/disposal and lab/containment buildout; baseline recurring costs are approximately $1.81M/yr driven mainly by staff wages, monitoring and legal/PR operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#24] Reserve fund for surge events / mass manifestations; lower-bound reserve used.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $610K
[#6, #9, #22, #23] Acquisition of analogue CRT bank, research imaging/signal-analysis equipment and lab benches, R&D for non-reflective observation tech and prototype neutralisation R&D/fabrication.
Tv Buyback Program $600K
[#13] One-time cost to remove ~10,000 CRTs at $20–$100 each (pickup+payment+paperwork) depending on program aggressiveness; midpoint used.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $500K
[#14] Proper disposal/recycling of leaded CRT glass for an initial large collection (10,000 units estimated) at ~$25–$75/unit.
Facilities $450K
[#7] Construction of 1–2 matte, mirror-free Euclid-level holding cells and associated specialized HVAC/decon airlock.
Equipment $337K
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #10, #15] Field response kits, heavy reflective panels, two armored/secure response vehicles (purchase), specialized containment hardware (non-reflective crates, sensors), secure data hardware, and warehouse forklift.
Outreach One Time $200K
[#12] Initial city-level outreach/analog-phaseout campaign and coordination costs.
Emergency Training Initial $40K
[#2] Initial training for 8 field staff at ~$5,000/person for foil neutralisation, CRT approach, and hazmat procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#1, #11, #20] Field response teams (8 personnel × ~$90k fully loaded ≈ $720k/yr), monitoring/tipline operators (3 × ~$50k ≈ $150k/yr), and 2 full-time research staff (~$300k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#12, #16, #26] Baseline legal/cover-up & liaison (~$100k/yr), ongoing outreach/PR/disinformation (~$50k–$150k/yr), and coordination costs combined.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#6, #7, #15, #25] CRT storage/maintenance (~$10k–$30k/yr), containment cell utilities/maintenance (~$20k–$30k/yr), warehouse rent (~$30k–$60k/yr), and general administrative facility costs (~$40k–$80k/yr) combined.
Logistics And Transport $70K/yr
[#5, #18] Vehicle fuel/maintenance (~$20k/vehicle/yr → ~$40k/yr) plus freight, pallets and courier services (~$10k–$50k/yr) combined.
Research And Monitoring $62K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #22] Research equipment consumables/calibration (~$15k–$30k/yr), secure data operations/backups (~$15k–$25k/yr), monitoring software (~$10k/yr), and observation-tech maintenance (~$10k/yr).
Miscellaneous And Unexpected $60K/yr
[#27] Miscellaneous contingency for repairs, civil claims, international cooperation fees (~$25k–$100k/yr).
Insurance And Liability $50K/yr
[#17] Insurance premiums or internal liability reserves estimated in the mid-range ($25k–$75k/yr).
Incident Response Drills $20K/yr
[#2, #21] Annual recurrent training refreshers (~$10k/yr) plus full-scale incident response drills (~$10k–$30k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $16K/yr
[#3, #8, #19] Consumable replacement for field kits (~$1,500/yr), specialized containment consumables (~$5k/yr), and neutralisation/containment consumables (mylar, PPE, paint) (~$5k–$15k/yr).
Training Recurrent $10K/yr
[#2] Recurrent refresher training cost (~$10,000/yr for field staff).
Tv Buyback Annual $0/yr
[#13] Annual buyback program costs depend on scope; baseline modest program assumed as one-time effort, here set to $0/yr for a regional baseline.
Hazardous Waste Annual $0/yr
[#14] Continued per-unit disposal costs expected if buyback continues; baseline assumes initial disposal covered one-time and sets recurring to $0.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, operations, and periodic training; no major incidents or large buyback surges.
no large-scale manifestations routine monitoring and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized manifestation requiring additional response, emergency disposal, modest legal payouts and short-term surge in operations.
single-site mass manifestation civilian exposure requiring remediation
🚨 Major Breach $3.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Coordinated or mass manifestations, media-driven prolonged observation events, or multiple simultaneous captures requiring national response and large-scale buyback/disposal.
mass public exposure nationwide CRT surge or media amplification
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Field Researcher / Team Lead 2 [#1] One researcher/lead per regional on-call field team (2 teams).
Field Technician / Handler 4 [#1] Two technicians/handlers per regional field team (2 teams).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#1] One security/transport per regional field team (2 teams).
Monitoring Analyst / Tipline Operator 3 [#11] Operators processing hotline/web leads and social-media scraping.
Research Scientist 2 [#20] Full-time anomalous biologists/physicists studying manifestations and neutralisation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Most line items are well-scoped with numeric ranges from analyst notes (staff salaries, containment, buyback, disposal), but many items use wide ranges (buyback scale, contingency reserve, R&D) producing moderate uncertainty in final totals.
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