SCP-2971 — SCP-2971 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2971 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2971

Expected annual

$5.3M

One-time setup

$3.1M

Annual recurring

$5.2M

Personnel

Initial setup costs are moderate at about $3.09M (facility buildout, secure comms, servers, vehicles, and contingency); recurring annual operations are the dominant expense at approximately $5.205M/yr, driven primarily by staff wages, legal/cover operations, monitoring infrastructure, and emergency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.1M

Cover Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#14] One-time large contingency reserve for extreme public exposure scenarios.

Facilities $750K

[#1] Secure wing construction/renovation and outfitting for detention, interrogation rooms, secure comms and small medical room.

Internet Monitoring Dev $250K

[#6] Development and deployment of internet search-monitoring system (software, indexing, alerting).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#15] Specialized lab outfitting for memetic research and controlled Protocol Myra studies.

Servers And Storage $150K

[#12] NAS servers, encryption, air-gap setup for memetic incident records.

Vehicles $135K

[#10] Purchase of 3 rapid-response vehicles (@ $45,000 each).

Training Program Development $125K

[#3, #16] Protocol Myra and memetic-safety training program development ($75k + $50k).

Communications Infrastructure $120K

[#11] Secure voice/data comms hardware, satellite backup, secure hotline infrastructure.

Social Media Tooling $100K

[#8] Automation and takedown tooling for social media/content censorship.

Cybersecurity Setup $100K

[#13] Secure systems, initial audits and memetic-safe analysis node setup.

Equipment $90K

[#4, #5] Surveillance install ($40,000) and wiretap hardware ($50,000).

Public Cover Setup $40K

[#25] Setup costs for shell companies, false business records and digital persona infrastructure.

Archival Shelving $20K

[#24] Secure shelving/archives for legal evidence retention.

Personnel Vetting Setup $10K

[#20] One-time system setup/contractor costs for background checks and vetting.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.2M/yr

Staff Wages $2.3M/yr

[#2, #3, #4, #6, #8, #13, #19, #26] All ongoing personnel compensation: field agents (8 FTE, #2), Protocol Myra specialists (3 FTE, #3), Lewis monitoring agents (3 FTE, #4), internet analysts (2 FTE, #6), content moderators (3 FTE, #8), cybersecurity/incident response staff (1 FTE, #13), part-time clinicians (2, #19), and internal audit/oversight staff (1 FTE, #26).

Research And Monitoring $575K/yr

[#5, #6, #12, #15] Ongoing technical monitoring and research infrastructure: cloud servers/subscriptions ($75k), wiretap monitoring & storage ($60k), server/offsite backup maintenance ($40k), and operational research budget for memetic containment R&D (midpoint $400k).

Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr

[#5, #8, #14] Legal/cover operations including wiretap/legal cooperation ($100k), social-media takedown/legal actions ($100k), and PR/litigation/settlement retainer ($300k).

Emergency Containment Reserve $375K/yr

[#17] Annual replenishment for rapid-deployment and emergency quarantine reserve (midpoint $250k–$500k range).

Financial Surveillance $350K/yr

[#9] Bank/account monitoring: per-case legal/subpoena fees (~$250k/yr for 50 cases) plus ongoing cooperation with financial institutions (~$100k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $295K/yr

[#1, #22] Annual operations for the secure wing: utilities, maintenance, janitorial and facility energy costs ($250k + ~$45k utilities).

Ip Geolocation And Isp Retainer $215K/yr

[#7] Geolocation subscriptions and ISP retainer/expedited tracing arrangements ($15k + $200k).

Insurance And Liability $100K/yr

[#23] Insurance premiums and an operational reserve for liability/fines.

Public Cover Maintenance $80K/yr

[#25] Ongoing maintenance of shell companies, false records, and digital persona content creation.

Communications And Services $65K/yr

[#4, #11] Ongoing comms and service costs: Lewis monitoring comms/maintenance ($15k) plus monthly service/SIMs and device replacement reserve ($50k).

Detention Per Subject Costs $60K/yr

[#18] Consumables, medical and admin costs for detainees (~$300/day scaled to ~200 detainees/yr = $60k).

Training And Certification $60K/yr

[#16] Recurring memetic-safety and Protocol Myra training, instructor fees and travel.

Medical And Aftercare $50K/yr

[#19] Per-subject aftercare budget (~$50k for 100 subjects) separate from clinician wages in staff_wages.

Misc Travel $50K/yr

[#27] Miscellaneous travel, inter-jurisdictional coordination and small-equipment allowances.

Personnel Vetting $40K/yr

[#20] Ongoing background checks, polygraphs and clearance processing for hires (~20 hires/yr).

Data Retention Storage $30K/yr

[#24] Cold storage and long-term legal evidence retention costs.

Compliance Independent Reviews $30K/yr

[#26] Periodic independent containment reviews ($30k/yr) beyond internal audit staff wages.

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#10] Vehicle maintenance, fuel, insurance and field kit upkeep for 3 rapid-response vehicles.

Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr

[#21] Consumables, PPE, evidence-handling materials and small memetic-safe supplies.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.2M/yr

82.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, detentions, training, and no major public exposure or large incidents.

routine detentions no public leak standard research activities

🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized spike in infections requiring overtime, extra travel, short-term surge in detentions and additional legal handling.

regional outbreak cluster several simultaneous detentions increased overtime and travel

🚨 Major Breach $6.7M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant public exposure or large-scale transmission event requiring major PR/legal settlements, international cooperation and heavy use of contingency reserves.

public leak of memetic records mass exposure requiring widescale quarantine large legal/settlement payouts

👥 Personnel 23 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#2] Field agents for surveillance, arrests, and on-call shifts (8 FTE).
Research Scientist / Protocol Myra Specialist	3	[#3] Trained clinicians/operatives who administer Protocol Myra (3 FTE).
Monitoring Agent (Lewis surveillance)	3	[#4] Rotating agents assigned to 24/7 monitoring of Jerry Lee Lewis properties.
Analyst (Internet monitoring)	2	[#6] Analysts operating search-monitoring and alerting systems.
Content Moderator / Social Media Analyst	3	[#8] Moderation and takedown staff for social media/content censorship (2–3 FTE; budgeted as 3).
Engineer / Cybersecurity	1	[#13] Security staff and incident response for systems and memetic-safe nodes.
Medical Officer / Clinician (aftercare)	2	[#19] Part-time clinicians providing follow-up and aftercare (2 part-time clinicians).
Administrative / Audit / Oversight	1	[#26] Internal audit/oversight staff included in ongoing wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most categories, allowing a reasonable aggregated budget, but memetic containment uncertainties, staff overlap assumptions, and jurisdictional/legal variability reduce certainty to medium.

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