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SCP-2992 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2992
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$3.5M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
9
Initial containment and mitigation require significant one-time capital for anechoic construction, specialized IT/forensics, and contingency reserves (~$3.54M). Annual operations are dominated by specialized personnel and ongoing R&D/monitoring (~$1.69M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.5M
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#19] Recommended emergency reserve for large-scale public contamination/public-health/legal response (one-time contingency fund).
Legal Incident Reserve $500K
[#12] Incident-specific contingency for takedown/DMCA/legal response (one-time contingency suggested in notes).
Facilities $325K
[#1] Construction of secure anechoic containment cell (structural work, acoustic panels, reinforced door, observation port).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K
[#6, #18] Prophylaxis R&D seed funding and initial data-modeling/toolkit for epidemiology and memetic research.
Containment Breach Kit $200K
[#13] Mobile response kit, quarantine outfitting and specialized isolation transport outfitting (one-time kit/outfitting).
Equipment $128K
[#3, #8, #9, #10, #11, #6] Secure air-gapped audio/player hardware, tamper-evident upload terminal, secure IT hardware, forensic audio equipment, surveillance installation, media vaulting hardware, PPE hardware.
Hvac And Life Support $60K
[#2] Silent airflow with sound baffles, HEPA filtration, specialized fire-suppression and emergency egress modifications for anechoic cell (setup).
Vehicle Retrofit $30K
[#14] Vehicle retrofits and sound-isolated transport case installation (one-time retrofit).
Training And Assessment Development $25K
[#5] Development of memetic-resistance training curriculum, psychometric validation, instructor fees (initial development).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $700K/yr
[#4, #3] Dedicated containment team salaries (1 senior memetics researcher, 2 assistants, 2–4 guards averaged to 3, clinical psychologist, IT/admin, facilities tech). Includes small staff time for media transfers noted in #3.
Research And Monitoring $700K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #18, #22] Ongoing memetic countermeasure R&D, secure monitoring of streaming/social platforms, forensic ops & content sanitization operations, modelling/epidemiology, and long-term cohort study follow-up.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#12, #21] Annual legal retainer and platform-liaison/DMCA/takedown operations and PR/cover-story maintenance.
Emergency Exercises $72K/yr
[#13, #23] Annual containment-breach drills, tabletop exercises and multi-agency mass-response simulation exercises.
Administration Compliance $32K/yr
[#20] Administration, compliance, audits and record-keeping personnel and operations.
Psychological Care $30K/yr
[#16] Regular mental-health checkups, mandatory counselling and staff wellness programs due to memetic exposure risk.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#14] Annual budget for secure transfers, per-move operational costs and transport logistics for expected moves.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#15, #2, #10, #11] Anechoic materials replacement/cleaning, HVAC power & maintenance, surveillance storage & audits, vault maintenance.
Training And Testing $10K/yr
[#5] Annual refresher training, testing materials and proctoring for Memetic And Mind-Affecting Resistance Exam.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#17, #3] Consumables for SCP daily needs (food/hygiene/laundry) and album licensing/purchase (~FLAC) costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major leakage or public incidents.
no_significant_leak routine_monitoring scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized leak to niche streaming/playlist leading to limited public exposure and rapid takedown/response.
small_playlist_leak limited_public_exposure rapid_takedown_and_local_response
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
1.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant spread across a major platform requiring multi-agency coordination, large-scale takedowns and legal responses.
widespread_streaming_spread viral_media_event multi-region_exposure
🚨 Catastrophic Outbreak $6.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Platform-wide uncontrolled propagation requiring large contingency deployment, public-health intervention and settlements.
platform_wide_failure international_spread mass_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (senior memetics researcher) 1 [#4] Senior memetics researcher responsible for led research and interviews.
Research Assistant 2 [#4] Assistant researchers supporting experiments, monitoring and data analysis.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (containment/security staff) 3 [#4] Guards/containment staff (2–4 averaged to 3) for secure anechoic interactions and transport.
Medical Officer / Clinical Psychologist 1 [#4, #16] Clinical psychologist for staff wellness and subject monitoring.
IT / Security Administrator 1 [#3, #8] IT/security admin for air-gapped systems, monitoring and forensics.
Engineer / Maintenance (facilities technician) 1 [#4, #15] Facilities technician for HVAC, anechoic maintenance and equipment upkeep.
📋 Confidence Notes
Core containment needs and staff estimates are well-specified (medium confidence). Large uncertainty remains around probability, scope and cost of large-scale digital outbreaks and chosen contingency sizing, which reduces overall confidence.
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