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SCP-3137 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3137
Expected annual
$68.4M
One-time setup
$12.1M
Annual recurring
$64.0M
Personnel
30
One-time setup (secure lab, field station, aviation/vehicles, and equipment) ~ $12.1M; annual recurring costs driven by MTF salaries, amnestic program, contingency reserve and cyber suppression totalling ~ $63.996M/yr. Major incidents can add tens to hundreds of millions in a year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.1M
Equipment $5.8M
[#2, #3, #6, #7, #18, #21, #24, #29] Forensic workstations & imaging hardware, initial fuel provisioning (startup), tactical vehicles/armament, aviation purchase (helicopter + drone suite), surveillance/comm suppression kit initial purchase, evidence cold-storage hardware, IT/SOC hardware initial setup, small rapid-response media kit.
Facilities $3.0M
[#1, #9] Secure containment lab build-out and field testing station setup (lab construction, shelters, living quarters, utilities and environmental mitigation).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#14, #15] Forensic cyber-investigation initial intensive phase and R&D/counter-command initial program (lab research instruments, modeling/test-suite development).
Background Checks Initial $650K
[#22] Deep background investigations and initial vetting for staff (~100 people initial vetting).
Mtf Formation Training $625K
[#4] MTF Lambda-66 formation: recruitment, specialized training and initial training facility costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $64.0M/yr
Insurance Contingency Reserve $50.0M/yr
[#19] Recurring reserve funding set aside for catastrophic responses, litigation, large-scale evacuations and settlements (set-aside magnitude reflects risk appetite).
Amnestic Program $3.0M/yr
[#11] Production, storage and administration of amnestics and mobile amnestic teams (assumes large-scale annual administrations; includes surge reserve planning).
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#5] Annual salaries, benefits, overtime for ~30 personnel (30 × ~$85k fully-burdened).
Long Term Scientific Program $2.5M/yr
[#30] Multi-year interdisciplinary research program funding (annualized across the program duration).
Cyber Monitoring And Takedown $875K/yr
[#12] 24/7 cyber monitoring, takedown operations, sinkholing, third-party takedown payouts and covert payments; includes ad hoc takedown budgets.
Cover Story And Legal $825K/yr
[#13, #25] Legal/diplomacy/covert liaison costs plus PR/cover-story campaigns and paid narratives.
Aviation Patrols $600K/yr
[#7] Annual recurring aviation costs (leased patrol hours / maintenance and drone ops).
Research And Monitoring $550K/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing forensic/investigation work and R&D validation & maintenance (forensic follow-up, software verification, simulation suites).
Compensation Pool $500K/yr
[#26] Annualized compensation/hush/settlement pool for civilians and contractors (per-event payouts vary widely).
Facilities Maintenance $475K/yr
[#9] Ongoing operation/maintenance costs for the field testing station and associated site upkeep.
It Security Operations $375K/yr
[#24] Ongoing SOC operations, intrusion detection, malware analysis sandboxing and incident response staffing/contracting.
Test Campaigns $300K/yr
[#16] Annual budget for controlled experimentation campaigns (small/medium campaigns annualized cost).
Staff Psych Medical Monitoring $300K/yr
[#20] Ongoing psychological support, long-term medical monitoring, counseling, disability provisions for personnel.
Exclusion Zone Activation Fund $200K/yr
[#8] Expected annualized cost reserve for rapid-deployment exclusion zone activations (per-activation costs are highly variable; this is an annualized budget).
Logistics And Transport $175K/yr
[#28] Travel, vehicle rental, per-diems, and logistics for field operations (routine ops tempo).
Surveillance Maintenance $175K/yr
[#18] Maintenance, leasing and upkeep for mobile comms suppression kits, drones and local comms control gear.
Training Exercises $150K/yr
[#27] Regular drills, tabletop exercises, simulator software and contracted trainers.
Background Rechecks $125K/yr
[#22] Periodic re-clearances, continuous monitoring and re-checks for personnel.
Medical Incident Response $100K/yr
[#10] Annual expected costs for acute medical/trauma treatment, mortuary handling and emergency field medics (annualized; per-incident costs vary).
Environmental Remediation $100K/yr
[#17] Annualized expected remediation & restoration costs for moderate incidents (per-incident costs vary widely).
Fuel Resupply And Maintenance $60K/yr
[#3] Recurring fuel resupply, generator maintenance, routine fuel rotation and testing for redundancy.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#23] Hazmat suits, gloves, disinfectants, batteries, camera media, evidence bags, routine consumables.
Evidence Storage And Audits $30K/yr
[#21] Off-site backups, cold storage fees, audits and chain-of-custody archival maintenance.
Rapid Response Media Replacement $1K/yr
[#29] Replacement of printed counter-commands, secured USBs and low-cost physical media refreshes.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $64.0M/yr
74.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, suppression, occasional exercises and no major activations.
routine monitoring scheduled tests no containment activations
🚨 Minor Incident $64.7M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Small rural activation / single-site incident requiring localized exclusion, modest medical response, amnestics and PR.
rural exclusion zone activation small-scale medical casualties local PR/amnestics surge
🚨 Major Incident $99.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$35.0M vs baseline
Urban activation or large campaign with significant evacuations, medical load, legal exposure and broad amnestic requirement.
urban exclusion & evacuation many injuries/fatalities large compensation and contingency drawdown
🚨 Catastrophic Urban Activation $314.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250.0M vs baseline
Full-scale catastrophic activation in a dense urban area requiring massive evacuations, long-term remediation, large settlement/compensation and major contingency funding.
full 3km urban effect mass casualties long-term infrastructure remediation
👥 Personnel 30 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#4, #5] Front-line MTF operators responsible for containment, deployments and exclusion zones.
Field Technician / Operator 8 [#2, #6, #7, #18] Technical operators handling forensic workstations, tactical equipment, drones and surveillance kits.
Research Scientist 4 [#14, #15, #16, #30] Scientists for forensic analysis, R&D, controlled experimentation and long-term research.
Medical Officer 2 [#10, #20] Medics for emergency response, triage and long-term monitoring of personnel.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#1, #3, #9] Engineers to maintain generators, HVAC, field station and facility systems.
Administrative Staff 1 [#13, #25] Administration, legal liaison and PR coordination support.
Cyber Analyst / SOC Agent 1 [#12, #24] Cyber-monitoring, takedown operations and SOC duties.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many line-item ranges and operational drivers, allowing reasonable mid-point estimates, but large uncertainties remain around incident frequency, insurance/reserve sizing and urban activation costs, so confidence is medium.
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