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SCP-3143 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3143
Expected annual
$7.9M
One-time setup
$22.4M
Annual recurring
$7.5M
Personnel
20
Initial infrastructure, remediation reserves, and specialized R&D drive one-time costs (~$22.35M); ongoing personnel (Pataphysics + MTF + forensics) and active monitoring/experiments drive recurring costs (~$7.52M/yr). Major drivers are backup containment/remediation reserves, R&D prototyping, and staff wages.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $22.4M
Facilities $7.6M
[#5, #11, #19, #20, #23] Controlled-deconstruction lab build-out, secure detention cell construction, backup containment site reserve, generator/UPS install, and physical security upgrades.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.6M
[#6, #18] Initial R&D program funds for narrative-dampening prototypes and forensic/digital-analytics lab equipment.
Remediation Contingency Reserve $5.2M
[#27] Reserve for reality-correlative remediation (property damage, public hazard mitigation) held upfront.
Amnestic Legal Reserve $1.1M
[#15] One-time contingency/reserve for litigation or settlements related to amnestic use and ethical issues.
Covert Extraction Fund $850K
[#10] Reserve to fund a single complex international covert extraction (black-ops lift-and-shift) when required.
Monitoring System Development $550K
[#1] One-time development of I/O-ISMETA: scraper/ML classifier, ingestion pipelines, and human-in-the-loop review interface.
Equipment $500K
[#16] Armored vehicle purchase (1–2 vans) for secure transport; classified equipment purchases for secure movement.
Personnel Initial Training $375K
[#21] Initial specialized training program costs for personnel (30-person program estimate).
Pataphysics Tools Software $225K
[#4] One-time licenses/custom software for stylometry, narrative simulation setup.
It Airgap Setup $88K
[#25] One-time cost for air-gapping kits, secure transfer procedures, burners, and chain-of-custody systems.
Long Term Archival Setup $88K
[#26] One-time documentation and archival effort to capture SOPs, training materials, and institutional knowledge.
Identity Management Setup $55K
[#24] Setup costs for public records, cover identities, and corporate shells.
Secure Data Storage $20K
[#2] Secure on-prem hardware or encrypted cold storage purchase for flagged texts and archives.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.7M/yr
[#3, #8, #18] Ongoing salaries/overhead for Pataphysics analysts (4–8 FTE), MTF Iota-10 operators (8–14 operators), and digital forensics staffing/licences.
Controlled Activation Experiments $1.2M/yr
[#7] Annual budget for staged activations, medical teams, security, test subjects and emergency response (multiple tests/year).
Field Operations Contingency $550K/yr
[#9] Annual contingency for per-incident deployments: travel, per-diem, surveillance tech, overtime, informants, and arrest costs.
Insurance And Disability $550K/yr
[#28] Annual reserve contribution for casualty insurance, pensions, and disability.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#14] Legal/cover-up budget: retainers, shell maintenance, PR and settlement flexibility to maintain secrecy.
Medical Psychiatric Care $275K/yr
[#12] Ongoing medical/psychiatric monitoring and treatment budget for affected persons and staff.
Amnestic Consumables $275K/yr
[#13] Annual budget for production, storage, and administration of amnestic doses.
International Ops Fund $275K/yr
[#29] Annual budget for diplomacy, liaison payments and cross-border operational slush fund.
Surveillance And Humint $225K/yr
[#17] Ongoing online undercover personas, paid informants, and physical surveillance tech.
Research And Monitoring $210K/yr
[#1, #4] Ongoing monitoring operation/software maintenance: hosting, model retraining, and software/compute maintenance for Pataphysics tools and I/O-ISMETA.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#5, #11, #19, #20, #23] Annual maintenance, repairs, and structural upkeep for deconstruction lab, detention cell, backup sites, energy systems, and security upgrades.
Personnel Training Refresh $125K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training and psychological resilience programs for personnel.
Backup Site Readiness $100K/yr
[#19] Annual funds to keep alternate containment site(s) ready and staffable.
Remediation Replenishment $100K/yr
[#27] Periodic replenishment fund for the remediation contingency reserve after use.
Audit And Oversight $88K/yr
[#30] Annual costs for internal audits, inter-department coordination, and oversight meetings.
Supplies And Consumables $85K/yr
[#22] Consumables and PPE for field and lab teams (restraints, sedatives, medical supplies).
Secure Detention Operations $65K/yr
[#11] Operating costs for SCP-3143-A secure detention: security, medical checks, utilities.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#16] Annual maintenance, fuel, and readiness costs for secure transport vehicles.
Identity Management Maintenance $30K/yr
[#24] Annual maintenance for cover identities, shells, and payment channels.
Archival Updates $30K/yr
[#26] Annual updates to documentation, SOPs, and knowledge preservation.
Secure Data Storage Operation $24K/yr
[#2] Recurring replication, integrity checks, encrypted backups, and forensic review of stored captures.
It Airgap Maintenance $15K/yr
[#25] Annual replacements, audits, and secure-media handling costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.5M/yr
65.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing monitoring, staffing, maintenance, and planned experiments but no major incidents.
routine_monitoring scheduled_training planned_experiments
🚨 Minor Incident $8.0M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized event requiring multiple field deployments, targeted remediation, and increased legal/medical response.
small_breach regional_remediation multi-team_deployments
🚨 Major Breach $12.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or international extraction requiring large covert operations, major remediation, legal settlements and activation of backup site.
large_scale_remediation international_extraction public_exposure
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Pataphysics Analyst 6 [#3] Pataphysics core analysts (median of 4–8 FTEs).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 11 [#8] MTF Iota-10 operational unit (median of 8–14 operators).
Digital Forensics Analyst 3 [#18] Forensics/digital-analytics staff (staffing and licences included in recurring costs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges and detailed analyst inputs provide a solid basis for median estimates, but the anomalous, narrative-driven nature of SCP-3143 (uncertain frequency and severity of reality-projection events) and discretion around covert/international operations introduces significant uncertainty.
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