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SCP-3298 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-3298
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
15
First-year capital + operational outlay is roughly $4.8M driven by research buildout, webcrawler/software development, high-performance compute, and startup surveillance/evidence hardware; steady-state annual costs are dominated by staff wages, ongoing monitoring (crawler + storage + moderation), legal/cover operations, and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $800K
[#15] Initial research program buildout (antimemetic/probability-field study lab equipment, sensors, initial experimental campaign funding).
Equipment $560K
[#9, #12, #13, #16, #20] Transport van, secure cabinet, field surveillance kits, GPU/analysis servers, and evidence-handling hardware (purchase and installation of physical devices and secure media).
Incident Response Seed Fund $200K
[#22] Initial seed for quick-response/containment contingency fund (seeded one-time; larger reserves maintained recurringly).
Webcrawler Development $150K
[#1] One-time software engineering to build CROSS-29803-level crawler, advanced scrapers, classification heuristics and anti-takedown/evade systems.
Facilities $90K
[#10] Modular interview room conversions and holding-cell module (physical construction/room conversions for detainment/interrogation).
Pentest And Security Audit $30K
[#4] Occasional high-end penetration testing / red-team audits to protect crawler/ops (one-time engagements budgeted separately from monthly cybersecurity spend).
Medical Training And Certification $30K
[#11] Initial training/certification for safe Class B amnestic administration and emergency medical protocols.
Sop Development $30K
[#19] One-time development of antimemetic-safe SOPs, evidence handling protocols and initial staff training material creation.
Decommissioning Per Purge $20K
[#26] One-time cost per large purge for secure destruction/sanitization of compromised materials (budgeted as a per-purge one-time item).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#8, #11, #18, #23, #21] Salaries and benefits for monitoring analysts, medical staff, field/transport agents, language/cultural specialists, and legal/ethics liaison.
Research And Monitoring $762K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #15] Ongoing webcrawler hosting & compute, data storage/archival, cybersecurity/opsec retainer, human moderation/takedown contractors, covert local moderators, and recurring research operating budget.
Logistics And Transport $376K/yr
[#9, #10, #14] Operational maintenance for surveillance program (monthly maintenance for surveillance systems), transport/vehicle operating costs and staff travel / lodging / per diem for field teams.
Cover Story And Legal $230K/yr
[#6, #25, #28] Legal/DMCA/PR retainer, permits/expedience/contingency fees and budget for controlled influence/suppression operations.
Incident Response Reserve Annual $200K/yr
[#22] Annual maintained contingency reserve for incident response (kept liquid for emergency amnestics, relocations, settlements).
Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr
[#27] Lease, secure-room upkeep and basic facility maintenance for office/secure interview/storage space.
Aftercare Program $60K/yr
[#17] Long-term psychological support and counseling budget for targets / aftercare caseload.
Supplies And Consumables $44K/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #20] Amnestic drug administrations and consumables, refrigerated storage/disposal compliance costs, batteries and minor evidence/media maintenance.
High Perf Compute Power Support $36K/yr
[#16] Ongoing power, colocation and support costs for GPU servers and high-performance compute used in analysis.
Insurance And Liability $30K/yr
[#24] Insurance and internal liability coverage for staff injuries, amnestic liabilities, and data breaches.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady monitoring, no major public exposures or scale-up; routine incidents handled within standing budgets.
routine_sightings minor_takedown_activity no_large_media_coverage
🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr
7.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized leak or small media story requiring elevated takedown, emergency legal/PR, and short-term additional staffing.
localized_public_leak heightened_social_media_coverage temporary_spike_in_sightings
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $4.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline
Successful research leads to rapid scale-up: new equipment purchases, added senior researchers, and facility expansion.
promising_research_results need_for_larger_field_trials decision_to_scale_lab_capacity
🚨 Major Breach $7.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Wide public exposure or legal class-action requiring large settlements, mass amnestics, heavy PR and prolonged emergency operations.
nationwide_media_exposure simultaneous_multiple_sightings legal_action_or_large_settlement
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Research Analyst 3 [#8] Full-time analysts monitoring cases, liaising with field teams, data review and case management.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#18] Field agents for public-site monitoring, target transport and low-visibility operations.
Medical Officer 1 [#11] Responsible for Class B amnestic administration, medical oversight and emergency care.
Language / Cultural Specialist 2 [#23] Multilingual contractors/analysts supporting moderation, local liaison and cultural interpretation.
Legal / Ethics Liaison 1 [#21] Internal counsel and liaison to local authorities managing legal risk and covert approvals.
Administrative Staff 2 [#27] Administrative support, scheduling, procurement and facility coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are derived from wide analyst ranges and the antimemetic nature of SCP-3298 (uncertain sighting frequency, effectiveness of digital takedowns, and variable per-incident legal/settlement costs). Significant tail risk (rare but very expensive breaches) reduces confidence.
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