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SCP-3370 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3370
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
18
Initial one-time setup is approximately $2.0M driven by equipment, legal/insurance reserves and one-time forensic/research setup; steady-state annual operations are roughly $2.42M/year dominated by personnel, airline coordination stipends, legal/insurance premiums, and contingency funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Insurance Reserve $750K
[#14] One-time reserve for unforeseen liabilities, regulatory fines, or payouts (recommended reserve level).
Gate Closure Remodeling $500K
[#11] One-time remodeling/physical conversion cost if Gate 43 is closed or repurposed (alternate strategy B conservative planning number).
Legal Contingency Reserve $250K
[#4] One-time set-aside for potential litigation/PR crises per analyst note.
Equipment $150K
[#3] Cameras, analytics licenses, servers, storage, and installation/integration costs for CCTV and loitering/facial detection.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#8] One-time experiment setup and small lab equipment for controlled tests into the 2-hour threshold.
Legal Initial $75K
[#4] Initial legal work for contracts, NDAs, approvals, and privacy/compliance review separate from ongoing retainer.
It Forensics Lab Setup $60K
[#13] One-time IT/forensics lab hardware and secure storage to compare passenger reports with recordings and maintain chain-of-custody.
Airline Coordination Setup $50K
[#2] One-time legal/contract drafting and negotiation costs to arrange formal agreements with airlines/airport.
Facilities $25K
[#6] One-time physical signage/design/installation and minor gate-area modifications to discourage long waiting times.
Disinfo Setup $20K
[#5] One-time setup of social accounts, assets, and initial public-narrative campaign materials (Miriam Wells hoax assets).
Training Curriculum $20K
[#12] One-time curriculum development for airline/ground crew cover responses and escort protocols.
Debrief Setup $10K
[#9] Small one-time fit-out for arrivals debrief/reporting desk.
Small Equipment Kit $10K
[#17] One-time purchase of radios, uniforms/cover clothing, escort accessories, first-aid kits, and related kit.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#1, #5, #8, #9, #10, #13] Annual salary + benefits for on-site covert security/liaison (7 FTE), disinformation operators (3 FTE), research staff and lab techs, debrief staff (2 FTE), PR analyst, and forensics analyst.
Airline Coordination $500K/yr
[#2] Recurring per-flight coordination stipends/operational payments and costs to ensure boarding schedules and to authorize Foundation staff in gate areas (planning mid value).
Contingency Fund Passengers $150K/yr
[#7] Annual reserve for medical aid, counseling, discreet rebookings, small settlements and immediate assistance to affected passengers.
Insurance Premium $150K/yr
[#14] Annual premium/insurance cost for special policies / indemnity against whistleblower/regulatory actions as recommended.
Cover Story And Legal $106K/yr
[#4, #10] Legal retainer (~$100k/yr) plus media-monitoring tools (~$6k/yr); ongoing legal counsel for privacy/compliance and rapid response.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#15] Travel and lodging for rotating Foundation specialists, consultants, per-diem, secure transport (~10–15 trips/yr).
Cctv Support $30K/yr
[#3] Annual support/hosting, data-retention, analytics licensing renewals and compute/storage hosting for CCTV/loitering detection.
Disinformation Ops $30K/yr
[#5, #10] Ongoing ad spend and tooling for the Miriam Wells narrative (ads $20k + tooling $10k); disinfo staff wages are in staff_wages.
It Forensics And Storage $30K/yr
[#13] Recurring storage, secure evidence hosting, and modest recurring forensic tooling; analyst wages included in staff_wages.
Training $30K/yr
[#12] Recurring delivery of refresher training for airline ground crews, gate agents and flight attendants; new-hire sessions and refreshers.
Facilities Maintenance $27K/yr
[#6, #16] Ongoing signage replacement, announcements, minor seating/flow maintenance and incremental utilities/UPS/power for equipment (signage $15k + utilities/IT overhead ~12k).
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#8] Participant recruitment/compensation and recurring research-related monitoring costs (note separates researcher wages which are in staff_wages).
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#17] Consumables, radios batteries, printing, food for on-shift staff, small replacement items.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with containment strategy (A) in place, no major incidents.
steady operations at Gate 43 no public discovery routine incidents only
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Isolated passenger incident requiring medical/counseling, small settlement and targeted PR/legal response.
single symptomatic passenger with public complaint small social media spread localized legal demand
🚨 Major Breach $4.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Public discovery or sustained media attention leading to litigation, large PR campaign, and heavy operational disruption.
viral media exposure class-action or major litigation widespread eyewitness reports
🚨 Gate Closure $3.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Decision to implement containment strategy (B): Gate 43 closed or repurposed, incurring remodeling and airline compensation.
infeasible access-control containment airport/airline refusal to cooperate regulatory pressure or repeated incidents
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#1] 6 guards + 1 supervisor posted at Gate 43 across shifts (7 FTE total).
Research Scientist 3 [#8] Research staff conducting controlled experiments and field monitoring (2–3 researchers; 3 assumed).
Research Lab Technician 1 [#8] Lab technician supporting experiments and data collection.
Forensics Analyst 1 [#13] Analyst for comparisons of passenger reports vs recordings; wages included in staff_wages.
Disinformation Operator 3 [#5] Operators/content managers maintaining the Miriam Wells narrative and community moderation.
PR Analyst / Media Operator 1 [#10] Media monitoring and rapid-response PR staff; wages included in staff_wages.
Debrief Staff / Administrative Staff 2 [#9] Small staffed desk at arrivals to collect reports and escalate incidents (on-call/shared staff).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are provided by the analyst and many recurring items (staffing, per-flight stipends, legal/insurance) have reasonable mid-range values; uncertainty remains due to anomalous behavior, variable airline cooperation, and possible legal/regulatory outcomes.
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