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SCP-3375 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3375
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
13
Initial capital and contingency (vault fitout, ROVs, R&D and an escrow fund) drive one-time costs (~$1.26M). Annual operations (~$1.96M/yr) are dominated by staff wages (regional response teams, PR/disinformation staff, monitoring) plus PR/legal/media suppression and ongoing research/analysis.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Contingency Fund $500K
[#23] One-time contingency/escrow set-aside for major public exposure (selected midpoint of analyst range $250k–$2M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $282K
[#1,#11,#12,#19] One-time R&D/equipment and method development for mucus/trapping ($225k midpoint), archival conservation startup for initial coins ($22k midpoint), SOP/material production ($35k); note #1 (scope assumption) included for audit mapping.
Equipment $280K
[#6,#7,#21,#22] ROVs/underwater inspection ($200k total, midpoint of $100k–$300k), portable coin kits ($10k), secure comms procurement ($40k), evidence DB/hardware/setup ($30k).
Facilities $200K
[#8,#28,#29] One-time secure storage/vault fitout (midpoint of $100k–$300k). References the analyst's overall initial capital range and notes about scaling if frequency/public impact increases.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#3,#2,#13] Salaries: 8regional response agents (~$640k), monitoring analyst (~$60k), PR/disinformation team (~$375k).
Cover Story And Legal $395K/yr
[#13,#14,#15,#16,#17,#26,#27] Non-wage PR/legal/cover-story costs: media buys/suppression contingency (~$150k), legal retainer/incident budget (~$150k), compensation/grants to cooperating aquaria (~$75k), onsite debriefing visits (~$20k). Analyst quick-reference program ranges noted.
Research And Monitoring $125K/yr
[#10,#11,#9,#30] Ongoing scientific analysis and research: numismatic/metallurgical analyses (~$12.5k), ongoing research/materials (~$112.5k midpoint), plus appraisal/insurance modeling considerations per coin value uncertainty.
Logistics And Transport $124K/yr
[#4,#5,#20] Travel/deployment baseline (~$30k), per-incident onsite work (midpoint ~$14k/yr), and regional staging/storage leases (2 hubs midpoint ~$80k/yr).
Administration Overhead $110K/yr
[#25] Program administration and overhead (program manager + accounting/overhead midpoint ~$110k/yr).
Media Monitoring And Takedown $50K/yr
[#18,#2] Active takedown and monitoring subscriptions/staff (~$50k/yr), separate from analyst software licensing listed in monitoring line items.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#8] Vault/storage recurring costs (security monitoring, climate control, facility overhead midpoint $30k/yr).
Training And Sops $20K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training and drills (~$20k/yr).
Communications And It $10K/yr
[#21] Recurring communications/data hosting and secure comms service costs (~$10k/yr).
Data Management And Archival $10K/yr
[#22] Recurring storage/maintenance for archived video/evidence (~$10k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#7,#24] Consumable replenishment for coin kits (~$2k/yr) and field PPE/consumables (~$5k plus misc ~$2k = $9k total).
Artifact Insurance And Appraisal $5K/yr
[#9,#30] Artifact appraisal and insurance premiums (appraisals ~$4k/yr + insurance ~$300–$900/yr; midpoint used).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, regular small incidents and no major public exposure—operates at planned staffing and budgets.
regular monitoring 3–5 incidents/year no viral public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized viral attention or several simultaneous sightings requiring increased media suppression, legal attention and extra deployments.
localized viral video multiple aquarium sightings heightened media inquiries
🚨 Major Public Exposure $3.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Large-scale viral exposure or legal/political attention requiring use of contingency fund, major PR/legal campaigns, buyouts or large settlements.
nationwide/global viral coverage high-profile litigation political/media scrutiny
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (regional response team / field biologist) 8 [#3] Four regional rapid-response teams, two persons each (8 agents total).
Monitoring Analyst 1 [#2] Analyst to manage automated web/social-media monitoring and alerts.
Public Relations / Disinformation Staff 4 [#13] PR/disinformation team (3–5 recommended; midpoint 4) responsible for cover stories and media coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst ranges and midpoints; many line items have wide ranges (manifestation frequency, coin value, virality). Operational staffing and routine costs are reasonably well defined, but public-exposure tail risk and R&D success are uncertain.
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