SCP-3384 — SCP-3384 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3384 Euclid ? low confidence

SCP-3384

Expected annual

$10.6M

One-time setup

$40.7M

Annual recurring

$10.0M

Personnel

One-time setup is large due to a dedicated controlled-testing facility and contingency reserves (~$40.7M one-time); recurring annual costs are driven by staff salaries, legal/PR, and global monitoring infrastructure (~$9.98M/yr). Major cost drivers are staffing, field response/legal exposure, and contingency funds for a viral outbreak.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $40.7M

Global Scaling Contingency $25.0M

[#21] Reserve capital to rapidly scale operations worldwide in a viral outbreak scenario.

Facilities $5.5M

[#16] Controlled-testing facility buildout (shielded viewing booths, heavy-duty fireproofing, sensors, containment hatches).

Contingency Modeling Reserve $5.0M

[#27] One-time contingency reserve for activation of large-scale modeling/response (national-scale interventions).

Insurance Reserve $2.5M

[#22] One-time reserve for insurance/indemnity/compensation to cover exposures and quiet settlements.

Covert Cyber Ops Setup $875K

[#8] One-time setup for covert/proprietary technical suppression capabilities (penetration testing, takedown automation).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K

[#18] Specialized high-speed/multi-spectral recording gear and initial lab instrumentation procurement.

Outreach Integration $500K

[#25] One-time negotiation/integration costs for API-level platform integration and contractual work with platforms.

Equipment $300K

[#11] Fire suppression and specialized scene equipment outfitting for rapid-response teams.

Web Analysis Software Development $250K

[#1] Development, QA, API integration, and initial legal review for web-analysis/scraping bots.

Protective Equipment One Time $150K

[#19] Initial PPE procurement and live-fire/drill equipment for teams.

Storage Migration $50K

[#3] Occasional one-time migration costs for long-term encrypted archives and retention policy implementations.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.0M/yr

Staff Wages $4.4M/yr

[#4, #5, #6, #10, #17, #20] Salaries for DevOps/sysadmin, manual observers, supervisory reviewers, rapid-response field personnel, core research team, and social-media analysts.

Cover Story And Legal $1.3M/yr

[#7, #9, #15] Baseline takedown/legal operations, platform liaison, PR retainer, and baseline legal defense/litigation reserves.

Administrative Overhead $1.3M/yr

[#28] 15% administrative overhead applied to program recurring budget (auditing, compliance, secure communications, procurement).

Facilities Maintenance $850K/yr

[#16, #24] Ongoing operations and maintenance of the controlled testing facility plus general repairs/infrastructure replacement fund.

Research And Monitoring $530K/yr

[#18, #26, #27] Ongoing memetic monitoring, modeling/contingency liaison budgets, and instrument calibration/repair.

Psychological Support $275K/yr

[#23] Counseling, memory-management cover operations and support services for witnesses and staff.

Insurance Reserve Replenish $250K/yr

[#22] Recurring funding to replenish insurance/compensation pools or pay premiums.

Logistics And Transport $200K/yr

[#10] Vehicles, rapid deployment funds, and travel for emergency rapid-response field teams.

Outreach Api Retainer $200K/yr

[#25] Platform retainer and licensing fees for API hooks or platform-side filters (annualized).

Covert Cyber Ops Ops $150K/yr

[#8] Ongoing ops budget for covert suppression measures and maintenance of takedown automation (if used).

Cloud Hosting $120K/yr

[#2] Continuous 24/7 capture, transcoding, transient storage, CDN and DDoS protection for monitoring.

Influencer Contracts $100K/yr

[#20] Small influencer contracts and emergency account buyouts (analyst salaries are in staff_wages).

Protective Equipment Training $85K/yr

[#19] Recurring training, certifications and live-fire drills for personnel.

Forensic Cleanup $75K/yr

[#12] Annualized forensic & HAZMAT cleanup budget (per-incident cleanup averaged over expected baseline).

Long Term Storage $30K/yr

[#3] Encrypted archival storage, metadata logging and compliance retention costs.

Scene Security Witness Management $25K/yr

[#13] Temporary cordons, witness management, relocation and interview costs (annualized).

Medical Mortuary $25K/yr

[#14] Medical/mortuary, coroner liaison and local cover costs (annualized).

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#11] Consumables and equipment wear for scene suppression and field operations.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.0M/yr

82.0% probability / year

Normal year with continuous monitoring, maintenance, research, and low incident frequency; no major outbreaks or large lawsuits.

no_major_outbreak platform_cooperation regular_incident_rate

🚨 Minor Incident $10.1M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Isolated residential or small-scale public exposure requiring localized field response, cleanup, and short PR/legal surge.

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🚨 Major Breach $15.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Multiple simultaneous incidents with substantial field responses, large litigation/repair costs, and significant PR/legal activity.

multiple_simultaneous_exposures high_profile_publicity major_litigation

🚨 Viral Outbreak $60.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Widespread viral distribution requiring activation of global-scaling contingency, large-scale interventions, and use of reserve funds.

global_viral_spread platform_non-cooperation national-scale_incidents

👥 Personnel 56 total

Role	Count	Notes
DevOps / Maintenance	2	[#4] Sysadmin/DevOps staff for bot health checks, uptime and patching.
Manual Observer / Reviewer	24	[#5] 24/7 human reviewers across regions to view flagged 15-second clips.
Supervisory Reviewer / Duty Officer	6	[#6] Senior analysts and duty officers for escalation and takedown authorization.
Research Scientist	8	[#17] Core paranormal/physics/psychology/audio-forensics research team and technicians.
Rapid Response / Field Agent	12	[#10] Emergency rapid-response field teams trained in HAZMAT, arson suppression and clandestine operations.
Social Media Analyst	4	[#20] Analysts prioritizing high-profile accounts and managing influencer relationships (salaries included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Wide uncertainty in incident frequency, platform cooperation, and legal exposure for an anomalous memetic/viral hazard yields low confidence; many high-cost reserves are scenario-dependent.

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