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SCP-3530 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3530
Expected annual
$3.4M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$3.3M
Personnel
19
First-year one-time costs are roughly $1.79M driven by a large contingency reserve, vehicle purchases, equipment, and initial research/lab setup; ongoing annual costs are approximately $3.31M driven primarily by staff wages, relocation/resettlement, research programs, and cover/PR operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Incident Contingency Reserve $600K
[#20] One-time contingency reserve for major incidents/repairs/legal settlements (midpoint $600k).
Equipment $370K
[#3, #5, #6, #16, #21] Camera system and tamper-resistant recording ($125k), secure servers/hardware ($100k), initial security training/equipment/uniforms/radios ($35k), IT/network hardware upgrades ($50k), PPE and nonlethal tools ($60k).
Vehicle Fleet Purchase $365K
[#4, #17] One-time purchase/initial equip for response/transport vehicles and MTF transport (~$225k midpoint for MTF + $140k midpoint for fleet purchase).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K
[#12, #13] One-time specialized research equipment and testing instruments for behavioral/material analysis and sample characterization ($125k + $150k).
Facilities $135K
[#1, #30] Renovation of on-site cover office/observation suite ($100k midpoint) and initial archive/storage infrastructure ($35k midpoint).
Amnestic Stockpile $30K
[#18] Initial secure procurement and pharmacy setup for amnestic agents (~$30k midpoint).
Cover Company Setup $12K
[#10] One-time setup costs for shell/cover clinical practice and incorporation (~$12.5k midpoint).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #6] Core on-site salaries (case officer, field agents, psychologists, liaison, security leads) and rotating security guard salaries and MTF on-call/readiness pay; includes data-analyst labor (~$1.335M total).
Research And Monitoring $415K/yr
[#12, #27, #28] Ongoing research program and specialist hires/consultants, plus annual ethics/oversight reviews (~$415k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $318K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #21] Ongoing surveillance maintenance and backups, hosting/IT support, psych exam operating costs, lab consumables, medical/occupational health, staff training materials, IT/network monitoring, vehicle operating costs, amnestic restocking, and PPE replacements (~$317.5k/yr).
Relocation And Resettlement $300K/yr
[#9] Recurring funds for relocating and re-identifying amnesticized families (midpoint ~$300k/yr assuming ~10 families as example).
Cover Story Payments $175K/yr
[#22] Grants/donations/scholarships and other payments to integrate the cover story and secure cooperation (~$175k/yr midpoint).
Cover Story And Legal $138K/yr
[#10, #24] Ongoing cover-company operating costs, licenses, PR and legal retainer; plus data redaction/record-falsification staff/legal time (~$138k/yr).
Long Term Followup $125K/yr
[#19] Periodic monitoring and counseling of formerly exposed/relocated individuals (~$125k/yr midpoint).
Public Health Coordination $125K/yr
[#29] Covert coordination with local authorities, permits and legal contingency (~$125k/yr midpoint).
Amnestic Operations $110K/yr
[#8] Recurring operational cost of amnestic events (drugs, medical staff, monitored recovery) budgeted at midpoint (~$110k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $85K/yr
[#23] Personnel rotation billets/housing stipends and administrative processing for rotating Foundation staff (~$85k/yr).
Media Monitoring $65K/yr
[#11] Continuous social-media monitoring, takedowns and occasional legal actions (~$65k/yr midpoint).
Facilities Maintenance $65K/yr
[#1, #26, #30] Monthly lease/rent for cover office (~$48k/yr), incremental utilities for monitoring/labs (~$13.8k/yr), and archive storage maintenance (~$3k/yr).
Community Management $55K/yr
[#25] Discretionary stipend pool for local contacts and community management (~$55k/yr midpoint).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.3M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with regular operations and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research_and_exams
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized leak or small public incident requiring targeted amnesticization, legal takedowns and modest repairs.
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🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant exposure or multi-family incident requiring mass amnestics, large-scale relocations, repairs and legal settlements.
mass_exposure multi-family_incident facility_damage
🚨 Political Exposure $5.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
High-profile political or legal exposure requiring major PR, legal settlements, possible campus acquisition or large containment scale-up.
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👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Case Officer / Senior Case Officer 1 [#2] Senior case officer embedded in cover office (approx. $120k/yr).
Research Scientist / Liaison 1 [#2, #12] Research liaison/analyst coordinating studies and reports (approx. $90k/yr).
Embedded Psychologist 2 [#2, #7] On-site psychologists conducting examinations and counseling (approx. $110k each).
Field Agent 3 [#2] Field agents for investigations and support (approx. $90k each).
Security Lead 2 [#2] Senior security leads coordinating guard teams (~$50k each).
Security Guard 9 [#3] Rotating guards for 24/7 coverage (~$40k each).
Data Analyst / Digital Evidence Specialist 1 [#6] Analyst for encrypted video/audio processing and forensics (~$50k/yr equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based directly on analyst-provided ranges and midpoints; many line items are policy-dependent (number of amnesticizations, relocation scale, level of research) so uncertainty is moderate.
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