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SCP-3614 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3614
Expected annual
$21.1M
One-time setup
$67.1M
Annual recurring
$20.7M
Personnel
99
One-time capital costs are dominated by facilities, research buildout and contingency/reserve funds (~$67.1M). Recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, security operations, transport/air support, research consumables and legal/cover operations (~$20.7M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $67.1M
Reconstruction Seed Fund $20.0M
[#25] Seed fund for potential reverse-engineering / reconstruction program if Prime technology is pursued (lower-bound program seed; full program may be much larger).
Facilities $14.0M
[#3, #6] Perimeter hardening and construction of Area-31 containment/exploration complex (graded patrol roads, checkpoints, modular labs/dorms/airlocks).
Contingency Reserve Fund $10.0M
[#24] One-time recommended contingency/catastrophe reserve fund (available for breaches, litigation, rebuilds).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $8.0M
[#12, #14] On-site instrument suite for materials characterization (SEM/TEM/mass spec/XRD/gloveboxes/Faraday cages) and HPC cluster purchase for temporal modelling/simulations.
Temporal Communications Rnd Fund $7.5M
[#15] Seed equipment/facility funds for a modest temporal-communications R&D program (mid-range estimate for small program; large-scale rebuilds are much higher).
Equipment $5.2M
[#2, #4, #9, #11, #21, #22] Initial tactical/patrol fleet purchase, persistent sensor hardware, secure vault installation, initial PPE stock, specialized containment shielding and initial secure transport rigs.
Medical Quarantine Infrastructure $1.2M
[#7] One-time buildout of medical station, quarantine suites, decon/airlock equipment and initial PPE stock for medical/monitoring infrastructure.
Cover Story Initial Setup $500K
[#18] Initial one-time costs to establish cover story infrastructure (signage fabrication, initial legal/PR artifacts, initial reimbursements).
Environmental Baseline Survey $500K
[#20] Initial ecological/archaeological baseline survey and reporting.
Archive Fitout $250K
[#27] Climate-controlled archive/long-term storage fitout and initial cataloging setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $20.7M/yr
Staff Wages $10.2M/yr
[#1, #16, #23, #29] 24/7 security staffing (guards/supervisors), senior specialist salaries and supporting research staff, facilities managers and site operations staff, program management and associated benefits/OT.
Insurance And Liaison Payments $1.2M/yr
[#26] Payments, indemnity and liaison fees to federal/state/military partners and local contractors.
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#5, #18] Recurring legal/PR/cover reimbursements and administrative costs (includes recurring cover reimbursements and the small annual administrative component of airspace coordination).
D Class Operations $1.0M/yr
[#8] D-class sourcing, processing, transport, baseline/exit medicals and partner institution compensation (variable with ops tempo).
Helicopter Standby $1.0M/yr
[#22] Helicopter leasing/standby and medevac capability on contract.
Administrative Overhead $800K/yr
[#29] Program management, clearance maintenance, procurement, audits and core administrative functions.
Facilities Maintenance $700K/yr
[#3, #6, #22] Ongoing maintenance of perimeter, graded roads, checkpoints, buildings and site infrastructure in a remote desert environment.
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#10, #12, #14, #17] Recurring research costs: facility-access fees, modelling licensing/consumables, and baseline analysis programs (does not double-count dedicated probe or HPC ops listed separately).
Media Monitoring $450K/yr
[#19] Ongoing social/media monitoring, takedown operations, vendor subscriptions and legal support for counter-leak operations.
Inflation And Escalation Buffer $450K/yr
[#30] 3–5% escalation buffer reserved for year-over-year staffing and lifecycle cost increases.
Vehicle Maintenance And Fuel $400K/yr
[#2] Maintenance, fuel and lifecycle replacement reserves for ATVs, trucks and patrol vehicles.
Life Support Operations $400K/yr
[#7] Operations and consumables for medical station, quarantine suites, PPE resupply and physiological monitoring.
Psychological Aftercare $350K/yr
[#28] Ongoing mental health screening, debriefing, disability care and settlements as needed.
Sensor Ops And Comm $300K/yr
[#4] Satellite links, comms, servicing and upkeep for persistent sensor network and unattended ground sensors.
Ppe Replacements $300K/yr
[#9] Replacement of expendable personnel equipment, suits and destroyed gear after excursions.
Intelligence Linguistic Analysis $300K/yr
[#17] Consultant time, translation, provenance checks and archival access fees for Document 3614-B and related analysis.
Supplies And Consumables $200K/yr
[#7, #9, #12, #21, #27] General consumables not itemized elsewhere (supplemental PPE, preservation supplies, lab disposables).
Airspace And Satellite Subscriptions $200K/yr
[#5] High-resolution satellite tasking/leasing and NOTAM/cooperation subscription costs (recurring imagery subscriptions portion).
Environmental Monitoring $200K/yr
[#20] Ongoing ecological monitoring and remediation reserve for fuel spills/contamination.
Ground Logistics $200K/yr
[#22] Armored convoy operations, secure ground transport and freight for off-site labs.
Secure Computing Ops $150K/yr
[#13] Operations, backups and maintenance for hardened air-gapped forensic systems.
Specialized Gear Maintenance $100K/yr
[#21] Calibration, consumables and upkeep for Faraday rooms, mu-metal shielding and anomalous sensing gear.
Archive Storage $75K/yr
[#27] Long-term climate-controlled storage, cataloging and curation consumables/staff time.
Vault Monitoring $50K/yr
[#11] Continuous monitoring, alarms and integrity checks for secure locker/vault.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[] Logistics costs are itemized in dedicated recurring transport keys below.
Probe Launches $0/yr
[#10] Probe launch costs are included in research_and_monitoring to avoid double-counting.
Contingency Replenishment $0/yr
[#24] Contingency replenishment allocated as-needed from one-time reserve; recurring replenishment set to 0 until used.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $20.7M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research and maintenance continuing.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_breach_or_major_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $22.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Minor containment incident or equipment failure requiring emergency response, localized repairs and PR/legal spikes.
localized_breach equipment_failure small-scale_medical_response
🚨 Major Breach $45.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or large experimental accident leading to large emergency operations, use of contingency fund and potential litigation.
major_containment_failure mass_casualties_or_asset_loss public_exposure_or_litigation
👥 Personnel 99 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 36 [#1] 30 perimeter guards + 6 supervisors to enforce 24/7 exclusion zone and rapid response teams.
Research Scientist 18 [#12, #16] Laboratory scientists and materials analysts supporting sample analysis and ongoing research.
Theoretical Physicist / Temporal Researcher 10 [#14, #16] Senior temporal researchers and modelers for Ogundimu-Zhang style simulations.
Engineer / Maintenance 12 [#6, #23] Facilities managers, electricians, HVAC techs and maintenance staff for remote site operations.
Administrative Staff / Program Managers 6 [#29] Program managers, procurement, audits and administrative support for a classified program.
IT / Systems & Forensics 8 [#13, #11] Secure computing, air-gapped forensics and IT staff to manage data and backups.
Medical Officer 3 [#7, #28] Medical staff for trauma, quarantine, monitoring and psychological aftercare coordination.
Linguist / Intelligence Analyst 4 [#17] Intelligence, translation and provenance analysts for Document 3614-B and recovered materials.
Archivist / Curator 2 [#27] Curation and long-term storage staff for recovered artifacts and documents.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates but many categories include wide ranges and contingency for low-probability, high-cost options (e.g., full BLACK CREVASSE rebuild or large reverse-engineering programs). Midpoint selections were used where ranges existed; therefore confidence is medium.
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