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SCP-3616 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3616
Expected annual
$6.3M
One-time setup
$7.7M
Annual recurring
$6.0M
Personnel
44
Estimated up-front program build and research costs are about $7.74M, driven by R&D, contingency reserve and initial tooling; steady-state annual operations are approximately $6.05M/yr, driven primarily by staffing, legal/cover operations, research/monitoring, medical response and contingency replenishment.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.7M
Contingency Reserve $3.5M
[#28] One-time emergency contingency reserve for large-scale incidents (midpoint ~$3.5M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.8M
[#15, #29] Initial R&D program and instrumentation (mass spec, NMR, specialized instrumentation and initial countermeasure program funding; combined one-time funding ~$2.75M).
Equipment $855K
[#4, #7, #8, #9, #12, #18, #21, #23] Gamma-13 development servers and initial software tooling (~$375k), automated content-removal tooling and emergency SPS servers (~$35k), multi-angle camera kits (~$115k), drone hardware (~$32.5k), secure drug cabinet (~$20k), shell company setup (~$52.5k), vehicle fleet (~$150k), OPSEC setup (~$75k).
Facilities $515K
[#10, #16] Containment-suite retrofit and evidence/archive fit-out (containment suite retrofit ~$400k; climate-controlled archive fit-out ~$115k).
Cemetery Plot Acquisition $100K
[#17] One-time purchase/lease of monitoring rights or plot control for high-risk graves (assumed initial portfolio ~$100k).
Informant Onboarding $20K
[#3] One-time onboarding/training fees for new informants (background checks, tradecraft briefings) estimated ~$20k.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.0M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#1, #11, #22] Aggregated salaries and benefits for core program staff, 24/7 security/medical staffing and digital-forensics personnel (combined annual payroll estimated ~$1.975M).
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#6, #18, #24, #25, #20] Rapid takedown/legal retainer (~$200k/yr), ongoing shell/PR maintenance (~$35k/yr), legal/government liaison (~$300k/yr), public-cover payouts/obituaries (~$500k/yr), humane termination per-incident budget (~$25k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $920K/yr
[#5, #15, #29] Ongoing Gamma-13 operations (cloud compute, retraining) and active scientific research & countermeasure work (~$920k/yr total).
Logistics And Transport $530K/yr
[#2, #21, #17] Field operative travel and convention attendance (~$200k/yr), secure transport operations (~$90k/yr), cemetery retrieval/disposal operations (~$240k/yr).
Survivor Care $350K/yr
[#19] Crisis counseling, PTSD treatment and survivor programs (~$350k/yr for expected caseload).
Medical Incident Costs $225K/yr
[#13] ICU/trauma care and per-incident medical costs budgeted conservatively (~$225k/yr).
Contingency Replenish $200K/yr
[#28] Annual replenishment for emergency contingency reserve (~$200k/yr).
Informant Stipends $120K/yr
[#3] Monthly stipends for informants (50 informants × $200/mo ≈ $120k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $115K/yr
[#12, #27] Medical consumables/sedatives inventory control (~$15k/yr) plus meetup sponsorships/office consumables (~$100k/yr).
Forensic Pathology $115K/yr
[#14] Autopsies, toxicology and histology (~$115k/yr, midpoint estimate).
Administrative Overhead $112K/yr
[#30] Program audits, Ethics Committee review and administrative overhead (~$112.5k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#8, #10, #16] Maintenance/upgrades for surveillance kits, containment suite upkeep and climate-controlled evidence storage (~$100k/yr).
Drone Ops $75K/yr
[#9] Drone operator staffing, maintenance and replacement (~$75k/yr).
Opsec And Cybersecurity $75K/yr
[#23] Ongoing OPSEC, secure comms, and cyber operations (~$75k/yr).
Training And Cultural Immersion $45K/yr
[#26] Ongoing training and cultural immersion for operatives (~$45k/yr).
Content Removal Ops $30K/yr
[#7] Ongoing ops/bandwidth and minor tooling maintenance for automated content removal (~$30k/yr).
Security And Medical Staff $0/yr
[#11] Costs for 24/7 guards and medical monitoring have been folded into staff_wages (see [#1, #11, #22]).
Digital Forensics $0/yr
[#22] Digital-forensics staffing/tools costs have been folded into staff_wages (see [#1, #11, #22]).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.0M/yr
68.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with ongoing monitoring, research, routine incidents handled within normal budgets.
routine monitoring and takedowns isolated victim incidents scheduled research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $6.5M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized outbreak or several simultaneous SCP-3616-1 events requiring emergency medical response, additional travel, and increased PR/legal activity.
multiple victims in a region convention-level exposure requiring surge response
🚨 Major Breach $9.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Large-scale or mass exposure (widespread community infection or convention-wide outbreak) requiring emergency facility expansion, major medical/surgical costs and large-scale public-cover operations.
mass contagion event at large convention simultaneous multi-country incidents
👥 Personnel 44 total
Role Count Notes
Program Staff (Director / Case Lead / Analysts / Field Operatives) 10 [#1] Core team of ~10 FTEs as specified in analyst notes.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#11] 4 guards per shift × 3 shifts to provide 24/7 coverage.
Medical Officer 6 [#11, #12] 2 nurses/EMTs per shift × 3 shifts for continuous monitoring and anesthesia administration.
Research Scientist 7 [#15, #29] Chemistry/biochemistry and countermeasure researchers supporting ongoing programs.
Digital Forensics Specialist 4 [#22] Specialists for deep-web/archive recovery and online tracing.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#8, #9] Surveillance, drone, and equipment maintenance staff.
Administrative Staff 2 [#1, #30] Administrative, audit and Ethics Committee coordination support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide many line-item estimates and ranges allowing a moderate-confidence aggregation; uncertainty remains around incident frequency, number of containment suites needed, and size of emergency events, so figures are approximate.
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