SCP-3680 — SCP-3680 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3680 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3680

Expected annual

$1.8M

One-time setup

$1.7M

Annual recurring

$1.6M

Personnel

First-year capital and setup costs are dominated by contingency reserves, legal/setup, and initial research; recurring annual costs are driven primarily by staffing (watch-room monitors and covert agents), medical/legal retainers, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M

Contingency Fund $1.0M

[#22] One-time contingency reserve for major breach / public exposure response.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#17] Initial focused memetic/psycholinguistic and chemical research program setup and study funding.

Equipment $101K

[#10, #11, #12, #13, #14] Micro-cameras (#10), watch-room hardware and wristwatch trackers (#11), secure network appliances (#12), initial recording storage array (#13), UPS/generator (#14).

Legal And Contracting One Time $100K

[#4] Initial legal/contracting fee for MOU and cover agreements with the school district.

Vetting Initial $100K

[#23] Initial background checks, polygraphs, and psychological screening for ~20 personnel.

Vehicles Purchase $60K

[#21] Purchase of two low-profile vans for agent transport and secure transfer.

Training Initial $50K

[#9] Development and delivery of initial training program (instructors, materials).

Tranq Guns And Storage $40K

[#6] Procurement of ~8 silent tranquilizer guns and secure armory storage setup.

Facilities $24K

[#16, #26] Vault/glovebox/evidence-vault upgrades and small office/locker fit-out near the school.

Tranquilizer Supplies Initial $15K

[#7] Initial stock of specialized darts and prefilled syringes (mid-range estimate).

Evidence Initial $2K

[#15] Initial evidence retrieval and containment kit (PPE, bags, seals).

Decoy Materials Initial $2K

[#25] Initial procurement of marker sets and test paper stock for controlled experiments/decoys.

Uniforms Initial $2K

[#5] Authentic janitorial uniform purchases (12 sets) and initial spares.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr

Staff Wages $1.2M/yr

[#1, #2, #3, #24] Baseline watch-room staffing (6 FTEs), surge coverage equivalent (5 FTEs), covert janitorial/field agents (~6 FTEs), plus program management/admin wages (~2 FTEs).

Cover Story And Legal $160K/yr

[#19, #20] Ongoing legal retainer/PR ($150k) plus small cover payments to explain disruptions (~$10k).

Research And Monitoring $100K/yr

[#17] Ongoing memetic/psycholinguistic and chemical analysis budget for research staff and consumables.

Amnestic And Counseling $60K/yr

[#18] Annual budget for amnestic treatments, counseling, and medical follow-up for exposed civilians.

School Stipend $50K/yr

[#4] Annual stipend / compensation to the school district per MOU.

Training Recurring $20K/yr

[#9] Annual recertification and refresher training for staff.

Vetting Recurring $20K/yr

[#23] Annual rechecks and periodic polygraphs/psych screenings.

Office Rent $18K/yr

[#26] Ongoing lease/rent for staging locker/office space near the school.

Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr

[#7, #15, #20, #25] Annual replacement of darts/syringes, evidence consumables, cleaning/replacement of visible material, and recurring decoy/test materials.

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#21] Vehicle insurance, fuel, and maintenance for two vans.

Armory And Permits $5K/yr

[#6] Armory storage maintenance, transport compliance, and permit renewals.

Cybersecurity Licensing $5K/yr

[#12] Security appliance licensing, IDS subscriptions, and VPN/backhaul maintenance.

Storage Backup $5K/yr

[#13] Off-site encrypted backup and recording retention costs.

Uniforms Laundering $4K/yr

[#5] Monthly laundering contract for uniforms.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $4K/yr

[#27] Medical waste and sharps disposal contract.

Comms Sim Fees $1K/yr

[#11] Recurring SIM/mesh connectivity fees for agent communications.

Archival Climate Control $1K/yr

[#16] Climate-control electricity for archival storage of instances.

Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr

[#14] Generator/UPS maintenance and minimal site power redundancy upkeep.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, staffing, research, and recurring overhead only.

No breach or public exposure Routine instance retrievals handled in-protocol

🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline

Localized containment failure or visible instance resulting in limited exposures requiring medical response, overtime, and legal/PR activity.

Single instance observed by multiple students Small-scale amnestic/medical treatment and local PR/legal action

🚨 Major Breach $4.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.6M vs baseline

Significant public exposure or multisite incident requiring mass amnestic deployment, legal settlements, large-scale remediation, and replenishment of contingency funds.

Widespread public viewing / media exposure Serious injuries or multiple transformed subjects, lawsuits

👥 Personnel 19 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Watcher / Monitor	6	[#1] Baseline watch-room observers (6 FTEs) to provide 24/7 two-person coverage.
Surge Watcher (daytime)	5	[#2] Additional daytime watchers/equivalent FTEs to meet eight-person requirement during school peak windows.
Covert Janitorial Agent / Field Agent	6	[#3] On-site disguised agents patrolling hallways during school hours (~6 FTEs).
Program Manager / Administrative Staff	2	[#24] Program management and administrative support included in recurring admin wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates were provided in analyst notes for most categories allowing a grounded budget; however many figures are midpoints or contract-dependent (legal, contingency tolerance, actual incident frequencies), so medium confidence is appropriate.

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