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SCP-3697 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3697
Expected annual
$5.8M
One-time setup
$4.0M
Annual recurring
$5.6M
Personnel
12
One-time setup and legal/containment buys are moderate (~$4.0M), while annual operations are dominated by staffing, research, legal/cover operations, and international suppression, resulting in roughly $5.57M/yr baseline recurring costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.0M
Full Service Shutdown One Time $1.0M
[#29] Contingency cost to perform a hard shutdown/hijack of the number across carriers (political/legal operations).
Facilities $500K
[#12] Lease/modification and buildout of secure containment wing, medical/exam rooms, evidence storage and staff offices.
Incident Response Reserve One Time $500K
[#22] One-time contingency reserve for immediate surge ops, emergency takedowns, and rapid legal filings.
Settlement Reserve One Time $500K
[#24] One-time hush/settlement reserve for large, immediate claims that require payment rather than drawn-out litigation.
Equipment $405K
[#3, #7, #17, #18] PBX/VoIP and hardware, secure vans (1–2 vehicles), initial audio-archive hardware, and one-time IT/physical security hardware.
Amnestic Program Setup $300K
[#6] One-time R&D and testing/setup costs for amnestic production, clinical testing, and cold-chain/storage setup.
Training Initial $300K
[#23] Initial training for field agents on identifying target callers and safe engagement protocols (50 agents at $2k–$10k each).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#4] Initial audio-forensics and triage hardware/software setup, servers/GPUs and secure configuration for automated classification.
Telephony Acquisition $150K
[#1] One-time negotiation/legal fees to acquire administrative control of the toll-free number or force providers to relinquish routing.
Psyops Initial $50K
[#19] Initial paid-search/SEO suppression campaign and SEO-poisoning to bury the number in search results.
Cover Story Production One Time $50K
[#20] One-off production of cover narratives, press materials, and seeded articles to explain the number's disappearance.
Archive Removal One Time $30K
[#10] Legal takedown work and outreach to archive services to remove snapshots and evidence from public caches.
Background Checks Initial $30K
[#11] Initial vetting for ~50 staff (criminal background, psychological screening, polygraphs as needed).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.6M/yr
Research And Monitoring $1.7M/yr
[#5, #14, #28] Dedicated research program (neuroscience, imaging, reagents), long-term monitoring cohort support and epidemiological/memetic modeling team.
Staff Wages $936K/yr
[#2] 24/7 call interception and monitoring staff (12 FTE @ ~$78k fully-burdened each).
Facilities Maintenance $360K/yr
[#12] Lease/operational costs, utilities for facility upkeep, security staffing support (operational portion).
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#8] Retainers, proactive PR, litigation/takedown workflows and legal actions to suppress public awareness (annual retainer & takedowns).
Medical And Emergency Coverage $300K/yr
[#13] On-call physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, emergency contracts and medical monitoring for detainees and amnestic administration.
Web Monitoring $250K/yr
[#9] Social listening, enterprise monitoring software, analyst team and ad-hoc takedown fees.
Insurance And Settlement Premiums $200K/yr
[#24] Liability insurance premiums for medical malpractice, unlawful detention and reserves for settlements (recurring premium portion).
Rehabilitation Programs $200K/yr
[#15] Ongoing outpatient/inpatient therapy programs and specialized counseling for treated individuals.
Psyops Maintenance $180K/yr
[#19] Ongoing paid-search suppression, SEO maintenance and content placement to reduce curiosity-driven calling.
International Coordination $150K/yr
[#21] Multilingual monitoring, translation, and coordination with foreign carriers/regulators.
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#7] Operational costs for vans, drivers, fuel, insurance, and maintenance for short-term detainment/transport.
Amnestic Provisioning $100K/yr
[#6] Yearly cost to procure, test, store and replenish amnestic doses (approximation for ~200 doses/yr at mid-range pricing).
Incident Response Replenish $100K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment for rapid-response contingency funds used during events.
Training Refreshers $100K/yr
[#23] Annual refresher training for field agents and analysts.
Audio Forensics Licensing $96K/yr
[#4] Recurring licenses, ML toolkit costs and cloud/GPU compute for audio classification and matching.
Oversight And Compliance $75K/yr
[#16] Public health and ethics oversight, IRB consultations and compliance work to reduce legal exposure.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#26] Medical disposables, PPE, syringes, evidence bags and routine consumables.
Telephony Routing And Termination $60K/yr
[#1] Recurring carrier fees for routing/termination, porting and regulatory filings to sinkhole the number.
Psychological Support Staff $50K/yr
[#27] Staff counseling, debrief programs and burnout mitigation services for monitoring/detention personnel.
Audit And Reporting $50K/yr
[#30] Administrative costs for annual containment audits, classified briefings and oversight reporting.
Pbx And Voip Maintenance $36K/yr
[#3] Ongoing maintenance, bandwidth, redundancy and monitoring for PBX/VoIP trunks and call-logging systems.
It Security Recurring $30K/yr
[#18] Ongoing DLP, monitoring, secure disposal and maintenance of hardened networks to prevent leaks.
Energy Utilities $30K/yr
[#25] Electricity for servers, backup generators, refrigeration and HVAC for facility and evidence storage.
Background Checks Recurring $20K/yr
[#11] Recurring rechecks and periodic vetting.
Audio Archive Preservation $18K/yr
[#10, #17] Monthly maintenance of preserved evidence systems, offsite rotation and cold storage for audio archives.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.6M/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady containment operations and routine monitoring; no major leak or mass-call events.
no_major_leak steady_call_volume routine_legal_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $6.1M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized leak or viral post triggers a mass-calling event requiring surge staffing, extra takedowns and emergency legal actions.
coordinated_leak viral_social_post mass_calling_event
🚨 Major Breach $13.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Large-scale public exposure requiring international legal fights, aggressive suppression, mass detainments, settlements and possibly full-service shutdown actions.
large_public_exposure coordinated_campaign regulatory_opposition
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Call Center Operator / Monitoring 10 [#2, #11] Frontline 24/7 operators responsible for call interception, identification and initial flagging; background-checked under note #11.
Supervisor / Senior Analyst 2 [#2] Shift supervisors and senior analysts overseeing monitoring, escalation and coordination with field teams.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many costs (legal actions, settlements, international carrier politics and per-dose amnestic pricing) are highly uncertain; mid-range selections used to build estimates.
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