SCP-3724 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3724
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$3.7M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
13
First-year capital expenses are dominated by land acquisition, contingency reserve and vehicle/equipment purchases (~$3.7M one-time); annual operating costs are largely personnel and recurring maintenance (~$1.73M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M
Equipment $1.1M
[#7, #8, #10, #12, #13, #21] Outfitting the rapid-response team (weapons/comms/armor) (line #7), purchase of one armored vehicle (line #8), hardened surveillance/sensor suite (line #10), initial drone stock (line #12), remote-manipulator/robotics (line #13), and excavation/evidence-recovery kit (line #21).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#27] One-time contingency/reserve appropriation for large escalation events (line #27).
Facilities $970K
[#1, #3, #22] Purchase of the 3-acre site and two adjacent houses (line #1), installation of electrified perimeter fence (line #3), and backup generator/ATS installation (line #22).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $375K
[#15, #17, #18] Initial specialized containment R&D seed program (line #15), one-time forensic/veterinary lab kit (line #17), and amnestic production/storage setup (line #18).
Misc Incident Seed $250K
[#30] One-time seed for replacement of lost drones/robots/vehicles where rapid replacement is required (line #30 option).
Cover Story Setup $10K
[#19] Initial cover-story/legal/PR setup and local liaison startup costs (line #19).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5, #6, #11] 24/7 disguised gate staffing (4 FTE at ~$80k each) (line #5), on-call rapid-response MTF team salaries/readiness (8 × ~$90k) (line #6), plus a small amount allocated for monitoring staff (portion of line #11).
Research And Monitoring $340K/yr
[#11, #14, #15, #17, #20] Ongoing surveillance operations storage/cyber (portion of line #11), controlled testing budget (line #14), yearly specialized containment R&D follow-up (line #15), recurring forensic/veterinary analysis (line #17), and environmental/ecological monitoring/remediation (line #20).
Logistics And Transport $70K/yr
[#9, #25] Armored vehicle maintenance and replacement reserve (line #9) and routine fuel/vehicle operations and patrol logistics (line #25).
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#19, #28] Annual legal retainer/cover-story and local government liaison/PR (line #19) and documentation/compliance/personnel clearance overhead (line #28).
Medevac Contract $50K/yr
[#16] Medevac/air ambulance retainer for mass-casualty or severe trauma response (line #16).
Misc Incident Operating Fund $50K/yr
[#30] Ongoing operating fund for frequent small-to-medium equipment losses (line #30 recurring option / seed+recurring split used).
Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr
[#12, #16, #29] Annual drone/robot replacement and expendables (line #12), medical supplies/consumables portion of medevac readiness (line #16), and general PPE/consumables/small-gear replacement (line #29).
Facilities Maintenance $36K/yr
[#2, #4, #22, #23, #24] Annual property taxes/title maintenance (line #2), electrified fence inspection/servicing (line #4), backup generator fuel/maintenance (line #22), wildlife/perimeter animal mitigation (line #23), and site upkeep/landscaping/gate/road maintenance (line #24).
Psychological Care $15K/yr
[#26] Counseling and follow-up monitoring for exposed personnel/civilians (line #26).
Amnestic Administration $10K/yr
[#18] Per-subject administration costs and monitoring for Class B amnestics (assumed ~5 subjects/yr) (line #18).
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents or breaches.
no breach routine maintenance planned testing only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized activation/breach causing equipment losses and limited injuries requiring replacements and overtime.
small breach/activation loss of drones/robot(s) limited medical treatment and overtime
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant prolonged activation or large-scale breach with vehicle loss, multiple casualties, heavy equipment replacement and contingency activation.
prolonged activation armored vehicle loss multiple severe injuries/casualties major equipment destruction
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (gate) 4 [#5] 24/7 disguised gate staffing requires 4 full-time equivalent operatives (line #5).
Security Officer / MTF Agent (rapid-response team) 8 [#6] Dedicated on-call rapid-response team estimated as 8 operatives (line #6).
Monitoring Operator (surveillance) 1 [#11] Monitoring staff (part-time/equivalent) to support 24/7 surveillance operations (line #11) included in staff wage totals.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are derived from analyst notes with specific dollar figures for nearly all items, producing a reasonable budget picture; uncertainty remains due to anomalous behavior variability, breach frequency, and local price variance.
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