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SCP-3735 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3735
Expected annual
$12.8M
One-time setup
$42.5M
Annual recurring
$12.6M
Personnel
24
Estimated one-time setup/capital costs are approximately $42.5M driven by facility construction, Class-B amnestic stockpile, research infrastructure and catastrophe reserves. Annual recurring costs are roughly $12.55M/year driven primarily by specialist personnel (MTF + linguists), continuous monitoring/takedown, medical care, stockpile replenishment and contingency top-ups.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $42.5M
Contingency Catastrophe Fund $20.0M
[#25] Large-scale actuarial reserve for containment-failure scenarios and emergency stockpiles.
Facilities $5.0M
[#9] Ten-cell dedicated soundproof containment facility construction (10 cells @ $250k–$1M each; mid-range selected).
Class B Amnestic Stockpile $5.0M
[#8] Initial procurement/manufacture and secure storage of 10,000 Class‑B doses (stockpile).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.5M
[#1, #12] Development of web-crawling/phonetic-matching ML models, secure ingest pipelines and initial training data ($1.5M) plus psychiatric/neurological research program setup ($3.0M).
Population Screening Setup $2.0M
[#21] One-time large targeted screening campaign (100,000 screens) and setup of mobile testing kits.
Legal Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#23] Initial legal/geo-jurisdictional contingency reserve for cross-border takedowns and settlements.
Mtf Equipment And Training $1.0M
[#6] Portable sound-attenuation booths, mobile anechoic pods, containment-grade vehicles, special comms and curriculum development.
Cover Story Setup $1.0M
[#14] Initial setup of front organizations, fake papers and liaison assets to support Standard Linguistic Cover Story 78.
Transport Retrofitting $600K
[#19] Sound-damped transport vehicle/airlift retrofits (two units / compartments estimated).
Info Security Setup $500K
[#22] Secure enclaves, classified network setup and initial opsec systems for handling flagged audio.
Equipment $300K
[#4] Audio-forensic hardware, anechoic booths, calibrated microphones and secure offline storage (capital purchase).
Morgue Setup $200K
[#16] Initial soundproof autopsy/morgue setup to safely process fatalities without playback risk.
Decommissioning Plan $200K
[#27] Initial plan and systems for secure long-term storage/destruction of audio evidence and equipment decontamination.
Sensor Installation $150K
[#17] Per-cell installation of vibration accelerometers, contact sensors and processing hardware (aggregate for facility).
Ppe Initial $50K
[#20] Initial PPE and acoustic protection procurement for staff/facility.
Sedative Stockpile $15K
[#18] Initial stockpile of sedatives, restraints and associated emergency medical supplies.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.6M/yr
Staff Wages $3.2M/yr
[#3, #5] Salaries and benefits for linguist/forensic phonetician analyst team (4–8 specialists) and dedicated MTF Mu-143 operators (12–24 operatives) - aggregated.
On Site Medical Care $1.5M/yr
[#11] 24/7 medical staffing, medications, audiology and psychiatric care for contained individuals (10 patients aggregated estimate).
Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr
[#12] Ongoing psychiatric/neurological remediation research operating costs (staff, trials, imaging, oversight).
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#14] Program budget for cover-story maintenance, liaison officers and reputation management.
Class B Stockpile Replenishment $1.0M/yr
[#8] Annual replenishment of Class‑B stockpile (assumed ~20% turnover/use per year).
Contingency Topups $1.0M/yr
[#25] Annual top-ups to catastrophic containment-failure reserve and modeling/drills budget.
Administrative Overhead $1.0M/yr
[#26] Management, auditing, record-keeping and interdepartmental coordination (estimated 10–20% program overhead).
Monitoring And Takedown $500K/yr
[#13] Legal takedowns, technical removal specialists and cross-jurisdictional takedown operations.
Crisis Pr Reserve $500K/yr
[#24] Rapid response PR budget and public-health liaison for a major public incident.
Web Crawling Operations $300K/yr
[#2] Cloud compute, storage, bandwidth, retraining and secure offline handling for continuous phonetic scanning.
Per Deployment Operational $300K/yr
[#7] Travel, airlift, overtime, rental of local containment space and consumables averaged across expected yearly deployments.
Info Security $300K/yr
[#22] Opsec staff, audits, and classified network upkeep for secure audio handling.
Witness Management $200K/yr
[#15] Witness relocation, counseling, identity changes and compensation averaged over expected incidents.
Population Screening Campaigns $200K/yr
[#21] Ongoing smaller screening campaigns and follow-up counseling.
Legal Replenishment $200K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment of legal / contingency reserves and cross-border expenses.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#10] Annual increased HVAC energy, anechoic panel maintenance, filter replacement and structural inspections for the containment facility.
Transport Per Transfer $50K/yr
[#19] Recurring per-transfer transport costs (charter/airlift) averaged annually.
Decommissioning Storage $50K/yr
[#27] Long-term secure storage and rotation costs for archived audio and evidence.
Equipment Maintenance $35K/yr
[#4] Annual maintenance and calibration for audio-forensic hardware and anechoic booths.
Sensor Maintenance $30K/yr
[#17] Annual maintenance/calibration for special surveillance sensors in cells and transport.
Morgue Operations $20K/yr
[#16] Per-case operating costs for soundproof autopsy, cremation/disposal amortized into annual budget.
Ppe Replacement $10K/yr
[#20] Annual replacement and testing for PPE and acoustic protection.
Sedative Replenishment $6K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment of sedatives, restraints and emergency supplies depending on incident usage.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.6M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with continuous monitoring, maintenance of stockpiles, routine deployments and ongoing research with no major public leaks.
routine_operations isolated_deployments no_major_leak
🚨 Minor Incident $13.6M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized leak or single public posting requiring an escalated takedown, several deployments, witness relocation and increased legal/PR activity.
localized_leak single_public_posting multiple_MTF_deployments
🚨 Major Breach $22.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure/multiple simultaneous leaks requiring mass response: large amnestic usage, mass medical response, emergency PR, legal settlements and rapid stockpile drawdown.
widespread_public_exposure mass_infections large_scale_deployments
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Linguist / Forensic Phonetician 6 [#3] Senior linguists/forensic phoneticians to review hits, tune models and advise containment (4–8 specialists). Included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#5] Dedicated MTF Mu-143 operators on call (12–24 operatives). Included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges; however many items (frequency of deployments, scale of public leaks, stockpile usage and reserve sizing) remain uncertain and influence totals. Estimates pick mid-range assumptions and aggregate several recurring items into program budgets.
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