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SCP-3755 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3755
Expected annual
$3.4M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$3.3M
Personnel
20
Initial one-time containment and lab setup is roughly $1.8M, while ongoing operations are dominated by personnel, security, research, legal/cyber monitoring and remediation costs at about $3.3M/yr. Major-leak scenarios can increase costs into the multi-million-dollar range.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Incident Response Reserve One Time $500K
[#14] Initial contingency reserve seed for rapid incident response (field collection, emergency logistics).
Equipment $315K
[#1, #9, #13, #22, #16] Secure media vault/hardware and access-control upgrades; eye-tracking/behavioral lab equipment and workstations; initial cyber takedown/tool development; special-viewing hardware; data archival hardware.
Containment Expansion Planning $300K
[#27] Planning and surge-capacity design for large-scale leak / mass-response (mass therapy centers, logistics planning).
Facilities $250K
[#2] Controlled testing laboratory fit-out (controlled lighting, RF shielding, CCTV, lockable room).
Insurance Reserve $250K
[#23] Initial liability/settlement reserve allocation.
Amnestic Stockpile $100K
[#12] One-time purchase/stockpile of Class B amnestics and initial administration logistics setup.
Sop Development $50K
[#17] SOP creation, memetic-safety protocols and initial staff training course development.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#3] Acquisition/manufacture of initial sets of 755-item test kits (initial purchase).
Archival Publication Controls $10K
[#26] Initial archival/publication control work (redaction systems, secure indexing).
Mri Capital Purchase $0
[#8] MRI capital purchase option noted but not selected; using facility-access imaging instead.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Research personnel (PI, senior/junior researchers, neuropsychologist, clinician, lab techs, data analyst, project coordinator), security guards (8 FTE) and test/admin staff; salaries + benefits.
Research And Monitoring $475K/yr
[#8, #11, #24] Neuroimaging/facility-access imaging costs (pay-per-use), personnel post-exposure monitoring and long-term longitudinal study costs.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#12, #19] Legal counsel retainers, cover narratives, PR management and liaison activities.
Clinical Treatment $300K/yr
[#10] Clinical psychotherapy, outpatient/inpatient treatment budget for discovered SCP-3755-2 cases (per-patient treatment costs aggregated).
Cyber Monitoring And Takedown $200K/yr
[#13] Ongoing web monitoring, automated crawlers and takedown operations (site monitoring and takedown execution).
Incident Response Fund $100K/yr
[#14] Annual reserve contribution for incident response (rapid deployment, PR, field collection, limited amnestic use).
Productivity Loss $100K/yr
[#18] Workforce replacement/hiring/training and productivity losses from staff developing SCP-3755-2 symptoms.
Insurance Premiums $50K/yr
[#23] Ongoing insurance and liability premiums and maintenance of reserve lines.
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#1, #2, #9, #16, #22] Vault and room maintenance, CCTV/RF-shield upkeep, equipment maintenance, archival system upkeep, special-viewing maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#15] Secure transport of kits/subjects/evidence, courier and fuel for routine secure logistics.
Ethical Oversight $25K/yr
[#20] Internal IRB / ethical oversight for human-subject testing protocols.
Sop Training $20K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training and drills for memetic-safety procedures and containment drills.
Decontamination $10K/yr
[#21] Secure destruction campaigns, shredding/incineration operations and chain-of-custody for destroyed prints.
International Legal Coordination $10K/yr
[#25] Occasional intergovernmental coordination, diplomatic/legal work on cross-border incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#4] Consumable replacement for kits, cleaning supplies, disposables, wear-and-tear replacements.
Archival Publication Controls Recurring $4K/yr
[#26] Ongoing redaction maintenance, indexing audits and staff access audits.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.3M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine research, monitoring, maintenance and no major public incidents.
no_major_leaks routine_testing normal_staff_turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Isolated public exposure of the photograph or a small set of prints requiring targeted takedown, limited amnestic use and clinical follow-up.
isolated_public_exposure targeted_takedown small_cohort_treatment
🚨 Major Breach $5.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Wider dissemination requiring mass field containment, substantial amnestic deployment, emergency legal/PR response and clinical surge capacity.
widespread_image_leak national_media_coverage multiple_clinical_cases
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $13.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Mass discovery with multi-jurisdictional spread requiring containment expansion, mass therapy centers, major amnestic and public-health campaigns.
global_image_dissemination public_health_crisis mass_legal_actions
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / PI 1 [#5] Principal investigator overseeing SCP-3755 research.
Senior Researcher 2 [#5] Senior memetics/neuroscience researchers.
Junior Researcher 2 [#5] Junior researchers assisting experiments and data collection.
Neuropsychologist 1 [#5] Clinical neuropsychology support for imaging and assessment.
Clinician / Psychiatrist 1 [#5] Clinical care for SCP-3755-2 patients and staff.
Lab Technician 1 [#5] Lab tech for kit preparation, equipment maintenance and experiments.
Data Analyst 1 [#5] Data analysis, imaging data processing and statistical support.
Project Coordinator 1 [#5] Administrative coordination of testing schedules, participant management.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#6] 24/7 security staffing for lab and vault, trained in memetic protocols.
Test Administrator / Scheduler 2 [#7] Administrators for test sessions, participant scheduling and compensation administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges and clear operational drivers, allowing a medium-confidence estimate; uncertainties remain around imaging strategy (capital vs facility access), incident frequency/severity, and the scale of potential public leaks, so downside variance is significant.
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