SCP-3776 — SCP-3776 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3776 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3776

Expected annual

$4.1M

One-time setup

$2.4M

Annual recurring

$4.0M

Personnel

One-time capital costs are approximately $2.405M driven by vault buildout, vehicles, MTF/equipment and lab setup; baseline recurring operations run about $3.955M/yr driven by MTF staffing, surveillance operations, research and contingency funds, with per-incident variable costs (~$93k typical) incurred when recoveries occur.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M

Equipment $1.1M

[#1, #4, #5, #7, #22] Surveillance site hardware installation ~$250,000; MTF initial equipment and tactical training ~$275,000 (mid); vehicle fleet purchase ~$300,000; initial PPE/toolkits ~$80,000; secure server/setup and encrypted systems ~$200,000.

Facilities $800K

[#8, #19] Vault buildout (fireproof, climate control, glovebox) mid-estimate $750,000 and interrogation/forensic room setup $50,000.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#21] Research lab setup for memetic/misc testing and mitigation: one-time lab buildout ~$500,000.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.0M/yr

Staff Wages $2.4M/yr

[#2, #3, #9, #19, #20, #21] Wage component for recurring staff: surveillance analysts (~9 FTEs), MTF operators (~12), vault/security guards, interrogation/forensic staff, monitoring staff, research team (4 FTEs) — aggregated wages ~$2,360,000/yr.

Mtf Non Salary Ops $300K/yr

[#3] MTF travel, hazard pay, training, and non-salary operating costs ~$300,000/yr.

Contingency Search And Rescue $250K/yr

[#24] Reserve fund for multi-agency search & rescue and emergency responses ~$250,000/yr.

Class F Amnestic Procurement $200K/yr

[#13] Recurring procurement & controlled storage of Class F amnestics ~$200,000/yr.

Capital Replacement Fund $200K/yr

[#32] Depreciation reserve for vehicles, electronics, incinerator servicing/replacement ~$200,000/yr.

Logistics And Transport $160K/yr

[#6, #29] Vehicle operations & maintenance (fuel, maintenance, insurance) ~$60,000/yr and travel & lodging for specialists ~$100,000/yr.

Surveillance Storage And Bandwidth $100K/yr

[#2] Cloud/video storage and long-range bandwidth/backhaul for surveillance: ~$100,000/yr.

Insurance And Legal Reserve $100K/yr

[#28] Insurance, indemnity and litigation reserve ~$100,000/yr.

Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr

[#25] Public liaison / cover campaigns (agreements with parks/forests, PR) ~$75,000/yr. (Per-incident legal compensation is handled in a separate per-incident entry.)

Evidence And Comms Licensing And Maintenance $60K/yr

[#22] Licensing, maintenance of encrypted communications/servers and classified databases ~$60,000/yr.

Monitoring Acquisition Fund $50K/yr

[#20] Undercover acquisition seed fund for thrift/estate monitoring ~$50,000/yr (staff time portion accounted in staff_wages).

Training Exercises $50K/yr

[#27] MTF drills, decon and SOP updates ~$50,000/yr.

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#7] Recurring PPE/consumables replacement (disposable suits, sealed gloves, decon supplies) ~$20,000/yr.

Administrative Overhead $20K/yr

[#30] Administrative consumables, petty cash, batteries, sample containers ~$20,000/yr.

Regulatory Compliance $10K/yr

[#12] Baseline permits, environmental assessments and compliance ~$10,000/yr plus per-permit fees as required.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Incineration Per Incident $0/yr

[#10] Per-instance incineration cost (contracted) estimated ~$1,000/instance (variable per-case cost; not included in baseline fixed annual total).

Ash Scattering Per Incident $0/yr

[#11] Per-event ash transport & scattering logistics (travel, personnel) average ~$1,500/incident (variable).

Amnestic Administration Per Case $0/yr

[#14] Amnestic administration medical cost ~$2,000/administration (variable per-case).

Psychological Remediation Per Case $0/yr

[#15] Psychological remediation / memory fabrication labor-intensive cost estimated $50k–$150k per affected individual (variable per-case).

Legal And Compensation Per Incident $0/yr

[#16] Homeowner access fees, NDAs, property negotiation average ~$20,000/incident (variable).

Relocation Per Case $0/yr

[#17] Relocation & new identity costs per relocated individual median ~$50,000/person (variable).

Long Term Monitoring Per Person Year $0/yr

[#18] Case manager and follow-up monitoring estimated ~$10,000/yr per relocated individual (variable per-person-year).

Interrogation Center Operations $0/yr

[#19] One-time interrogation room setup was addressed in facilities; recurring staff costs for interrogation are included in staff_wages.

Forensic Disposal Per Incident $0/yr

[#23] Forensic/hazardous waste disposal when biological contamination present estimated $1k–$5k/incident (variable).

Replacement Compensation Per Case $0/yr

[#26] Reimbursement for destroyed/donated memorabilia average ~$2,000/household (variable per-case).

Secure Destruction Documentation Per Case $0/yr

[#31] Forged records, skilled document specialists for memory fabrication ~$15,000/case (variable).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.0M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no large-scale incidents; only fixed/ongoing costs are incurred.

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🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$93K vs baseline

Single typical recovery/incineration and treatment case in the year, adding per-case variable costs.

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🚨 High Incidence Year $8.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$4.7M vs baseline

Year with many (dozens) of recoveries, causing per-case variable costs to dominate the budget.

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👥 Personnel 31 total

Role	Count	Notes
Mobile Task Force Agent / Operator	12	[#3] Rotational full-time field operators (Eta-11) — ~12 operators accounted for in MTF staffing wages (~$1.2M total wage cost).
Surveillance Analyst	9	[#2] 24/7 monitoring analysts for video review and incident alerting (9 FTEs at ~$50k each, included in surveillance operations wages).
Research Scientist	4	[#21] Memetic/research team (4 FTEs, recurring research wages included in staff_wages).
Vault Security / Guard	3	[#9] Secure evidence storage security staff (wages included in staff_wages; estimated aggregate ~$150k/yr).
Interrogation / Forensic Staff	2	[#19] Interrogation and forensic interview staff (recurring ~$100k/yr covered in staff_wages).
Undercover Acquisition / Market Monitoring Agent	1	[#20] Monitoring secondary markets and running acquisitions (staff time portion included in staff_wages; acquisition fund is recurring non-wage).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and many recurring figures, so totals for baseline fixed costs are reasonably well-defined; uncertainty remains on per-case variability, true incident frequency, and optional capital choices (in-house incinerator), so overall confidence is medium.

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