SCP-3831 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3831
Expected annual
$9.6M
One-time setup
$20.1M
Annual recurring
$9.4M
Personnel
65
Estimated one-time setup and mitigation costs are approximately $20.12M, with recurring operations roughly $9.397M/year; the largest recurring drivers are long-term housing/care of affected subjects, rapid-response/logistics, ongoing research staffing, and organization-wide facilities hardening.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $20.1M
Contingency Reserve $11.0M
[#23] Emergency reserve for large-scale failure/outbreak (held as contingency).
Facilities $4.9M
[#1, #12, #24] Site acquisition/secure containment buildout (payphone parcel, fencing, CCTV/light installation) plus specialized containment hardening across sites and potential public-infrastructure removal costs.
Audit And Background Checks $1.2M
[#13] Comprehensive security/audit sweep of personnel, contractors, and construction materials (background checks, contractor audits).
Equipment $758K
[#3, #4, #6, #16, #17] High-resolution CCTV & storage hardware, lawful-intercept integration, phone-neutralization hardware, PPE/restraint equipment, and initial IT/deployment hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $650K
[#11] Lab buildout for Project Espresso (behavioral labs, observation rooms, dedicated research space).
Legal Risk Mitigation One Time $600K
[#18] One-time contingency funds for legal/risk mitigation, municipal coordination, and initial PR/cover story costs.
Internal Hr Overhaul One Time $500K
[#21] One-time systems and policy rollout for HR & staff tracking overhaul.
Legal And Telco Contracts One Time $125K
[#5] Initial legal/contracting costs to obtain telco cooperation, reroute public number, NDAs, and cover agreements.
Documentation And Suppression One Time $88K
[#25] One-time secure documentation production and initial publication-suppression legal costs.
Medical Intake Room Conversions $80K
[#9] Short-term medical/psychiatric intake and secure debrief room conversions.
Training Development One Time $80K
[#14] Development of internal detection/training program and materials.
Partner Education Materials $50K
[#20] One-time partner-education materials and outreach collateral.
Ethics Governance One Time $40K
[#22] One-time governance framework / ethics oversight setup for Project Espresso.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.4M/yr
Staff Wages $4.8M/yr
[#2, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #15, #21, #22, #4, #17, #3, #20, #25] Aggregate wages and benefits for security staff, monitoring analysts/dispatchers, rapid-response teams, medical/psychiatric staff, research personnel, HR screening staff, ethics/compliance staff, telecom analysts, IT support, and related positions.
Long Term Care $1.9M/yr
[#10, #15] Non-staffing recurring care costs for long-term supervised housing and medical/therapy supplies (staffing portion included in staff_wages); assumes a managed cohort scale.
Facilities Hardening Maintenance $750K/yr
[#12] Ongoing maintenance and upgrades for hardening measures across partner/Foundation sites (per-site maintenance aggregated).
Logistics And Transport $450K/yr
[#8, #19] Vehicles, armored transport vans, fuel, maintenance, and travel per diems for rapid response teams and relocations (non-wage portion).
Research Program $300K/yr
[#11] Non-salary recurring research program costs (equipment upkeep, participant handling, imaging access fees); research salaries are in staff_wages.
Medical Treatment $300K/yr
[#15] Recurring non-staff outpatient/inpatient treatment supplies, medications, and program costs (staffing portion in staff_wages).
Outreach Program $250K/yr
[#20] Recurring partner outreach incentives, liaison payments, and reporting program costs (non-staffing portion).
Cover Story And Legal $145K/yr
[#5, #18] Recurring legal retainer, municipal liaison fees, and PR/cover-story maintenance (non-wage legal/liaison costs).
Medical And Debrief $75K/yr
[#9] Non-staffing recurring supplies, disposables, and secure interview logging consumables for intake/debrief.
Telecom Forensics $60K/yr
[#4] Non-staffing telco/data-access fees and equipment service fees for lawful intercept and analytics (staffing portion allocated to staff_wages).
It Hosting It Support $60K/yr
[#17] Recurring hosting, redundancy, and third-party IT support (staffing portion in staff_wages).
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#7] Non-staffing software, triggers, and coordination center operating costs for national monitoring and automated notifications.
Training Refreshers $50K/yr
[#14] Recurring refresher training and classroom costs (non-staffing portion).
Documentation Monitoring $40K/yr
[#25] Recurring monitoring and legal costs to manage outward documentation risks (non-staffing portion; staff monitoring salaries in staff_wages).
Telecom Operations $30K/yr
[#6] Recurring telecom routing and sink costs (non-staffing).
Ppe Consumables $25K/yr
[#16] Recurring consumables for PPE, sedation kits, and non-lethal capture disposables.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#1] Utilities, basic maintenance, and local property taxes for the secured payphone parcel.
Data Storage And Monitoring $12K/yr
[#3] Recurring storage, bandwidth, and monitoring software hosting costs (non-staffing).
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Hr Screening $0/yr
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Ethics Oversight $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.4M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with containment in place and no large-scale incidents; operations continue at steady-state staffing and caseload.
steady caseload no breaches maintenance and research continue
🚨 Minor Incident $10.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Localized containment incident or small breach requiring surge responses, temporary housing, and legal/PR activity.
small breach multiple simultaneous relocations local legal exposure
🚨 Major Outbreak $21.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$12.0M vs baseline
Widespread generation of affected subjects or deep infiltration causing large-scale emergency response, surge housing, and activation of contingency reserve.
rapid caseload growth infiltration of critical infrastructure large-scale public exposure
👥 Personnel 65 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#2, #8] Front-line guards for site security and support for rapid response teams (per analyst staffing assumptions).
Security Supervisor 2 [#2] Supervisory coverage for 24/7 guard shifts.
Research Scientist 6 [#11] Behavioral scientists, sociologists, and neuroscientists for Project Espresso.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 6 [#11, #3] Technical staff for labs, observation rooms, and monitoring equipment operation.
Telecom Analyst / Forensic Specialist 4 [#4, #6] Staff doing lawful-intercept, call-trace analysis, and telecom routing operations.
Call Monitoring Dispatcher / Analyst 6 [#7] Analysts and dispatchers staffing national monitoring and notification center.
Rapid Response Team Agent 12 [#8, #19] Field agents and regional capture teams responsible for locating and transporting affected subjects.
Medical Officer / Psychiatrist 4 [#9, #15] Medical and psychiatric staff for intake, triage, and long-term care planning.
Engineer / IT Support 3 [#3, #6, #17] Engineers for phone-neutralization, CCTV/IT systems, and ongoing technical maintenance.
HR / Administrative Staff 3 [#21] HR staff for enhanced screening, personnel audits, and administrative coordination.
Ethics / Compliance Officer 2 [#22] Oversight staff for Project Espresso and compliance monitoring.
Case Manager / Social Worker 6 [#10, #15] Staff managing long-term housing, therapy coordination, and rehabilitation services.
Logistics / Fleet Drivers 2 [#8, #19] Drivers and logistics coordinators for transports and vehicle maintenance.
Administrative Assistant 1 [#25, #5] Support for documentation, legal liaison scheduling, and record-keeping.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst ranges and assumed cohort sizes; many costs scale strongly with caseload (unknown), and some items (contingency reserve, long-term care) have wide ranges, so confidence is moderate.
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