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SCP-3838 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3838
Expected annual
$19.0M
One-time setup
$163.2M
Annual recurring
$18.1M
Personnel
82
Initial capital and hardening costs are dominated by perimeter construction, vehicles/air assets, and an MTF contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, logistics/air support, and R&D/archival redundancy. Total one-time capital outlay is large due primarily to contingency and heavy equipment purchases.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $163.2M
Mtf Contingency $110.0M
[#12] Contingency reserve for fielding an MTF-sized operation if large-scale kinetic escalation is required (midpoint of $20–200M range).
Equipment $21.8M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #17] Perimeter sensors & comms hardware, initial guard kits, APCs/patrol vehicles, owned helicopters & UAV fleets, anti-technology/weapon systems and comms/backhaul equipment (hardware + installation midpoints).
Facilities $19.8M
[#1, #7, #8, #14, #16, #21] Perimeter ring, research base construction, secure vault fit-out, interrogation/holding fit-out, primary energy generation installs, and local construction/road/helipad works (midpoint estimates aggregated).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M
[#9] High-end R&D, reverse-engineering and test equipment (electron microscopes, RF chambers, CNC/3D metal printers, installation).
Decommissioning Reserve $3.0M
[#28] Long-term decommissioning and site remediation reserve (one-time holding).
Anomalous Contingency $2.8M
[#27] Reserved quick-response budget for containment breaches, hazardous cleanup and artifact accidents (one-time reserve midpoint).
Front Company Setup $500K
[#20] Front company office/hub setup in Ashgabat or regional logistics hub (setup costs).
Environmental Mitigation $400K
[#22] Initial environmental and archaeological studies, remediation planning and surveys (one-time study costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $18.1M/yr
Staff Wages $6.9M/yr
[#3, #10, #11, #15, #20, #24, #30] Salaries for 24/7 armed guards and heavy weapons specialists, multidisciplinary scientific staff, linguists/cultural liaisons, medical personnel, front-company/local staff, rotation/evacuation staffing and core administrative payroll (aggregated midpoint salaries).
Logistics And Transport $2.8M/yr
[#4, #5, #16, #20, #24] Vehicle and APC maintenance/fuel/parts, helicopter operations/contract flight hours, bulk fuel contracts/logistics, front-company operating transport and medevac/personnel rotations.
Facilities Maintenance $1.5M/yr
[#1, #7, #8, #21, #22] Annual upkeep for perimeter structures, research base utilities/HVAC, vault environmental controls, road/compound repairs and periodic environmental mitigation/surveys.
Research And Monitoring $900K/yr
[#9] Calibration, maintenance, consumables and test hours for high-end R&D and reverse-engineering equipment.
Supplies And Consumables $800K/yr
[#3, #15, #25] Ammunition and weapons consumables, medical consumables and general base consumables/food/water/lab disposables.
Cover Story And Legal $775K/yr
[#19, #23] Legal teams, permits/cover-company maintenance, payments to local officials, media monitoring, rapid-response PR and disinformation operations (baseline allocation).
Insurance And Risk Premium $600K/yr
[#29] Insurance, sanctions readiness funds and international-risk premiums/contingency planning for restricted access scenarios.
Admin Overhead $550K/yr
[#30] HR, payroll processing, security clearances, accounting, administrative training and small local expenses.
Anomalous Contingency Replenish $500K/yr
[#27] Annual replenishment/reserve funding to respond to small-to-moderate anomalous incidents and biohazard responses as used.
Defense Maintenance $450K/yr
[#6] Training, maintenance and consumable rounds for anti-vehicle missiles, MANPADS-equivalents and vehicle-mounted weapons.
Diplomacy Gifts $400K/yr
[#13] Ongoing diplomacy/trade/gift budgets and occasional special acquisitions to maintain relations with SCP-3838 instances.
Medical Services $400K/yr
[#15] Full-time medics, telemedicine connectivity, vaccines, field veterinary support and periodic pathogen screening (personnel + baseline supplies).
Data Archival $400K/yr
[#18] Offsite immutable archives, couriering duplicates, storage fees and chain-of-custody maintenance for anti-temporal redundancy.
Detention Operations $300K/yr
[#14] Staffing, medical care, isolation and interrogation-related recurring costs for detained personnel.
Psychological Ops $275K/yr
[#26] Longitudinal interviewing, memory-reconciliation tech, linguistics research and specialized documentation efforts.
Communications Maintenance $225K/yr
[#17] Bandwidth, satellite comms fees, maintenance of hardened links, encrypted backhaul and offsite backups.
Surveillance Maintenance $200K/yr
[#2] Service contracts, comms bandwidth and replacement for perimeter EO/IR/camera towers, radar and seismic sensors.
Environmental Mitigation $200K/yr
[#22] Ongoing environmental monitoring, remediation actions and archaeological preservation work.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $18.1M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, research, diplomacy and maintenance only.
no major breaches steady diplomacy routine research
🚨 Minor Incident $19.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Small-scale breach or raid requiring local response, repairs, and replenishment of expendables.
skirmish/raid localized containment response ammunition & repair needs
🚨 Major Breach $43.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Sustained kinetic conflict or large incursion requiring MTF mobilization, extended operations, and major resupply.
large-scale SCP-3838-4 attack sustained occupation attempt prolonged MTF operations
🚨 Political Exposure $25.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Diplomatic incident or exposure requiring expensive coverups, payments, relocation and legal action.
local government discovery international media exposure sanctions/legal action
👥 Personnel 82 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#3] 24/7 armed guard roster (30 personnel estimate used based on 20–30 listed).
Heavy Weapons Specialists 6 [#3] Tower/vehicle-mounted heavy weapons crews (4–6 specialists).
Vehicle Crew / Drivers & Mechanics 6 [#4] Drivers and mechanics for APCs, patrol vehicles and workshop maintenance.
Research Scientist 20 [#10] Multidisciplinary scientific staff (midpoint of 15–30 professionals).
Linguists / Cultural Liaisons 6 [#11] Permanent linguists, translators and cultural specialists (5–8 estimated).
Medical Officer 3 [#15] Full-time medic/veterinary staff for human and zoonotic monitoring.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#4, #16] Engineers for generators, vehicles, communications and facilities upkeep.
Administrative Staff 4 [#20, #30] HR, payroll, accounting, cover-company administrative roles.
UAV / Air Crew & Pilots 3 [#5] Helicopter pilots, UAV pilots and aircrew (owned or contracted equivalents covered in ops costs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes; many high-cost items (MTF contingency, air assets, escalation scenarios) have significant uncertainty and choice-dependent outcomes, but recurring operational costs are reasonably scoped.
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