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SCP-3903 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3903
Expected annual
$5.8M
One-time setup
$9.3M
Annual recurring
$5.7M
Personnel
31
Initial containment and capability buildout requires roughly $9.33M one-time (facilities, vessels, lab setup, sensors, and campaign seeding). Ongoing operations run ~ $5.68M/year driven primarily by staff wages (MTF and research) and continuous monitoring / cover-story maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.3M
Facilities $5.2M
[#18, #30] Coastal observation post retrofits and small offshore platform / worst-case infrastructure capital (retrofit, basic power, moorings, platform construction contingency).
Equipment $1.4M
[#1, #7, #8, #9, #10, #13, #14, #16, #17, #24] Online monitoring platform setup, field kits, communications hardware, secure servers, vessel purchase (amortized), SAR dive/ROV kit, sensors, initial ammo stockpile, stone collection equipment, and forensic lab hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#15] Laboratory buildout and specialized experimental apparatus for perception, recording attempts, and analysis of any recovered materials.
Incident Crisis Fund $1.0M
[#23] Up‑front contingency fund to cover urgent mass gatherings, legal suits, emergency retrievals, or large short‑notice operations.
Social Infiltration Seed Campaign $275K
[#3] One-time seeding of disinformation campaign assets, faux studies, content creation, influencer buys and setup of sock‑puppet networks.
Mtf Training Initial $225K
[#6] Initial intensive maritime, stone‑handling, evidence preservation and nonlethal extraction training for operators.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.7M/yr
Staff Wages $3.4M/yr
[#2, #5, #13, #15, #24, #28] Cyber‑intelligence analysts, Psi‑22 MTF payroll, SAR on‑call staffing, laboratory research team salaries, forensic/video analysis staffing, and ethics/oversight personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#4, #27] Retained legal/platform liaison budget and ongoing public relations / narrative maintenance campaigns.
Research And Monitoring $435K/yr
[#1, #9, #14, #19, #26] Online monitoring hosting/data feeds, archival hosting, sensor maintenance/calibration, recruitment/test program budgets, and periodic coordinated multi‑site test costs.
Amnestic Pharmaceuticals $300K/yr
[#20] Class‑G amnestic doses, medical administration, monitoring and follow‑up (per‑case material and medical overhead).
Incident Fund Replenishment $250K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment allowance for the crisis/response fund as used.
Public Safety Patrols $150K/yr
[#22] Routine coastal patrols near hotspots to intercept civilians (intermittent targeted patrol model).
Insurance And Medical Care $150K/yr
[#25] Medevac/disability insurance, hyperbaric/diving care and specialized coverage for night maritime ops.
Social Infiltration Ops $100K/yr
[#3] Ongoing content creation, account management, paid promotions and takedown coordination to maintain the 'benign neurological defect' narrative.
Witness Protection $100K/yr
[#21] Relocation, identity/reintegration and monitoring budgets for exposed civilians where amnesticization is inappropriate.
Logistics And Transport $80K/yr
[#10, #11] Vessel maintenance, fuel and basic mission transport costs for recurring night sorties and patrols.
Mtf Training Refresher $75K/yr
[#6] Annual refresher courses for maritime/night ops, stone‑handling conditioning and amnestic administration practice.
Facilities Maintenance $70K/yr
[#18] Lease, basic utilities, and maintenance for coastal observation posts / covert bases.
Environmental Permits $30K/yr
[#29] Permits, ecological assessments, and mitigation/legal cover for repeated beach operations and sensor/buoy deployments.
Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr
[#7, #8, #16, #17] Field kit replacements and consumables, satellite airtime, ongoing specialized ammo/tests, and small stone resupply.
Helicopter Standby Contract $0/yr
[#12] Optional helicopter standby/charter — not retained in baseline budget (charter/standby costs range widely if contracted).
Worst Case Ops $0/yr
[#30] Ongoing ops for a major escalation (blockades/offshore platforms) — baseline assumes not enacted; costs would be large if activated.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.7M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year: continuous online monitoring, small MTF standing team, modest testing cadence and ongoing disinformation/cover maintenance.
no_major_incidents routine_testing_and_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $6.2M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized viral exposure or a lost subject requiring SAR, legal responses, extra PR and amnestic use.
viral_video single_loss_or_high_profile_incident
🚨 Major Breach $8.7M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure / mass gatherings or multiple civilian casualties requiring large‑scale response, legal battles, and rapid infrastructure expansion.
mass_gatherings sustained_media_exposure multiple_casualties
👥 Personnel 31 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 [#5] Core Psi‑22 operators including handlers, medics and commanding officer (12–16 operators estimated).
Research Scientist 6 [#15] Laboratory research team (physicists, optical specialists, oceanographers, neuroscientists).
Cyber‑intel Analyst 3 [#2] Full‑time analysts for online monitoring and triage (3 analysts assumed).
SAR / Dive Specialist 4 [#13] Search & rescue staffing and on‑call dive/ROV operators.
Forensic Analyst 2 [#24] Forensic video/anti‑hoax lab staffing to analyze claims rapidly.
Ethics / Compliance Officer 2 [#28] Long‑term ethical oversight and review board personnel.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from analyst ranges and known operational drivers; many line items have wide ranges and optional escalation paths (helicopter, offshore platforms) so mid‑range assumptions produce moderate confidence.
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