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SCP-3986 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-3986
Expected annual
$25.9M
One-time setup
$173.8M
Annual recurring
$24.6M
Personnel
82
Baseline operations require large recurring staffing, field operations, and specialized sensing/analysis (~$24.6M/yr); the program has heavy one-time capital drivers (notably a bespoke neutrino system and facility/equipment build-out) totaling ~ $173.8M one-time.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $173.8M
Equipment $154.7M
[#3, #4, #5, #18] Neutrino cannon / high-energy detection capital acquisition and installation (~$150,000,000), Hume-detection sensor suite development/procurement (~$1,500,000), vehicle/aircraft/maritime purchase (~$3,000,000), and communications hardware (~$200,000).
Facilities $6.8M
[#7, #8, #29, #20] Secure regional containment/build-out (approx. $5,000,000), setup of four covert field offices (~$800,000 total), long-term retention upgrades ($500,000), and site power infrastructure upgrades ($500,000).
Acquisitions Fund $5.0M
[#10] Initial acquisitions/procurement fund for rare texts, auctions, and black-market purchases (moderate initial allocation).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.2M
[#2, #17, #11] Initial training curriculum and setup ($1,000,000), scientific analysis lab equipment for manuscripts and imaging ($1,000,000), and initial authentication/forensics setup ($200,000).
Contingency Initial Reserve $2.0M
[#23] Initial contingency / emergency response reserve fund for anomalous incidents.
Cross Border Penalties Reserve $1.0M
[#27] One-time reserve set aside for fines, restitution, or penalties in case of cross-border legal actions.
Archaeological Major Dig Setup $500K
[#12] One-time major dig mobilization and capital costs for multi-month excavations.
Cultural Diplomacy One Time $500K
[#24] One-time cultural diplomacy / museum buy-in or cooperative funding to secure texts from national institutions.
Isolation Unit Setup $500K
[#19] One-time setup costs for quarantine/isolation units and medical containment infrastructure.
Archival Conservation Setup $300K
[#9] One-time setup for specialized conservation labs, archival boxes, humidity-control systems and initial conservator hiring/training.
Cover Campaign One Time $300K
[#15, #26] One-time major covert legal/cover-up / PR campaign and initial disinformation media buys.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $24.6M/yr
Staff Wages $11.0M/yr
[#1, #16, #30, #29] Salaries/benefits for MTF Chi-99 (40–60 operators), researchers, translators, conservators, program management and administrative staff; includes rotations, hazard pay and specialist hires.
Neutrino Ops $3.0M/yr
[#3] Operations, power, maintenance and specialized technicians for a neutrino detection/emitter system (if deployed).
Cover Story And Legal $2.5M/yr
[#15, #21, #26, #24] Ongoing covert legal support, front company maintenance, media management, diplomatic liaison expenditures and PR/misinformation buys.
Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr
[#4, #9, #11, #12, #13, #16, #17, #29] Ongoing research contracts, conservation operations, authentication expert contracts, archaeological/dig expedition recurring costs, anthropological campaigns, and translation/analysis contracts (excludes satellite/UAV tasking & neutrino ops which are listed separately).
Facilities Maintenance $1.2M/yr
[#7, #8, #29] Rent, utilities and operations for regional field offices and the secure regional archive; climate control, vaults, security systems and routine maintenance.
Informant Networks $1.0M/yr
[#14] Payments to informants, local liaisons, smugglers and intermediaries to secure leads and facilitate operations.
Logistics And Transport $700K/yr
[#5, #22] Fuel, vehicle maintenance, air charters/heli support for remote operations where used, and armored/climate-controlled transit costs for recovered items.
Remote Sensing Satellite Uav $700K/yr
[#6] Satellite tasking fees, geospatial analyst contracts and long-endurance UAV operations for regional surveillance.
Contingency Replenish $500K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment target for the contingency/emergency response fund as incidents consume reserves.
Training And Vetting $400K/yr
[#2] Ongoing recruitment, vetting, refresher tactical, cultural and anomalous-object protocol training.
Supplies And Consumables $350K/yr
[#28, #17] Field consumables, PPE, sample kits, packaging, imaging consumables and laboratory consumables for manuscript handling.
Insurance And Replacement $300K/yr
[#25] Insurance premiums, indemnities and replacement budgets for high-value items and legal contingencies.
Medical Support $300K/yr
[#19] Field medic support, medevac contracts, casualty evacuation and quarantine upkeep.
Energy Operations $300K/yr
[#20] Electricity, generator fuel and grid support for detection arrays and heavy equipment.
Cultural Diplomacy Recurring $300K/yr
[#24] Ongoing cooperative funding, loans and relationship maintenance with museums and cultural institutions.
Sensor Maintenance $200K/yr
[#4] Maintenance, calibration and field unit replacement for Hume-detection sensor suites.
Comms Ops $150K/yr
[#18] Secure satellite/crypto airtime, SIGINT monitoring and comms relay maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $24.6M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year of operations with routine acquisitions, fieldwork, and no major incidents.
routine field ops scheduled research and translations no major exposures
🚨 Minor Incident $27.1M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Limited anomalous activation or hostile discovery requiring emergency response, localized legal/diplomatic payments, and incremental investigations.
local discovery/breach small-scale memetic/event containment unexpected expensive acquisition opportunity
🚨 Major Breach $59.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$35.0M vs baseline
Significant exposure, diplomatic crisis or large anomalous event tied to recovered materials requiring large emergency mobilization, reparations and replacement/acquisition expenditures.
international exposure / diplomatic incident large-scale anomalous activation loss/destruction of high-value items
👥 Personnel 82 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 50 Chi-99 strike teams and support operatives; primary recurring wage driver [#1].
Research Scientist 12 Manuscript scholars, historians, palaeographers and lab scientists involved in analysis and authentication [#11, #16, #17].
Engineer / Maintenance 8 Neutrino/sensor/vehicle technicians and site engineers for heavy equipment and facilities [#3, #4, #5, #20].
Security / Curatorial 6 Curators and permanent archive security for long-term retention and cataloging [#29].
Administrative Staff 4 Program managers, procurement, legal liaison and accounting staff [#30, #21].
Medical Officer 2 Field medics and medical support for remote operations and quarantine readiness [#19].
📋 Confidence Notes
Large ranges in analyst estimates, speculative/novel hardware (neutrino cannon) and significant geopolitical uncertainty drive low confidence; many line items are scenario-dependent and asset-specific, increasing variance.
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