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SCP-4136 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4136
Expected annual
$3.6M
One-time setup
$2.6M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
31
Initial capital and retrofitting costs are moderate (~$2.6M one-time) driven by secure containment, covert contingencies and vault/IT setup; recurring annual operations are dominated by personnel, front-clinic operations, monitoring and legal/PR suppression (~$3.46M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.6M
Covert Corporate Intelligence $1.2M
[#24] Optional/contingent covert corporate access/corporate intelligence operation (midpoint estimate $1,250,000).
Facilities $480K
[#1, #4, #11] Site retrofitting ($350,000 estimate), front therapist clinic fit-out ($55,000), secure artifact vault/archival initial construction/fit ($75,000).
Contingency Reserve $350K
[#23] Contingency / litigation reserve set-aside ($350,000).
Equipment $310K
[#2, #13, #18] Initial surveillance/NVR/UPS and cameras ($100,000), 2 armored vans ($160,000), secure data storage hardware/licenses ($50,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#10] Forensics and electronics analysis lab initial setup ($150,000).
Background Checks And Legal Onboarding $50K
[#21] Initial background checks, NDAs and onboarding legal work for cooperating civilians/partners ($50,000).
Staff Training And Sops $25K
[#20] Initial staff training, SOP development, memetic-hygiene training initial run ($25,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #7, #15] Dedicated containment staffing (12 guards, 2 techs, 1 supervisor) $740,000; front clinic therapists/admin $480,000; hotline/triage analysts $320,000; platform-monitoring analysts $120,000; research team salaries $360,000.
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#8, #21] Legal/PR suppression retained counsel and PR specialists (~$225,000 baseline) plus renewals/administration related to background agreements (~$25,000) = $250,000/yr.
Long Term Therapy And Stipends $250K/yr
[#16] Long-term therapy, counseling, stipends and schooling compensation (~$250,000/yr at 50 cases/yr).
Postal Interception Operations $200K/yr
[#12] Postal/interception operations budget (mid-range) ~$200,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $180K/yr
[#13, #14] Secure transfer/van maintenance & insurance $30,000/yr; rapid-response field teams / investigations $150,000/yr.
International Monitoring And Translation $115K/yr
[#22] Monitoring foreign subsidiaries, translation and regional liaisons (~$115,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $110K/yr
[#10, #15, #25] Forensics/advanced analysis consumables and contracted advanced services (~$30,000), research team budgets ($30,000), contracted advanced forensic services ($50,000).
Public Monitoring Software $100K/yr
[#7] Social-media monitoring tools, subscriptions and platform liaison services ~$100,000/yr.
Depreciation And Replacement Fund $100K/yr
[#26] Capital depreciation/upgrades and replacement fund (~10% of capital ≈ $100,000/yr).
Contracted Forensic Services $50K/yr
[#25] Ongoing contracted advanced analysis when in-house capacity insufficient (~$50,000/yr).
Miscellaneous Operational Overhead $40K/yr
[#27] Miscellaneous overhead (office supplies, petty cash, incidental travel) ~$40,000/yr.
Buy Up Campaigns $25K/yr
[#9] Purchase/removal of physical media (buy-up campaigns) baseline budget ~$25,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $23K/yr
[#11, #19] Vault climate control/maintenance $5,000/yr; energy costs for containment, servers and HVAC ~$18,000/yr.
Secure It And Storage $20K/yr
[#18] Hosting, offsite backups and maintenance for encrypted servers and case-management software ~$20,000/yr.
Staff Training And Sops $10K/yr
[#20] Annual refresher training and SOP updates ~$10,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#17] Evidence handling consumables & PPE estimated ~$7,000/yr.
Surveillance Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2] Surveillance/access-control hardware maintenance and UPS upkeep estimated ~$5,000/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
73.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady-state operations and no major public incidents.
routine containment and monitoring typical case intake rates
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Small public leak or increased local reports requiring surge takedown, additional buy-up and limited field retrieval.
localized leak on social media spike in parental reports
🚨 Major Breach $4.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or high-profile leak requiring litigation, large-scale retrievals and emergency PR.
high-profile media exposure multiple SCP-4136-2 public discoveries
🚨 Covert Infiltration Scaleup $4.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Decision to pursue covert corporate infiltration / insider operations against Nintendo after refusal to cooperate.
refusal of corporate cooperation need for internal provenance data
👥 Personnel 31 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#3] 12 guards (armed/unarmed) for 24/7 coverage; salary basis used in staff_wages.
Containment Technician 2 [#3] Two containment techs for handling SCP-4136-2; salaries included in staff_wages.
Containment Supervisor 1 [#3] One supervisor for Wing-C operations; salary included in staff_wages.
Therapist / Front Operative 4 [#5] Four therapists staffing the front clinic; salary estimates included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 1 [#5] Receptionist/administrator role included in front-clinic operations budget.
Intake / Triage Analyst 6 [#6] Six 24/7 hotline/incident intake analysts; salaries included in staff_wages.
Monitoring Analyst 2 [#7] Two analysts for public/private platform monitoring; salaries included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 3 [#15] Three researchers (psychology/memetics/cultural study); salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided line items with reasonable mid-point selections; uncertainty remains due to variable incident rates, optional covert operations, and locality-sensitive costs (rent, energy), hence medium confidence.
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