SCP-4301 — SCP-4301 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4301 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-4301

Expected annual

$2.8M

One-time setup

$2.2M

Annual recurring

$2.8M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $2,225,000 driven by secure cell/lab buildout, vehicles, IT and legal/setup reserves. Recurring annual costs are about $2,764,500/yr, dominated by staff wages (security and research), readiness/response capabilities, PR/legal, and contingency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M

Facilities $590K

[#1, #5, #11, #20] Secure humanoid cell construction (#1), Faraday room hardening (#5), secure evidence archive buildout (#11), and backup power/HVAC redundancy (#20).

Equipment $505K

[#3, #4, #9, #21] MTF kit & tactical equipment initial purchase/training (#3), device-surrender lockers and detectors (#4), digital forensics development/integration hardware (#9), and IT/air-gapped compute hardware (#21).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#7] Controlled research laboratory and instrumentation setup for safe photographic experiments and isolated storage.

Legal And Compensation $250K

[#13] One-time legal/severance/contract buy-out and related employment negotiation costs for Dr. Gilles.

Contingency Decommissioning $200K

[#25] Reserve for emergency relocation, decommissioning, or escalation of containment strategy.

Pr Setup $150K

[#16] One-time setup for PR/cover-up templates and initial campaign materials/contracts.

Transport Vehicle $120K

[#17] Armored/retrofit secure vehicle purchase for transport/response.

Software Integration $75K

[#22] One-time integration/configuration for content-monitoring software, crawlers, and takedown toolchain.

Training $30K

[#19] One-time curriculum development for drills and SOP rehearsals.

Policy Program $20K

[#6] One-time development and rollout of "no-photography" SOPs, signage and HR/legal review.

Liaison Setup $20K

[#24] One-time legal/diplomatic work to set up MOUs and interagency agreements.

Background Checks $15K

[#18] Initial vetting program setup and one-time background review infrastructure.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr

Staff Wages $1.1M/yr

[#2, #8, #13] 24/7 guard staffing including supervisor (#2) and research personnel compensation including designated researchers/technician (#8), plus adjusted ongoing compensation for Dr. Gilles (#13).

Reserves $300K/yr

[#26] Reserve for unplanned liabilities, legal settlements and whistleblower payouts (~10% of operating budget recommendation).

Research And Monitoring $290K/yr

[#9, #22] Ongoing digital-forensics personnel/cloud hosting and takedown actions (#9) plus content-monitoring hosting/SaaS subscriptions and crawler operations (#22).

Emergency Response Fund $250K/yr

[#15] Rapid-response contingency fund for public incidents, evacuations, cleanup, shelter and temporary messaging.

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#16] PR/cover-up operations, legal takedowns and active media management retainers and fees.

Mtf Readiness Ops $200K/yr

[#3] Refresher training, readiness exercises, travel and sustainment for an on-call MTF trained on no-photo protocols.

Amnestic Medical $100K/yr

[#12] Annual contingency budget for amnestic/medical response per incident and associated medical monitoring costs.

Supplies And Consumables $92K/yr

[#7, #10, #23] Laboratory consumables for controlled tests (#7), consumables for photography experiments (#10), and general small equipment/consumables (batteries, PPE, signage) (#23).

Psych Care And Ethics $60K/yr

[#14] Ongoing psychological care for primary researcher and ethics-board review costs.

Background Checks $30K/yr

[#18] Ongoing periodic personnel vetting and monitoring for access to Dr. Gilles and containment wing.

Facilities Maintenance $27K/yr

[#4, #5, #11, #20] Maintenance and replacements for surrender lockers and detectors (#4), Faraday shielding inspections (#5), archive media refresh and climate control (#11), and generator/HVAC fuel & maintenance (#20).

Logistics And Transport $25K/yr

[#17] Operations, maintenance, fuel and minor ops costs for secure transport vehicle(s).

Liaison Ops $25K/yr

[#24] Annual liaison activities and intermittent legal fees for MOU maintenance and coordination with civil authorities.

It And Security $20K/yr

[#21] Secure patching, replacements, licenses and maintenance for air-gapped compute and secure forensic tools.

Policy Program $10K/yr

[#6] Annual refresher training, compliance audits and signage replacement for the no-photography program.

Training Drills $10K/yr

[#19] Quarterly tabletop and live drills for accidental-photo incidents.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; regular containment, research, monitoring and steady-state PR/legal operations.

no public manifestations routine research activities standard staffing and monitoring

🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Small uncontrolled public manifestation requiring local response, amnestics, limited PR/takedowns and short MTF activation.

single public photo leak localized media attention limited legal/amnestic actions

🚨 Major Breach $3.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant uncontrolled spread of SCP-4301-1 images or a violent materialization event requiring full MTF response, large-scale emergency operations, and extended legal/PR campaigns.

widespread online propagation injuries during capture attempt extended media scrutiny

🚨 Political Exposure $4.8M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

High-profile public exposure causing national-level media, government involvement, lawsuits, and large-scale remediation/compensation.

viral evidence reaching mainstream media civil lawsuits or governmental inquiries failure of rapid takedown efforts

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#2] Eight full-time guards to cover three shifts (per staffing estimate).
Security Supervisor	1	[#2] Sergeant/supervisor overseeing guard teams.
Research Scientist	3	[#8] Full-time anomalous-phenomena researchers conducting image analysis and experiments.
Research Technician	1	[#8] Technician to run experiments and maintain instruments.
Principal Researcher / Head Researcher (Dr. Laura Gilles)	1	[#13, #8] Dr. Gilles (subject-matter lead) included in headcount and adjusted compensation budget.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and policy choices; many items are policy-dependent (legal strategy, degree of restriction on Dr. Gilles) and several figures are rounded midpoints, so uncertainty is moderate.

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