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SCP-4340 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4340
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
4
Initial one-time capital and setup costs are approximately $1.09M with major line items being sensor fleets, thermal systems, webcrawler development and a contingency reserve; recurring annual operations run about $1.39M driven mainly by staff wages, information-control/legal costs, rent/utilities, and logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Contingency Reserve $375K
[#24] Initial contingency reserve (midpoint of $250k–$500k range, held for emergency incident response).
Equipment $344K
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #11, #12] Field sensor hardware, thermal camera systems (fixed + handheld), remote power hardware, initial satellite installs, drone hardware, and purchase of rugged vehicle/ATVs.
Webcrawler Development $200K
[#17] Development and deployment of I/O-SAURON webcrawler and integration (~$200,000 midpoint).
Decommissioning $100K
[#25] Decommissioning / long-term archival / site restoration (midpoint of $50k–$150k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#4] One-time base setup and furnishing (furnishings, small lab benches, secured storage).
Cover Organization Setup $20K
[#20] Setup costs for front NGO/cover entity (legal registration, branding, initial legal fees).
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $468K/yr
[#1] 4 FTE researchers @ $90,000 + ~30% benefits = $468,000/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $364K/yr
[#18, #19, #20, #21] Ongoing webcrawler hosting/moderation & moderators, legal/PR suppression and media management, cover-organization coordinator salary, and community/land-access relations (~$364,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $175K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #11, #14, #16] Ongoing sensor/thermal/remote-power maintenance, data comms bandwidth and cloud egress, drone ops maintenance, cloud storage/compute, and dedicated research budget (~$175,300/yr combined).
Logistics And Transport $172K/yr
[#2, #10, #12, #13] Rotation travel (weekly inter-island flights), aerial/medevac retainer and usage, ground transport fuel/maintenance, and equipment shipping/freight (~$172,400/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $84K/yr
[#3] Rented on-island base rent and utilities ($6,000/month rent + $1,000/month utilities ≈ $84,000/yr).
Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr
[#24] Annual replenishment allowance to restore contingency reserve after usage or to fund smaller emergency responses (~$50,000/yr).
Psychological Screening $29K/yr
[#5] Monthly psychological exams for personnel (12-person rotation ≈ $28,800/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#15] Batteries, SD cards, PPE, small instruments and consumables (~$20,000/yr).
Insurance And Liability $20K/yr
[#22] Liability, equipment, worker's comp and related insurance (~$20,000/yr).
Training And Protocols $10K/yr
[#23] Annual refresher training, drone pilot certifications, first aid, and safety/protocol updates (~$10,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with continuous monitoring, routine ops and no major incidents.
routine_operations no_major_media_exposure no_large_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Limited anomalous escalation or equipment failure requiring rapid-response personnel, temporary hires, repairs and modest suppression actions.
localized_equipment_failure small_media_leak limited_field_incident
🚨 Major Media Exposure $2.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Widespread public/media disclosure causing major suppression/legal campaigns, large-scale response, relocation or replacement of infrastructure.
national_media_story mass_public_sightings coordinated_leaks
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 4 [#1] Core on-site research staff (4 FTE) included in staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided midpoints and ranges; many items (rotation origin, sensor density, legal suppression intensity) are variable and produce order-of-magnitude uncertainty, so confidence is medium.
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