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SCP-5066 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-5066
Expected annual
$5.4M
One-time setup
$9.4M
Annual recurring
$4.9M
Personnel
15
Estimated startup (one-time) costs are dominated by facility construction, specialized detection equipment, permits/land arrangements, and a contingency reserve; initial program startup is estimated at roughly $9.4M one-time. Annual operating costs are driven by staffing, security/patrols, specialized research and logistics, totaling roughly $4.9M/year in the baseline.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.4M
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#23] Contingency/catastrophic exposure reserve fund for large-scale amnestic, PR, legal, or emergency containment operations.
Facilities $2.0M
[#2] Facility construction for remote environmental research station: hardened living quarters, workshop, helipad-capable infrastructure and site buildout.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $750K
[#5, #28] Specialized sensor array and research lab buildout: acoustic/infrasonic arrays, LIDAR/DAQ mapping equipment, and initial secure memetic-research lab setup.
Equipment $650K
[#4, #6, #7, #17] Hardware purchase: ruggedized drone fleet, communications uplink hardware (VSAT/Iridium), power-generation hardware (generators/solar+battery), and on-site server deployment.
Land Access Permits $300K
[#1] Initial legal negotiations, permit fees, easements or covert land-control arrangements to secure site access within Tongass National Forest.
Decommissioning $200K
[#26] End-of-life removal and site restoration estimate for structures and environmental remediation.
Perimeter Control $100K
[#3] Physical marking and perimeter controls for the 50m×50m plot: fencing/signage, remote sensors, and installation logistics.
Sop Development $100K
[#18] Initial SOP creation and initial training setup for personnel to avoid direct contact with the anomalous area.
Retirement Packages $100K
[#19] One-time relocation/retirement packages for compromised personnel if required.
Cover Operation Setup $75K
[#21] Initial setup costs for covert public-facing cover operation, minimal website, marketing materials, and initial staffing/contractor onboarding to justify research cover.
Environmental Mitigation $75K
[#20] Environmental assessments, mitigation measures, and required filings associated with installations in National Forest land.
Legal Retainer Initial $50K
[#22] Initial legal retainer and liaison setup to handle potential subpoenas or official inquiries during program start.
International Incident One Time $20K
[#29] One-time travel/legal costs per international incident for liaison, travel, or case handling (per-incident reserve).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#8] Baseline operational personnel (site director, researchers, drone pilots, techs, security, medic, comms/admin); blended salary + benefits for remote Alaskan duty.
Administrative Overhead $639K/yr
[#27] Central administrative overhead allocation (HR, procurement, audit) estimated at 15% of direct recurring program costs.
Specialized Memetic Research $500K/yr
[#28] Ongoing specialized memetic-safety research, safe facilities usage, and specialized personnel costs if pursued.
Security Ops $420K/yr
[#9] Security patrol operations: guard salaries/contracting, vehicle/ATV upkeep, and occasional contracted aerial patrol hours as needed.
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#11] Ongoing research budget for anomalous study: experiments, data analysis, lab consumables, and collaboration travel.
Logistics And Transport $250K/yr
[#15] Personnel rotation and resupply charters, boat/air transport contracts, and routine transport logistics to/from Anchorage or hubs.
Amnestic Program $150K/yr
[#12] Amnestic drug stockpiles, administration, clinicians, and program administration for treating unauthorized compromised individuals.
Medevac Contracts $150K/yr
[#14] Standing medevac and emergency response contracts in southeast Alaska and occasional single-use flight costs.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#2, #7] Ongoing maintenance, weatherproofing, power-system maintenance and fuel logistics support for facility and power generation.
Cover Operation Budget $100K/yr
[#21] Annual costs to maintain cover operation (fake grants, outreach, actors/contractors).
Legal Retainer And Liaison $100K/yr
[#22] Ongoing legal retainer and local-government liaison services to handle investigations or official interest.
Supplies And Consumables $80K/yr
[#25] Routine base consumables and utilities: food, water, sewage, cleaning supplies, PPE, and disposables.
Drone And Sensor Maintenance $80K/yr
[#10] Maintenance, spare parts, batteries, and replacement units for drones and sensor arrays in harsh environments.
Data Storage And Analysis $80K/yr
[#17] Cloud storage, archival costs, compute for pattern analysis, and software licenses for continuous high-fidelity audio/video streams.
Insurance And Indemnity $75K/yr
[#24] Liability coverage for contractors, aircraft operations, and site liabilities.
Mortuary And Cover $60K/yr
[#13] Mortuary, forensic, and per-case cover expenditures to sanitize deaths and provide cover stories and disbursements.
Psych Services $60K/yr
[#19] Ongoing psychological counseling, monitoring, and long-term care budget for affected staff.
Simulation Exercises $60K/yr
[#30] Regular containment failure scenario planning, tabletop exercises, and interagency drills.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#13, #22] Ongoing legal, liaison, and low-level PR costs to maintain cover narratives and manage routine official contacts.
International Case Handling $30K/yr
[#29] Annual liaison, travel, and legal costs for handling international compromised individuals.
Training And Sop Refreshers $25K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training, drills, and SOP updates.
Environmental Compliance $10K/yr
[#20] Periodic compliance reporting and minor remediation costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.9M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with steady operations and no major incidents.
steady operations no breaches planned maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $5.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized entry or medical emergency requiring amnestic treatments, medevac, and extra PR/legal work.
unauthorized civilian entry single-case fatality or compromise medevac + amnestic treatment
🚨 Major Breach $14.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure requiring large-scale amnestic campaigns, national PR, litigation and extended emergency operations.
widespread public exposure multiple fatalities or media attention nationwide amnestic/PR campaign
🚨 Owned Helicopter Purchase $10.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.3M vs baseline
Program opts to purchase and operate an owned helicopter instead of contracting airlift.
decision to own transport purchase + added O&M and pilots
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#8] Oversees site operations and liaison with central command.
Research Scientist 3 [#8, #11] Conducts analysis, data review, and R&D on detection/memetic aspects.
Drone Pilot / Operator 2 [#4, #8] Operates remote-only observation drones and payloads.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#7, #10] Maintains power systems, drones, sensors, and facility hardware.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#9] Conducts patrols, perimeter security, and rapid response to unauthorized entries.
Medical Officer / EMT 1 [#12, #14] Provides immediate medical care, amnestic administration and coordinates medevac.
Administrative Staff / Comms 1 [#6, #21] Handles communications, scheduling, cover-story administrative tasks and logistics coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are derived from analyst-provided ranges and containment requirements but several high-variance items (contingency reserve size, frequency of incidents, and choice to own aircraft) introduce uncertainty; cost ranges are indicative rather than precise.
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