SCP-5394 — SCP-5394 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5394 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-5394

Expected annual

$8.0M

One-time setup

$764K

Annual recurring

$7.8M

Personnel

One-time capital/setup costs are moderate (~$0.76M) for Faraday containment, labs, and initial tooling; annual recurring costs are substantial (~$7.76M/yr) driven primarily by personnel, per-victim medical/identity support, travel/logistics, and legal/cover operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $764K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $362K

[#7, #8, #14, #18] Digital forensics & tools setup, communications/spectrum-analysis testbed, SIM/telecom handling lab setup, and IT/hardened server setup (one-time capital for research/lab instrumentation and secure infrastructure).

Facilities $138K

[#1] Faraday containment room construction, RF-rated walls/door, filtered ventilation, EMI filters, humidity control, certification testing and welded racks (203 phones).

Disposal Full Destruction Run $120K

[#23] One-time full-destruction run option for 203 devices (environmentally compliant secure destruction/recycling), midpoint of $40k–$200k.

Secure Transport Vehicle Purchase $80K

[#13] Purchase of a dedicated secure transport vehicle for sensitive moves (van/armored): $60k–100k estimate.

Training Course Development $30K

[#17] Initial development of training program and SOP documentation for local operatives.

Equipment $28K

[#3] Fire-rated tamper-resistant evidence lockers, barcoding/RFID inventory system and database setup for tracking SCP-5394-1 to -203.

Faraday Bags Initial $6K

[#2] Initial stock of RF-blocking transport bags, tamper-evident evidence bags, padded inserts and seals (~250 units).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.8M/yr

Identity Relocation And Witness Management $3.0M/yr

[#11] New identity/relocation, housing, job placement and ongoing witness monitoring estimated at $15,000 per person × 203 ≈ $3.045M/yr (conservative avg per-person assumption).

Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr

[#25] Contingency reserve (computed at ~15% of annual recurring operations to cover unpredictable international incidents and spikes).

Staff Wages $890K/yr

[#5, #21] Salaries/benefits for field investigators (4 × $85k = $340k) and research program staff (2–4 FTE; midpoint allocated here ≈ $550k).

Logistics And Transport $830K/yr

[#6, #12, #13] Local contracting/liaison (~$300k/yr), travel & shipping for collections (~$2,500 × 203 ≈ $507,500), and vehicle operations/maintenance (~$15–30k/yr).

Amnestic Treatment Costs $761K/yr

[#9] Medical amnestic treatment, sedation/monitoring and observation per victim (~$1,500–$6,000; midpoint $3,750 × 203 ≈ $761,250).

Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr

[#15] Annual legal, diplomatic, subpoena and cross-border legal fees plus licensing and contingency for expensive cooperation ($200k–$800k/yr).

Research And Monitoring $165K/yr

[#7, #8, #22] Recurring licensing/licenses & tooling maintenance ($120k/yr licensing estimate split into operations), spectrum lab calibration/maintenance ($10–30k/yr), and software/monitoring subscriptions ($10–40k/yr).

Public Relations And Mitigation $150K/yr

[#16] PR, misinformation mitigation, takedowns, social-media management and DMCA/cover operations ($50k–$250k/yr).

Incident Response Medical Emergency Fund $125K/yr

[#20] Emergency medical/crisis interventions, evacuations and short-term psychiatric hospital admissions contingency ($50k–$200k/yr).

Psychotherapy And Counselling $112K/yr

[#10] Pre-amnestic and follow-up counselling (~$300–$800 per victim; midpoint $550 × 203 ≈ $111,650).

Insurance Liability $88K/yr

[#24] Insurance and ethical/oversight budgeting ($25k–$150k/yr midpoint).

It Operations $50K/yr

[#18] Ongoing operations, cybersecurity, encrypted backups, and secure comms for field teams ($25–75k/yr).

Training And Sop Delivery $15K/yr

[#17] Yearly delivery, refreshers and updates for SOPs and operative training ($10–20k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr

[#14, #19, #2] Lab consumables and SIM-handling consumables ($1–5k/yr), PPE and small tools ($5–10k/yr), replacement Faraday/transport consumables (~$1.5k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr

[#4] HVAC/humidity control and electrical/UPS monitoring for on-site storage to prevent battery hazards ($3k–$10k/yr).

Software And Monitoring Subscriptions $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.8M/yr

73.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine investigations, counselling, per-case processing and recurring research/administration costs.

routine_retrievals_and_processing no_large_exposure_events

🚨 Minor Incident $8.4M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Cluster of new cases or several difficult retrievals requiring emergency travel, additional amnestics/medical response and legal actions.

unexpected_cluster_of_new_cases emergency_medical_response short_notice_international_travel

🚨 Major Breach $10.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Public exposure or legal/diplomatic incident requiring mass containment actions, heavy PR/legal response, and extensive emergency amnestic/relocation operations.

public_exposure government_investigation mass_retrievals_and_amnestics

🚨 Research Scale Up $8.8M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

A research breakthrough or discovery necessitates rapid expansion of lab capacity, equipment purchases and additional research hires.

successful_research_findings need_for_large_scale_replication

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Field Investigator	4	[#5] Four full-time field investigators dedicated (4 × $85k/yr).
Research Scientist / Engineer	3	[#21] Research program staffing (2–4 FTE; midpoint 3 FTE included in staff wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and many per-case estimates; however several large recurring items (per-victim relocation/identity, legal exposure, contingency) are highly variable, so totals are mid-range estimates rather than exact figures.

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