SCP-5757
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-5757
Expected annual
$22.2M
One-time setup
$237.5M
Annual recurring
$19.8M
Personnel
89
One-time establishment costs are dominated by potential land purchase and infrastructure buildout (~$237M total in the chosen estimate); recurring annual operations run at roughly $19.8M/year driven by 24/7 armed security, persistent surveillance & research, and cover/legal operations.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $237.5M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $19.8M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$19.8M/yr
Normal operational year with no major incidents; recurring operations continue under existing posture.
routine_operations
no_major_incidents
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Minor Incident
$21.3M/yr
Localized containment failure, small legal claim or equipment loss requiring elevated response and remediation.
localized_breach
small_legal_claim
equipment_failure
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Major Breach
$39.8M/yr
Significant containment breach or escalation requiring large-scale remediation, litigation, emergency procurement and possible partial decommissioning actions.
widespread_breach
major_litigation
large_scale_remediation
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Land Purchase
$169.8M/yr
Foundation elects to purchase the full Annex land footprint outright instead of leasing, incurring the large one-time land acquisition expense in that year.
strategic_acquisition
policy_decision
Personnel
89 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 45 | [#4] 24/7 armed field containment teams (chosen midpoint between 30–60). |
| Wildlife Enforcement / Cover Agent | 20 | [#5] Cover-story/concealment personnel posing as conservation/restoration crews (10–30 range). |
| Video Analyst / Watch Officer | 14 | [#13] 24/7 video/watch staffing (10–18 personnel range). |
| Research Scientist / Data Scientist | 4 | [#12, #23] Ongoing algorithm maintenance, ML operations, and red-team researchers (3–6 core devs/analysts; chosen conservative ongoing staff). |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 1 | [#9, #24] Retro-hardware engineer and maintenance specialist for Jaguar hardware and capture systems. |
| Medical Officer | 2 | [#16] On-site med/casualty response staffing and liaison for mortuary/forensics. |
| Administrative Staff | 3 | [#17, #19] Site admin, logistics, and cover-story coordination support. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes supply detailed line-item ranges for nearly all cost drivers (land, security, surveillance, research), allowing midpoint estimates, but several major choices (purchase vs lease, owned aviation vs charter, contingency sizing) require judgment calls, so overall confidence is medium.