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SCP-6274 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6274
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$865K
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
9
One-time startup capital is moderate (~$0.9M) driven primarily by an assumed property purchase and initial legal/setup costs; recurring annual costs are ~ $1.19M/yr driven by 24/7 security and specialist staff wages plus contingency reserves for escalation and remediation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $865K
Property Acquisition $500K
[#1] Purchase price to take Burnley Estate into private ownership and remove from public records; estimate chosen near lower-mid of provided range; excludes minor recording fees noted.
Equipment $115K
[#5, #7, #18] High-resolution CCTV/sensor network hardware, generator/UPS purchases, and vehicle acquisition (hardware/equipment purchases and installation).
Legal Settlement One Time $50K
[#17] One-off contingency reserve for settlements/fines or discrete payments if local claims arise.
Community Mitigation One Time $50K
[#23] One-time neighborhood mitigation/relocation/compensation budget where required.
Facilities $40K
[#3] Boarding, fencing, perimeter gates, locks, signage and minor structural repairs to deny public access and prevent tampering.
Occult Equipment $20K
[#10] One-time procurement of ritual/ceremonial supplies and specialist equipment for occult/consultant operations.
Genealogical Investigation One Time $20K
[#16] One-time costs for genealogists, private investigators, travel and records acquisitions to locate Burnley family members.
Declassification Transfer $20K
[#26] Legal/administrative wrap-up costs and property transfer if SCP is Neutralized and ownership formally transferred.
Shell Company Setup $15K
[#2] Incorporation, nominee directors, trusts, escrow and legal counsel to disguise Foundation ownership (one-time startup costs).
Data Infrastructure Setup $15K
[#6] One-time setup for multi-site redundant storage, archival and initial analysis software/licenses.
Evidence Collection One Time $15K
[#12] Forensic kits, sealed containers, climate-controlled archive setup and cataloging systems (initial capital).
Ppe One Time $5K
[#11] Initial PPE, respirators, decontamination tents and trauma kits purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $688K/yr
[#4, #9] 24/7 on-site security (6 guards) and 1–3 research specialists plus data engineer salaries; includes payroll taxes/benefits (estimated ~25%).
Escalation Contingency $200K/yr
[#25] Reserve for escalation to higher containment: larger MTF deployment, widescale amnesticization, regional containment or other emergency costs.
Structural Remediation Reserve $100K/yr
[#19] Recurring reserve for repairs, specialist contractors, or emergency demolition following intensification phases or damage.
Logistics And Transport $45K/yr
[#8, #18] MTF/rapid-response retainer and operational allowances plus vehicle operating costs (fuel, insurance, maintenance).
Facilities Maintenance $44K/yr
[#7, #13] Surveillance maintenance and replacement, backup power fuel/maintenance, plus property taxes/insurance/utilities (taxes, insurance, electricity, water).
Cover Story And Legal $41K/yr
[#2, #13, #14, #17, #21] Annual shell-company filing fees, local counsel/legal retainer, PR/cover-story budgets, media monitoring and takedown/legal actions.
Amnesticization Reserve $30K/yr
[#15] Annual reserve for occasional local-incident amnesticization, memetic teams and civilian management.
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#6, #10, #12, #20] Ongoing data storage/compute/software licenses, consultant retainers for occult/folklore specialists, archival curation and monitoring operations (this line also reflects the consolidated long-term monitoring allocation described in note #20).
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#11, #24] PPE restocking, batteries, SD cards, small consumables, lab consumables and general consumables restock.
Training And Drills $8K/yr
[#22] Regular staff training, memetic safety drills and emergency response rehearsals.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal year with monitoring, staffing, routine maintenance and reserves; no major incidents.
no public incidents no intensifications standard monitoring operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Small local incident requiring a single amnestic deployment, minor repairs and PR actions.
civilian witness reported small spectral intensification single MTF/amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Incident $1.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Significant intensification requiring MTF deployment, structural repairs and broader amnestic/PR campaign.
intensification damaging property multiple civilian exposures sustained MTF operations
🚨 Catastrophic Escalation $3.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Major containment escalation or memetic spread requiring widescale response and regional containment measures.
widespread memetic exposure requirement for regional MTF surge need for widescale amnesticization or relocation
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] 24/7 on-site guards for overlapping shifts (6 assumed).
Research Scientist 2 [#9] Paranormal/parapsychology specialists and field technicians (1–3 recommended; 2 assumed).
Data Engineer 1 [#6] Responsible for continuous data storage, analysis and flagging anomalous events.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed ranges for nearly every line item allowing reasonable point estimates, but several items (property purchase, escalation contingency, and frequency of incidents) are highly variable so overall confidence is medium.
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