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SCP-6287 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6287
Expected annual
$16.9M
One-time setup
$187.6M
Annual recurring
$16.1M
Personnel
79
One-time costs dominated by potential land acquisition, quarantine build-out, and contingency reserves (~$188M); recurring annual costs driven by staffing, long-term stewardship, family stipends, and surveillance (~$16.1M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $187.6M
Facilities $130.3M
[#1, #9, #15, #25] Includes perimeter fencing/site works, large-scale land acquisition (town footprint), quarantine/reintegration facility build-out, and archive/memorial cover infrastructure.
Missing Persons Settlements $40.0M
[#13] One-time settlements / immediate relief for families of the 730 missing (example mid-range settlement total).
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#26] General contingency / rapid-response reserve (10–25% recommended of first-year big-ticket items).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.5M
[#4, #16] Field/temporary laboratory outfitting and initial experimental apparatus (physics/temporal/particle apparatus).
Equipment $1.7M
[#3, #5, #6, #20, #19] Mobile command center, specialized sensing suites, remote monitoring install, initial vehicle fleet, and initial hardened data hardware.
Decontamination Cleanup Reserve $1.0M
[#24] One-time contingency reserve for cleanup/remediation of biohazard or contamination on return.
Pr Initial Campaign $750K
[#11] Initial production and dissemination of cover narratives, press kits, staged events and disinformation setup.
Legal Corporate Setup $500K
[#9, #10] One-time legal/corporate structuring and front-company setup costs associated with property and cover.
Mtf Initial Deployment Fund $300K
[#8] Initial rapid-response / deployment fund for MTF Pi-1 (travel, specialty gear) and initial readiness cycle.
Amnestic Initial $250K
[#12] Initial stockpiling/training for amnestic administrations and memetic-suppression materials (first-year planning portion).
Forensic Drilling $200K
[#18] Deep core drilling, boreholes, permits and heavy equipment mobilization.
Satellite Archival Imagery Initial $75K
[#17] One-time historical and targeted archival satellite imagery pulls and purchases.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.1M/yr
Staff Wages $6.2M/yr
[#2, #7, #15, #13] Salaries/benefits for 24/7 security staffing, dedicated research team, quarantine facility staffing, and liaison/administrative staff.
Missing Persons Stipends $4.0M/yr
[#13] Ongoing stipend/compensation programs and family liaison payments if used instead of one-time settlements.
Quarantine Operations $1.5M/yr
[#15] Operational non-wage costs for quarantine/reintegration facility (supplies, utilities, patient services); staffing wages are in staff_wages.
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#5, #16, #17, #19] Sensor maintenance, experimental research funding (recurring portion), ongoing imagery subscriptions and secure data redundancy maintenance.
Mtf Readiness $700K/yr
[#8] Standing MTF readiness, training rotations, travel, specialized gear replenishment.
Amnestic Administration $500K/yr
[#12] Ongoing amnestic administrations, memetic mitigation, medical monitoring, and associated staff costs.
Cover Story And Legal $380K/yr
[#10, #11, #25] Legal retainers, litigation teams, PR upkeep, archive maintenance and municipal-cover administration.
Supplies And Consumables $320K/yr
[#4, #21] Laboratory consumables, reagents, PPE, calibration consumables and routine instrument support.
Facilities Maintenance $300K/yr
[#1, #6] Ongoing site upkeep, fencing maintenance, remote power and sensor power/comm costs.
Mental Health Services $300K/yr
[#14] Psychiatric and counseling support for staff and affected witnesses/families.
Insurance And Liability $300K/yr
[#22] Budgetary contingency for accidental exposure, contractor claims, and legal indemnities.
Local Govt Retainers $200K/yr
[#23] Retainers/payments to local officials, police liaisons, and discreet cooperation fees.
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#20] Vehicle fuel, maintenance, and routine logistics support for patrols and research trips.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.1M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with regular operations, monitoring, staffing, research and routine upkeep; no major incidents or public exposure.
no reappearance routine maintenance regular research cycles
🚨 Minor Incident $17.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized reappearance or small-scale containment incident requiring MTF deployment, extra amnestic use, temporary quarantine and PR/legal surge.
local reappearance small-scale fatality or public witness temporary media attention
🚨 Major Breach $91.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$75.0M vs baseline
Large-scale reappearance or catastrophic event (mass return, widespread exposure or major public discovery) requiring massive emergency response, settlements, long-term reintegration and remediation.
mass reappearance widespread public exposure major contamination or litigation
👥 Personnel 79 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#2] 24/7 armed guard coverage (on-site rotational personnel).
Security Supervisor 6 [#2] Shift supervisors / team leads to cover three 8-hour shifts.
Lead Researcher / PI 1 [#7] Principal investigator responsible for SCP-6287 research.
Research Scientist (Senior) 4 [#7, #16] Senior scientists for experimental and theoretical studies.
Laboratory Technician 6 [#4, #21] Technicians to run field lab, instruments, and sample processing.
Data Analyst 1 [#7, #19] Sensor/data management and analysis specialist.
Administrative Staff 3 [#10, #11, #25] Cover-story, records, and administrative support for legal/PR/archives.
Medical Officer 10 [#15, #12] Medical staff for quarantine/reintegration and amnestic administration oversight.
Nurse / Care Staff 20 [#15] Support staff for patient care and quarantine operations.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#3, #5, #6, #20] Maintain mobile command, sensors, vehicles, and power systems.
Logistics / Drivers 6 [#8, #20] Vehicle operators, drivers and logistics support for deployments and patrols.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but key drivers (land acquisition, probability of reappearance, settlement strategy) are highly uncertain; mid-range estimates used and contingency reserves included.
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