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SCP-6613 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6613
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$11.2M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
16
One-time capital expenditures are approximately $11.18M driven primarily by interception options (sounding rocket/smallsat) and contingency/reserve funds; recurring annual operating costs are approximately $2.62M/yr driven by staff wages, research/monitoring, and program overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.2M
Emergency Rapid Response Reserve $5.0M
[#19] Emergency rapid-response contingency reserve (airspace interdiction/strike, contracting specialized assets).
Sounding Rocket Mission $1.5M
[#9] Sounding rocket / suborbital mission contingency for inspection/interception at ~64 km (per attempt).
Smallsat Development Launch $1.5M
[#10] Small satellite / CubeSat design, build and rideshare launch option for persistent above-atmosphere RF monitoring.
Anomaly Contingency Reserve One Time $1.5M
[#25] One-time anomaly contingency reserve for unanticipated anomalous costs or special containment hardware.
Facilities $350K
[#3] Secure monitoring/analysis facility buildout (Faraday cage, climate control, racks, backup generator, physical security).
Equipment $300K
[#1, #8] RF monitoring array (4–8 GNSS-disciplined receivers, installation/permits) and mobile RF direction-finding vehicle/retrofits.
Buyback Program One Time $250K
[#15] Regional buyback/disable program for legacy analog receivers (~1,000 devices at ~$200/device + ops).
Containment Cell Outfitting $250K
[#17] Containment cell / secure artifact storage outfitting for any recovered hardware/biological agents.
Public Relations Initial $200K
[#13] Initial public relations / cover story campaign and media seeding to present mundane explanation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#2, #4] High-end spectrum analyzer / lab demodulation gear and initial storage hardware (2 TB / secure NAS for raw captures).
Consultancy Initial $100K
[#11] Atmospheric/science consultancy retainer (initial modeling of stationary 64 km source).
Legal And Permits Initial $50K
[#12] Initial legal/regulatory permitting and interagency coordination costs (FAA/FCC/NORAD liaison setup).
Cybersecurity Setup $50K
[#16] Initial cybersecurity & secure communications setup (encrypted comms, SIEM, pentest, secure logs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Core personnel wages: 4RF engineers/analysts (~$600k incl. benefits), linguists/memetics/psych researchers (~$525k incl. benefits), field techs/security (~$375k incl. benefits).
Cover Story And Legal $275K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #23] Ongoing legal/liaison (~$25k/yr), PR campaign monitoring (~$75k/yr), digital takedown/web monitoring (~$75k/yr), and insurance/hush/legal contingency (~$100k/yr).
Program Overhead $250K/yr
[#24] Long-term program overhead and administration (project management, finance, procurement, facility overhead).
Research And Monitoring $203K/yr
[#4, #18] Continuous telemetry, archive media refresh (~$3k/yr) and research budget for experimentation/controlled exposure (~$200k/yr).
Contingency Top Up $150K/yr
[#25] Annual top-up to anomaly contingency fund for unexpected anomalous properties / incremental reserves.
Logistics And Transport $65K/yr
[#8, #20] Vehicle fuel/maintenance for mobile RF unit (~$15k/yr) and travel/lodging/shipping logistics (~$50k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#17] Containment cell and facility climate/control monitoring and maintenance.
Consultancy Followup $50K/yr
[#11] Ongoing atmospheric/engineering consultancy followups and modeling updates.
Training And Certifications $30K/yr
[#22] Training, drills, certifications and memetic-safety tabletop exercises.
Cybersecurity And Comms $25K/yr
[#16] Ongoing cybersecurity and secure comms maintenance and periodic pentests.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#21] Consumables and replacement parts (antennas, cables, batteries, spare SDRs, calibration).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with continuous monitoring, analysis, and routine operations; no major incidents or high-altitude intervention.
steady monitoring workload no major leaks no intervention launches
🚨 Minor Incident $2.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized exposure or leak requiring intensified PR, legal action, additional takedowns and limited buyback operations.
spike in civilian detections viral clip requiring takedown local complaints/legal claims
🚨 High Altitude Intervention $4.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Decision to attempt interception/inspection at ~64 km via sounding rocket or commissioning a smallsat, incurring major one-time launch expense.
decision to physically inspect source escalation in anomalous activity operational directive to deploy launch asset
🚨 Major Breach $8.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.5M vs baseline
Significant exposure or hazardous broadcast causing public harm or severe operational compromise, requiring emergency neutralization and large settlements/response.
harmful broadcast effects large-scale leak necessity of emergency interdiction
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / RF Engineer 4 [#5] RF engineers/analysts responsible for monitoring, localization and equipment maintenance (4 FTEs as budgeted).
Linguist / Media Analyst 2 [#6] Linguists to transcribe/translate and analyze broadcast content (2 FTEs).
Memetics / Psych Researcher 2 [#6] Memetics/psych staff for controlled exposure research and analysis (2 FTEs).
Security Officer / Field Tech 6 [#7] Local security for antenna stations and travel/maintenance field teams (6 FTEs).
Administrative Staff / Project Manager 2 [#24] Program management, finance and procurement staff covered within overhead allocations (2 FTEs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for equipment, personnel and contingencies, so category-level costs are reasonably bounded; however high-cost items (sounding rockets, smallsats, emergency intervention reserves) and anomalous behavior introduce significant uncertainty.
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