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SCP-6827 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6827
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$7.3M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
12
Initial containment and mitigation are front-loaded: estimated one-time setup and contingency costs are roughly $7.3M driven by vault retrofit, robotics/remote-handling, software, and legal/recall reserves; ongoing operations, staff, monitoring, and field recovery are ~ $2.29M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.3M
Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#25] Escalation reserve for large undiscovered distribution, national-scale recall, or major legal fallout (one-time).
Manufacturer Buyout Fund $2.0M
[#12] Fund for manufacturer coordination, buyout, product recall reimbursements and potential settlements (one-time reserve allocation).
Public Cover Campaign $1.0M
[#11] Coordinated misinformation/recall plan, PR firm fees and legal coordination for an initial targeted campaign (one-time).
Breach Response Equipment $500K
[#16] One-time equipment purchase and mobile containment kits for a rapid-reaction team (vehicles/kits/secure storage for response deployments).
Equipment $399K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #20] Climate-control / archival packaging (HVAC and sleeves/boxes), tamper-proof opaque containers, robotics/remote-handling system, initial image-filtering/redaction software development (one-time portion), and initial PPE/safe-handling kits.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $224K
[#8, #13, #15, #21] Training/SOP course development, forensic analysis & origin-tracing lab work, initial controlled-destruction/disposal setup for hazardous permitting, and archive database setup.
Facilities $181K
[#1, #19] Vault retrofit (Class-III secure vault, biometric access, alarms, fire suppression) plus site-level opaque signage and sightline/workplace mods.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Staff Wages $850K/yr
[#6, #7, #16] Research memetics/cognitive-hazard staff (2–3 FTE), site security personnel payroll, and rapid-reaction team staffing/maintenance (annual staffing cost).
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#23] Long-term research program funding and memetic countermeasure development (multi-year program funding).
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#10, #14] Field containment/collection operations (travel, covert ops, buybacks) and routine secure transport/armored courier budgets.
It Monitoring $150K/yr
[#17] Continuous online market surveillance, web-scraping, software hosting and 1–2 analysts for monitoring e-commerce/social media.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#11, #18] Annual legal retainer, liability insurance premiums, and legal-defense reserve for civil/regulatory actions (recurring legal costs; PR one-time campaign separate).
Psych Medical Monitoring $100K/yr
[#9] Psychological screening, counseling, crisis intervention, and medical follow-up for exposed personnel and affected civilians.
Ethical Oversight $40K/yr
[#22] Internal ethics reviews, compliance auditing, and external consultants for oversight on civilian-impact operations.
Public Health Liaison $40K/yr
[#24] Coordination funding and small liaison/MOU costs with hospitals, police, and emergency services.
Training Recurring $25K/yr
[#8] Annual training refreshers, memetic-safety drills, and certification upkeep costs.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#1, #2] Vault and climate-control system maintenance, alarm/suppression service, and routine site upkeep.
Software Maintenance And Logging $20K/yr
[#5] Ongoing maintenance for image-filtering/automatic redaction software and secure audit/logging systems.
Archive Database Hosting $12K/yr
[#21] Encrypted hosting, backups, and classified inventory management hosting/maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#2, #3, #15, #20] Ongoing sleeves/boxes and tamper-container replenishment, periodic controlled-destruction per-card costs, and PPE replenishment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine containment, monitoring, research, and periodic small field recoveries.
no_major_public_exposure routine_field_recovery standard_research_and_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized public exposure or a single-site containment breach requiring emergency response, targeted recall and limited buybacks.
localized_public_exposure single_site_breach small_recall_campaign
🚨 Major Recall $5.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Widespread public distribution discovered requiring manufacturer buyout, national-scale recall/PR campaign, and large legal/containment expenditures.
national_scale_distribution manufacturer_involvement_required large_legal_exposure
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#6] Memetics/cognitive-hazard researchers (2–3 FTE shown in analyst notes; counted as 3 FTE here).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Site-level guards (minimum staffing 4–6 per shift; count reflects staffing on duty and payroll accounted for in security wages).
Rapid Reaction Team 3 [#16] Rapid-response operators and mobile containment team staff (annual staffing costs included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a defensible budget outline, but many high-variance items (manufacturer buyouts, national recall scale, contingency needs) introduce significant uncertainty in magnitude and frequency.
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