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SCP-6838 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6838
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$2.5M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
7
Initial one-time startup (sensors, vehicles, IT, drones, initial investigations, legal and contingency reserves) is estimated at approximately $2.47M. Ongoing annual operations driven by staff wages, web suppression/legal retainers, sensor/monitoring operations and security are estimated at about $1.39M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.5M
Escalation Planning Reserve $1.0M
[#30] One-time planning/reserve for large-scale escalation (contagion/mobility scenarios) - planning and standing funds for major contingency.
Equipment $580K
[#3, #5, #6, #12, #17, #19, #20] Remote sensor network, drone fleet purchase, portable detection gear, initial IT/server hardware, vehicle fleet purchase, power infrastructure (panels/batteries/generator), and comms hardware one-time purchases.
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#24] One-time reserve fund for unanticipated escalation or emergency rapid-response activation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#11] Laboratory bench equipment, microscopes, calibration sources and initial instrument setup specific to research.
Web Development One Time $65K
[#13] Development of webcrawlers/automated takedown tools and initial digital-suppression infrastructure.
Legal Initial Suppression $50K
[#14] Initial legal fees, drafting cover narratives, liaison with local officials, and upfront suppression actions.
Family Management One Time $30K
[#15] Initial payments/relocation/cover arrangements for family and witness handling at time of discovery.
Initial Field Investigation $20K
[#1] Budgeted for initial multi-day field missions (travel, vehicle rental, per diem, minor kit) to assess site(s).
Training Setup One Time $20K
[#21] One-time development and delivery of training curriculum for field crews (anomalous encounter, evidence collection, decon procedures).
Permits One Time $20K
[#27] One-time permits, local liaison payments, and soft costs to establish local cooperation / cover work.
Forensic Autopsy And Transport $18K
[#7] Forensic autopsy, toxicology/tissue sampling and secure transport/special packaging for remains.
Final Disposition $15K
[#29] One-time secure/cover-story disposal, cremation/interment or permanent disposition of remains if required.
Biohazard Setup One Time $2K
[#23] Initial contractor relationships / setup fees for biohazard disposal and decontamination services.
Facilities $0
[#9] Contingent secure-lab construction/retrofit; assumed not required for baseline posture so set to $0 here (major construction handled in adverse scenarios).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $720K/yr
[#10, #16] Fully burdened salaries for research staff (physicist/optical scientist + biologist), technician support, and onsite security rotations.
Cover Story And Legal $370K/yr
[#13, #14, #15, #25, #27] Ongoing web-suppression operations, legal retainer/cover-story management, family follow-up payments, crisis-communications/legal exposure retainer, and ongoing liaison fees.
Research And Monitoring $90K/yr
[#4, #5, #12, #26] Sensor communications/data fees, drone maintenance/consumables, IT/cloud recurring fees and secure data analysis, and satellite/GIS monitoring subscriptions.
Supplies And Consumables $75K/yr
[#11, #28] Lab consumables, reagents, sample storage supplies, plus small tools/office consumables and petty cash for field teams.
Logistics And Transport $65K/yr
[#17, #18] Vehicle fuel/maintenance and air reconnaissance/charter usage budget for remote verification or extractions.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#2, #8, #19] Forward-base/property lease and utilities, dedicated morgue/refrigerated storage bay costs, minor power system maintenance and site upkeep.
Medical And Psych $15K/yr
[#22] Medical/psychological screening, counseling, and post-deployment care for agents.
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training and emergency drill costs for field and lab personnel.
Communication Services $10K/yr
[#20] Recurring satellite/SIM/service fees for encrypted comms and mesh networks.
Biohazard Disposal $6K/yr
[#23] Annual costs for contracted biohazard waste disposal and decontamination services.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, research, suppression and no major incidents.
no new manifestations routine sensor data standard investigations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Isolated local incident requiring emergency response, additional forensic work, short-term increase in security and suppression.
new victim discovered local media exposure need for emergency field deployment
🚨 Major Containment Construction $3.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Discovery that phenomenon requires construction/retrofit of dedicated containment lab and large emergency measures.
evidence of mobility/contagion multiple victims or ongoing manifestations facility inadequacy discovered
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#10] Physicist/optical scientist and biologist (full-time, fully burdened).
Laboratory Technician 1 [#10, #11] Technical support for experiments, sample processing and equipment maintenance.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#16] Onsite security rotations for forward base/site and sensor node protection (minimal coverage assumption).
Administrative Staff 1 [#13, #28] Admin / coordination support for suppression, permits, travel and vendor management.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst ranges; many items (e.g., construction, escalation, frequency of manifestations) are highly uncertain which reduces confidence, but recurring operational categories and typical staffing costs are reasonably well-defined.
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