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SCP-691 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-691
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
9
Initial containment and readiness require approximately $1.52M in one-time expenditures, dominated by a large contingency reserve and legal/cover preparations. Annual operations are roughly $1.07M/yr driven primarily by personnel (security + research), legal/cover readiness, and continuous digital monitoring/forensics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#23] Standby contingency/insurance reserve for catastrophic distribution or mass-exposure remediation.
Legal Cover One Time $200K
[#13] Initial legal/cover-story fund reserve and preparations.
Facilities $120K
[#1] Secure archival vault / safety deposit hardware installation and certification.
Equipment $114K
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #14, #15] Microclimate enclosure (#2), dedicated playback decks and spares (#3), anti-recording shielded booth & detectors (#4), surveillance hardware (#7), digital fingerprinting/monitoring setup (#14), secure transport crate (#15).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#10] Research equipment for memetic/cognitive analysis (audio workstations, spectral analyzers, psychophysics lab kit).
Background Vetting $12K
[#8] Initial enhanced background/psych screening for 6-person access pool.
Replica Development $8K
[#21] Development of inert replica/substitute materials and secure-destruction SOP development.
Staff Training $5K
[#20] Initial training program for memetic hazards, no-recording protocols and safety.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $595K/yr
[#5, #6, #12] Two-person rule/scheduling overhead (~$40k/yr) [#5], security personnel (4 guards @ $45k each ≈ $180k/yr) and security equipment/training allocation included separately [#6], research staff salaries (PI + 3 assistants ≈ $375k/yr) [#12].
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#13] Annual legal/cover-story readiness, settlements and coordination with local authorities.
Research And Monitoring $140K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #19] Psychiatric/medical routine monitoring (~$20,000/yr) [#9], experimental runtime/subject compensation (~$60,000/yr) [#10], neuroimaging study budget (~$50,000/yr) [#11], baseline incident investigation/documentation (~$10,000/yr) [#19].
Digital Monitoring Forensics $80K/yr
[#14] Continuous web/social media monitoring, forensic tracing and takedown operations (2–3 analysts + operations).
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#2, #4, #7, #6] Climate-control energy/monitoring & conservation checks (~$1,200/yr) [#2], anti-recording booth calibration/maintenance (~$3,000/yr) [#4], surveillance storage/maintenance (~$6,000/yr) [#7], security equipment & training recurring allocation (~$10,000/yr) [#6].
Emergency Drills $20K/yr
[#17] Containment-breach rapid-response team exercises, training and readiness drills.
Supplies And Consumables $19K/yr
[#3, #24] Playback maintenance/parts & cleaning (~$800/yr) [#3], general logistics/consumables/utilities (midpoint estimate ~ $18,000/yr) [#24].
Recruitment And Hr $15K/yr
[#25] Recruitment, replacement and onboarding costs for personnel churn / compromised staff.
Red Team Testing $12K/yr
[#18] Independent red-team reviews and SOP updates.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#15] Baseline secure transport / per-move budget (average annualized estimate).
Destruction And Forensics $5K/yr
[#16] Baseline recurring budget for occasional seized illicit copies (forensic confirmation + secure destruction).
Background Vetting $5K/yr
[#8] Ongoing vetting/monitoring for 6-person access pool.
Staff Training Recurring $3K/yr
[#20] Annual refresher training for memetic hazards, no-recording protocols and safety.
Controlled Subjects $0/yr
[#22] Controlled-subject compensation / secure housing cost per long-term contained subject; baseline set to $0/yr (no long-term civilian containment assumed in normal operations).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations, routine research, monitoring, training and minor administrative actions; no major incidents or widespread distribution.
no_unapproved_distribution routine_research standard_staff_turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized access or limited leak requiring retrieval, limited forensic work, a few seized copies and several medical/psych interventions.
single_site_theft small_scale_distribution limited_medical_intervention
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant unauthorized distribution or staff-compromise event causing multi-site retrieval, extensive legal/cover operations and several hospitalizations.
staff_compromise multi-instance_leak public_exposure
🚨 Political Exposure $1.4M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Sensitive public or government exposure requiring major legal defence, coordinated misinformation operations and liaison with authorities.
media_coverage local_authority_involvement high_profile_leak
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Wide dissemination of audio (many second-hand recordings) leading to mass medical care, large-scale retrieval/destruction, and execution of contingency reserve for cover-up and remediation.
mass_distribution viral_online_spread widespread_clinical_cases
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Four guards to staff perimeter and archives (armed/unarmed; included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 1 [#12] Principal investigator with high clearance (included in staff_wages).
Research Assistant 3 [#12] Research assistants to run experiments and rotate access (included in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 1 [#5] Scheduling/coverage overhead (one FTE equivalent split across site; included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates were provided in analyst notes and give a well-scoped budget; uncertainty remains in incident frequency, per-incident hospitalization costs and number of emergency retrievals, so overall confidence is medium.
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