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SCP-7384 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-7384
Expected annual
$4.1M
One-time setup
$7.0M
Annual recurring
$4.0M
Personnel
8
Initial capital and contingency funding dominate one-time costs (land acquisition, containment fit-out, research lab, and a multi-million contingency reserve). Recurring costs are driven by staffing, monitoring/logistics, legal/cover operations, and market-obfuscation logistics, producing multi-million-dollar annual operating expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.0M
Contingency Reserve $2.5M
[#17] Incident response & contingency fund: one-time reserve for emergency remediation, settlements, major legal events (Sept 5, 2022 style events).
Facilities $1.9M
[#1, #12, #25] Land acquisition/rights (rural Mississippi farmland), containment/quarantine storage fit-out and environmental controls, and one-time archival/vault/storage buildout.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $800K
[#9] Laboratory setup for SCP research (wet/dry labs, imaging, mass-spec/GC-MS, growth chambers, BSL upgrades and renovation).
Equipment $720K
[#4, #6, #8, #20] Offsite monitoring hardware & installation, one-time drone hardware purchases, truck/vehicle purchases for secure transport, and one-time IT/hardened server setup.
Negotiations And Partnerships $600K
[#14] Initial negotiations & partnership/legal budget for automaker engagement and cover arrangements (one-time retainer / negotiation expenses).
Personnel Compensation Buyout $400K
[#2] Initial buyouts/relocation/hush payments for primary Persons of Interest and on-site workers (one-time buyout/relocation component of note #2).
Environmental Testing Baseline $75K
[#19] One-time baseline environmental testing and any initial remediation required (soil/water baseline surveys, hazardous disposal setup).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.0M/yr
Staff Wages $650K/yr
[#10] Salaries for core research staff (3–6 researchers, lab techs, postdocs) and direct scientific personnel.
Logistics And Transport $520K/yr
[#8, #21] Recurring secure transport operations (fuel, drivers, vehicle operating costs) and vehicle market logistics/obfuscation overhead for integrating anomalous vehicles into supply chains.
Administrative Overhead $515K/yr
[#26] Program management, accounting, procurement and overhead estimated at ~15% of direct recurring program costs.
Research And Monitoring $425K/yr
[#5, #13, #19] Remote monitoring operations (telemetry, cloud costs, operator staffing), quality assurance/third‑party safety testing, and recurring environmental monitoring.
Cover Story And Legal $425K/yr
[#15, #16] Ongoing legal/compliance/cover operations, FOIA/press handling, and media suppression/PR expenditure.
Mtf Readiness $300K/yr
[#7] Mobile Task Force contingency readiness (on‑call contracting model for rapid response, training, and equipment rotations).
Insurance And Indemnity $300K/yr
[#18] Insurance, indemnity and liability reserve contributions / specialized policies and off‑books liability funds.
Poi Compensation Annuity $150K/yr
[#2, #3] Recurring annuities/stipends to Persons of Interest and cooperating parties to maintain cooperation and silence.
Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr
[#10] Laboratory consumables, assays, reagents, sample disposables and routine lab expendables.
Forensic Countermeasures $120K/yr
[#22] Forensic masking, audit trails maintenance, and regular forensic audits to prevent traceable anomalous signatures.
Agricultural Operations $100K/yr
[#11] Farm maintenance: irrigation, fertilizer, seasonal labor and agricultural equipment upkeep.
It Security Ops $80K/yr
[#20] Recurring IT security, classified data handling, encrypted backups, and secure network maintenance.
Drone Operations $75K/yr
[#6] Recurring UAV flight operations, pilots/operators, FAA waivers, and insurance.
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#12, #25] Ongoing maintenance of containment storage, environmental controls, and vault/storage upkeep.
Community Relations $60K/yr
[#23] Local governance payments, grants, and small influence operations to reduce scrutiny.
Psychological Care $30K/yr
[#24] Counseling, reintegration, monitoring for leaks, and security vetting refreshes for involved personnel.
Archival Storage Maintenance $15K/yr
[#25] Long-term specimen/document storage maintenance and decommissioning upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.0M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, research, and market operations and no major incidents.
routine_operations no_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $4.5M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized exposure or transport incident requiring emergency response, limited settlements, and increased legal/PR activity.
localized_exposure transport_incident limited_media_attention
🚨 Major Breach $9.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
High-profile breach or litigation event requiring large settlements, major remediation, replenishment of contingency reserves, and extended PR/legal actions.
high_profile_exposure major_litigation large_settlement
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 4 Senior and junior research staff (materials science, agronomy, biochemistry) — primary portion of staff_wages [#10].
Lab Technician 2 Technical support for assays, sample prep, and routine lab maintenance — included in staff_wages [#10].
Administrative Staff 1 Accounting/procurement/program support included in staff_wages and administrative overhead [#26, #10].
Research Director / Executive Staff 1 Program lead / senior researcher salary included in staff_wages [#10].
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst ranges and a coherent containment/operations picture, but many line items have wide ranges (land prices, litigation outcomes, and choice between contracted vs dedicated MTF) producing moderate uncertainty.
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