SCP-8033 — SCP-8033 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8033 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-8033

Expected annual

$10.4M

One-time setup

$15.2M

Annual recurring

$9.8M

Personnel

Initial capital expenditures concentrate on secure lab buildout, neuroscience/time-measurement instrumentation, animal facility acquisition and legal buyouts (~$15.2M one-time). Recurring expenses are dominated by research staff, long-term subject/animal care, legal/PR/infosec, and crisis response (~$9.79M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.2M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.4M

[#2, #3] High-precision timing systems (atomic/rubidium clocks and distribution) and neuroscience instrumentation (EEG/MEG rigs, fMRI scanner installation, surgical suite equipment).

Facilities $3.0M

[#1] Segregated SCIF-style research facility buildout with EM shielding, biometric access, cameras, Faraday cages and secure storage.

Animal Facilities Build $3.0M

[#7] Marine enclosures / primate housing build and initial acquisition costs for dolphins, chimpanzees, or relocation/purchase of facilities.

Contingency Reserve $2.0M

[#18] Reserved contingency fund for emergency public-exposure responses, buyouts and rapid relocations.

Subject Recruitment Initial $1.0M

[#5] Upfront recruitment, screening and compensation for initial cohort (e.g., ~100 subjects midpoint estimate).

Legal Buyouts Settlements $1.0M

[#9] Initial legal work, potential buyouts and settlement funds to acquire civilian program assets and silence prior experiments.

Research Mitigation Development $500K

[#16] Development program for perceptual/memetic mitigation strategies and training tools.

Discretionary Acquisitions $500K

[#24] Discretionary funds to acquire or close third-party civilian labs, buy data/equipment or negotiate shutdowns.

Genetic Protocol Development $250K

[#8] One-time protocol and regulatory development for genetic modification/neurosurgical interventions.

Infosec Systems One Time $200K

[#10] One-time secure database, air-gapped backups, encryption and forensic systems deployment.

Regulatory One Time $200K

[#20] One-time licensing, permitting and international compliance costs to legalize or regularize experimental work.

Equipment $100K

[#1] Smaller installed hardware tied to facility (cameras, biometric scanners, Faraday cages, access control) not classified as research instrumentation.

Documentation Initial Training $50K

[#22] Initial SOP creation, staff training program development and table-top exercise design.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.8M/yr

Staff Wages $3.5M/yr

[#4] Salaries and benefits for PIs, research scientists, postdocs, lab techs, statisticians and support staff (medium program ~25 FTE).

Animal Care Operating $1.0M/yr

[#7] Annual operating costs for marine/primate husbandry, vets, enrichment, permits and staff.

Cover Story And Public Relations $1.0M/yr

[#11] Ongoing PR, publication seeding, astroturfing and narrative management to assimilate phenomenon into acceptable science.

Crisis Response $600K/yr

[#14] Standby rapid-intervention team costs, vehicle/equipment amortization and readiness; per-intervention costs funded separately per-event.

Legal Support $500K/yr

[#9] Ongoing legal fees, NDAs maintenance, monitoring and litigation preparedness.

Monitoring Surveillance $500K/yr

[#13] Regular cognitive assessments, device logs, GPS monitoring and mental-health checks for field subjects (midpoint for ~100 subjects).

Subject Followup Compensation $300K/yr

[#5] Ongoing per-subject follow-up payments, travel reimbursement and incentives for cohort retention (e.g., midpoint for 100 subjects).

Medical And Liability $300K/yr

[#6] Program-level malpractice/liability insurance and routine medical/psychiatric care budgeting (excludes ad-hoc incident costs paid from contingency).

Liaison Oversight $300K/yr

[#12] Coordination with universities, IRBs, journals, welfare agencies and small grants to partner institutions.

Psych Reintegration $300K/yr

[#15] Therapy, vocational training and reintegration program operating costs (per-participant ongoing support).

Genetic Modification Per Subject $200K/yr

[#8] Ongoing per-new-subject costs for vector production, surgeries and regulatory monitoring (assumes limited number of new interventions annually).

Infosec Maintenance $200K/yr

[#10] Annual maintenance, personnel and cyber-insurance for secure data and classification systems.

Research Mitigation Maintenance $200K/yr

[#16] Ongoing research, deployment and upkeep of perceptual/memetic mitigation strategies.

Equipment Maintenance $200K/yr

[#21] Calibration, consumables and routine maintenance for precision timing and neuroscience equipment (~5–15% of capital per year estimate).

Sociological Studies $200K/yr

[#23] Ongoing polling, targeted studies and effectiveness testing for assimilation narratives.

Travel Logistics $150K/yr

[#19] Travel, transport of personnel and non-biohazard samples, and coordination meetings.

Ethical Oversight $150K/yr

[#25] Independent ethical oversight board, whistleblower hotline and compliance auditing.

Archival And Audit $100K/yr

[#17] Secure archival storage, redaction teams and audit-trail maintenance for evidentiary defense.

Regulatory Recurring $50K/yr

[#20] Permit renewals, compliance audits and international regulatory liaison.

Training Recurring $40K/yr

[#22] Annual refresher training, SOP updates and tabletop exercises.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.8M/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major public exposures or large legal settlements; routine research and containment activities proceed.

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🚨 Minor Incident $10.8M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Localized disclosure or small-scale leak requiring targeted legal action, PR campaign and several crisis-response interventions.

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🚨 Major Breach $19.8M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Significant public exposure or large-scale leak necessitating major buyouts, mass relocations, large legal settlements and intensive PR and contingency spending.

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👥 Personnel 25 total

Role	Count	Notes
Principal Investigator	2	[#4] Senior research leadership overseeing programs, grant/legal coordination.
Research Scientist	6	[#4, #16] Core neuroscience/time-perception research staff conducting experiments and mitigation research.
Postdoc / Research Associate	4	[#4] Mid-level researchers supporting data collection and analysis.
Lab Technician	4	[#3, #21] Operating EEG/MEG/fMRI rigs, instrumentation maintenance and consumables handling.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	[#1, #14] On-site security, rapid-intervention team members and transport/detainment roles.
Medical Officer	2	[#6, #14] Clinical care for subjects, post-operative and emergency medical response.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#1, #21] Facility and major equipment maintenance, calibration oversight.
Administrative Staff	2	[#9, #12] Legal liaison, records management, coordination with civilian institutions and ethics boards.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates combine well-specified line-item ranges from analyst notes with subjective mid-point selections; uncertainty remains high for contingent legal/contingency events and animal-facility scale choices, so medium confidence is appropriate.

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