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SCP-8073 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8073
Expected annual
$7.7M
One-time setup
$5.6M
Annual recurring
$7.6M
Personnel
61
Initial capital and setup (infrastructure, equipment, ML/monitoring and reserves) are roughly $5.6M one-time, while ongoing operations (MTF staffing, security, monitoring, HODUR/PR and research) run roughly $7.6M per year; largest recurring drivers are MTF staffing, contracted security and HODUR counterpropaganda/cover funding.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.6M
Surge Reserve $2.0M
[#31] Held reserve for high-severity incident surge (deployable fund for multi-site emergency response, mass PR/amnestic operations, large logistics).
Facilities $1.2M
[#3, #13, #20, #28] One-time civil/facility works: surveillance installation (poles/power/housings), heritage-site lighting installations, witness-care interview/safehouse fitout, and specialist conservation-grade contractor civil works.
Equipment $910K
[#5, #15, #16, #17, #25] One-time hardware purchases: on-site NVRs/SSDs, portable high-lumen lights, rapid-response vehicles/boats/equipment, drones/sensor platforms, and field communications hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#22] Research lab/equipment setup: behavioural experiment apparatus, imaging hardware and field-survey equipment.
Ml Model Build $250K
[#24] One-time ML/AI model development for false-positive reduction and event prediction (initial model build).
Monitoring Platform Build $225K
[#7] One-time build cost for the internet/keyphrase monitoring & moderation platform (initial NLP model integration, dashboard, ingestion pipelines).
Amnestic Stockpile Setup $200K
[#19] One-time acquisition and secure storage setup for an amnestic stockpile and medical administration capability.
H0Dur Initial Pr $175K
[#10] One-time HODUR initial PR creative & production: film/graphics/press kits and faux stories production.
Legal Setup $100K
[#11] One-time legal/liaison setup: initial permits, NDAs, discrete agreements and setup fees for local authority coordination.
Historical Digitization $70K
[#23] One-time digitization of archival materials to support historical/archival analysis.
Training Curriculum $50K
[#21] One-time cognitive-resistance curriculum and training material development.
Research Equipment $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.6M/yr
Staff Wages $3.2M/yr
[#1, #8, #23, #30] Salaries & benefits: MTF-Kappa-17 operational team (~24 staff), cyber analysis specialist salaries, specialist historians/archaeologists, and program/oversight staff.
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#9, #11, #12] HODUR counterpropaganda retainer and media buys, recurring legal & liaison costs (permits/NDAs/local coordination), and covert heritage-project funding to justify presence (lighting/upgrades).
Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr
[#6, #7, #22, #24] Ongoing research & monitoring: cloud/video archival & playback, monitoring platform ops/cloud processing, operational research budget, and ML model ops/retraining.
Contracted Site Security $1.0M/yr
[#2] Night-shift contracted site security: covert guards at high-risk historic sites (contractor rates and overhead).
Facilities Maintenance $245K/yr
[#4, #5, #14] Ongoing maintenance: surveillance hardware upkeep & repair, NVR/local storage maintenance, and electricity/energy costs for lights and equipment.
Contingency Fund $200K/yr
[#29] Covert discretionary contingency for quiet payments, reparations and small local impacts.
Training Refreshers $150K/yr
[#21] Ongoing cognitive-resistance training refreshers and workshops for MTF and heritage staff.
Logistics And Transport $135K/yr
[#16, #17] Rapid-response logistics: fuel & maintenance for vehicles/boats and drone operations & replacements.
Forensic Oncall $100K/yr
[#18] On-call forensic & incident-response team budget for scene processing, autopsies and discreet handling per year (contingency for occasional incidents).
Supplies And Consumables $70K/yr
[#15, #27] Consumables: batteries/power banks, replacement bulbs, PPE, first-aid, evidence bags, small tools and vehicle consumables.
Witness Care Operating $60K/yr
[#20] Operating costs for witness care, short-term safehouse and interview rooms (staffing/consumables).
Amnestic Replenishment $50K/yr
[#19] Recurring replenishment/training and per-use consumables for amnestic inventory and medical administration capability.
Psychological Support $50K/yr
[#26] Ongoing mental-health support and counseling for staff and civilians.
Communications Airtime $30K/yr
[#25] Recurring airtime, satellite links and field communications maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.6M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, staffing, research and HODUR activity; no major incidents.
routine_sightings no_multi-site_events steady_operational_tempo
🚨 Minor Incident $7.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Single-site incident requiring forensic response, targeted HODUR buy and limited amnestic/medical intervention.
local_fatality_or_injury targeted_media_spread limited_amnestic_use
🚨 Major Multisite Event $10.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Simultaneous or cascading events across multiple hotspots requiring surge deployment, major PR/amnestic operations and reserve drawdown.
multi-site_cascade large_media_exposure mass_casualties_or_mass_amnestic_ops
👥 Personnel 61 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#1] Full MTF-Kappa-17 operational team with 24/7 rotation as per analyst note.
Contracted Security Guard 20 [#2] Night-shift contracted covert guards across ~10 high-risk sites (2 per site on night shift).
Cyber Analyst 6 [#8] Cyber analysis & threat intelligence team to triage alerts, OSINT and liaison with HODUR.
Research Scientist 4 [#22] Research staff for behavioural experiments, imaging and field studies.
Historian / Archaeologist Specialist 2 [#23] Specialists for historical/archival analysis and hotspot mapping.
HODUR Liaison / PR Specialist 2 [#9, #10, #11] HODUR liaison(s) and PR/account management for counterpropaganda operations and legal liaison coordination.
Medical Officer 1 [#19, #18] Medical staff to administer amnestics, provide forensic/medical oversight during incidents.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#4, #16, #17] Field engineers/maintenance staff for camera/light pole upkeep, vehicle and drone maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges for each line item; many recurring items have wide bands (PR, reserves, staffing permutations) and some costs depend on policy choices (HODUR intensity vs amnestic use) and geographic exposure, so medium confidence is appropriate.
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