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SCP-8243 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-8243
Expected annual
$133K
One-time setup
$528K
Annual recurring
$130K
Personnel
0.5
One-time startup costs are dominated by a recommended off-site/off-world retrieval reserve (~$500k); annual recurring operations are modest (~$130k/yr) driven by monitoring (software & analyst time), legal/cybersecurity retainers, and an incident response allocation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $528K
Offsite Retrieval Reserve $500K
[#19] Off-site / off-world retrieval contingency reserve recommended conservative fund (~$500,000 one-time reserved).
Software Development $20K
[#1] ChestSeeker initial development and QA: 200developer hours @ $100/hr = $20,000.
Sensor Install $3K
[#21] Camera / ground-sensor installs optional one-time install budget for a single site (~$3,000).
Secure Evidence Locker $2K
[#5] Secure evidence locker / short-term containment storage initial purchase & install (~$2,000–3,000).
Sop Development $2K
[#11] Initial SOP documentation & agent training one-time development and session (~$2,000).
Field Kit $500
[#15] Misc. field kit for retrieval teams (one-time) ~$500.
Replacement Container Stock $200
[#16] Replacement non-anomalous containers stock one-time purchase (~$200).
Facilities $0
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Equipment $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $130K/yr
Staff Wages $28K/yr
[#2, #3, #7] Includes ChestSeeker maintenance developer (0.1 FTE ~ $10,000), monitoring analyst portion (~0.2 FTE ~ $14,000), and marginal on-site retrieval labor (52 events * 2 hrs * $40 = $4,160).
Small Incident Response Fund $25K/yr
[#18] Small incident response fund for anomalous escalation allocation ~$25,000/yr.
Cybersecurity Legal Retainer $20K/yr
[#4] Cybersecurity, legal & platform liaison retainer ($15,000 legal + $5,000 cybersecurity tools/monitoring = $20,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $15K/yr
[#22] Administrative overhead (program mgmt, accounting, procurement) ~15% of recurring budget ≈ $15,000/yr.
Research And Monitoring $14K/yr
[#3, #9, #14] Monitoring of alternative/related platforms (compute/IO portion) + occasional deeper laboratory analysis budget ($5,000) + recordkeeping/backups ($1,000) = ~$14,000/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr
[#13, #20] Public cover / finder compensation allocation ~$2,000/yr and PR/legal exposure insurance ~$10,000/yr = $12,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#6, #8, #16] Chain-of-custody consumables & PPE ~$500/yr, rapid field screening consumables ~$5,200/yr, replacement container replenishment ~$100/yr = $5,800/yr.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#10] Travel & transport allowance for off-site retrievals ~$5,000/yr.
Security Guard Overtime $3K/yr
[#17] Local security/guard response friction overtime contingency ~$3,000/yr.
Annual Sop Refresh $1K/yr
[#12] Annual SOP refresh / training ~$1,000/yr.
Chestseeker Hosting $800/yr
[#2] ChestSeeker hosting, SSL, bandwidth and basic runtime ~$800/yr.
Sensor Maintenance $500/yr
[#21] Camera / ground-sensor maintenance example budget ~$500/yr (if deployed).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $130K/yr
92.9% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, maintenance, and small per-event handling; no significant incidents or draws on contingency.
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🚨 Minor Incident $163K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$33K vs baseline
Anomalous escalation that requires dedicated short-term response (temporary containment, specialist hours, emergency purchases).
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🚨 Public Exposure $155K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
A listing or find becomes public before automatic hiding; requires enhanced legal/PR action and possible compensations.
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🚨 Major Offsite Retrieval $680K/yr
0.1% probability / year +$550K vs baseline
Very rare event requiring a large special-ops retrieval (remote/international/offsight or off-world), triggering large one-time expenditure.
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👥 Personnel 0.5 total
Role Count Notes
Software Developer / Engineer 0.1 [#1, #2] 0.1 FTE to maintain ChestSeeker and apply minor fixes; aligns with the $10,000/yr maintenance allocation.
Research Analyst 0.2 [#3] 0.2 FTE analyst for multi-platform monitoring and triage; portion of the $22,000/yr monitoring estimate.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.1 [#7, #17] Marginal on-site retrieval labor and occasional overtime allocation accounted (52 events @ 2 hrs/event and small OT contingency).
Lab Technician 0.05 [#9] Small fractional allocation for ad-hoc lab tests (budgeted within deeper analysis allocation).
Administrative Staff 0.05 [#22] Fractional administrative support reflected in administrative overhead (~15% recurring).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates for every major cost driver (development, hosting, retainers, per-event costs, and a recommended contingency), allowing a well-constrained budget; uncertainty remains mainly around low-probability large retrievals which are handled via a contingency.
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