SCP-8313 — SCP-8313 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8313 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-8313

Expected annual

$153K

One-time setup

$419K

Annual recurring

$135K

Personnel

One-time setup costs are approximately $419,000 driven primarily by contingency reserve, equipment (vehicle, surveillance, comms), and remediation; recurring annual operations are modest at ~$135,400 driven by staff wages, monitoring/testing, and administrative/legal overhead.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $419K

Contingency Reserve $250K

[#21] Escalation reserve for long-term containment, relocation, property acquisition (planning baseline: minimum reserve).

Equipment $57K

[#3, #4, #5, #13, #18, #19] Vehicle purchase, remote surveillance hardware & install, drone purchase, shelving/security for evidence storage, initial PPE kit, communications hardware.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $45K

[#6, #14] One-time amnestic formulation/stockpile development and laboratory analysis / anomalous testing setup.

Biohazard Cleanup $30K

[#16] Professional decontamination and site remediation after conclusion.

Legal Buyout $15K

[#11] Property owner buyouts / negotiated access payments (one-time portion).

Facilities $12K

[#10] Temporary fencing & signage, perimeter work to prevent civilian access.

Final Disposition $5K

[#23] Records sealing and final disposition costs (one-time).

Public Relations Materials $2K

[#12] Creation of closure announcements, contractor signage, and related false-narrative materials.

Archivalization And Translation $2K

[#15] Digitizing, redaction, and indexing recovered journals and documents.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $135K/yr

Staff Wages $48K/yr

[#1, #2] Field surveillance team (2 covert agents pro-rated for monitoring window) and on-call medical standby retainer (overtime/standby).

Research And Monitoring $17K/yr

[#4, #7, #8] Remote-surveillance data redundancy/maintenance, medical diagnostics/testing, and routine autopsy/forensic processing budgets.

Administrative Overhead $15K/yr

[#22] Insurance, accounting, procurement, and internal admin overhead (~10–20% of small op).

Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr

[#10] Contracted local guard patrols and perimeter upkeep.

Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr

[#17, #18] Consumables for staff/participants (food, water, medical supplies) and PPE replenishment during active operations.

Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr

[#11] Legal/PR retainer and recurring legal support for cover narratives.

Followup And Monitoring $6K/yr

[#20] Follow-up amnestic campaigns and social-media/local PR monitoring to detect leaks.

Logistics And Transport $6K/yr

[#3] Vehicle fuel, maintenance, insurance, and transport-related recurring costs.

Quarantine And Isolation $5K/yr

[#9] Short-term quarantine/isolation leasing or commercial isolation room costs for symptomatic survivors (anticipated occasional use).

Medical Activation Responses $4K/yr

[#2] Per-activation costs for rapid-response medical/containment team (estimated occasional activations per year).

Communications And Data Security $4K/yr

[#19] Cellular/satellite data plans, encrypted comms service subscriptions and IT support (monthly plans).

Amnestic Administration $2K/yr

[#6] Cost of amnestic doses and administration for limited follow-up treatments in a year.

Evidence Storage $2K/yr

[#13] Climate control, secure storage rental and cataloguing maintenance (monthly costs).

Final Monitoring $2K/yr

[#23] Annual post-conclusion site monitoring subscription and periodic audits.

Drone Maintenance $500/yr

[#5] Drone maintenance, spare batteries, licensing (annual).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $135K/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with short-term monitoring and no major incidents.

short_term_monitoring no_major_outbreaks limited_follow-ups

🚨 Minor Incident $155K/yr

15.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline

Localized incident requiring additional testing, short quarantine, limited autopsies and PR/legal response.

unexpected_deaths localized_outbreak moderate_media_attention

🚨 Contingency Escalation $435K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Persistent or expanding anomaly requiring property buyout, extended staffing, relocation of survivors, and large-scale remediation.

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👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Field Surveillance Agent	2	[#1] Two covert field agents performing daily/near-daily checks and emergency extractions.
Rapid Response Medical (on-call)	2	[#2] EMT/paramedic + medic officer on-call for symptomatic treatment and fatalities (standby/retainer basis).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing a reasoned estimate, but many line items have wide ranges and contingency outcomes are highly uncertain, so confidence is medium.

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