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SCP-8463 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8463
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
4
One-time setup and contingency reserves total approximately $1.125M; annual operations are dominated by disappearance management, legal/cover operations, and staff/transport, totaling about $1.895M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#20] One-time contingency/emergency reserve set-aside for unforeseen litigation, media scandal, or violent incidents.
Insurance Legal Reserve $300K
[#21] One-time reserve for long-term liability, lawsuits, and whistleblower payouts.
Deep Exploration Contracted Operation $150K
[#14] Budgeted cost for a single contracted deep-ROV operation (winch/boat/operators) as a one-time contracted operation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#12] Initial forensic/epidemiological research budget for biopsy/histology/sequencing and one-time lab setup/travel for sample collection.
Vehicle Purchase $40K
[#6] Purchase of dedicated SUV for local response/interview team (outfitting assumed in vehicle purchase budget).
Amnestic Operations $30K
[#16] One-time expected costs for amnestic treatments or comparable memory-modification for key witnesses (mayor/personnel).
Facilities $20K
[#7] One-time site stabilization, perimeter signage/fencing and reinforced historic-style well cover installation.
Retrieval And Ppe Purchase $20K
[#15] Purchase of winches, harnesses, diver gear, body-recovery kits and decontamination equipment.
Equipment $5K
[#4] Purchase of secure/encrypted communications and recording hardware (encrypted recorder/phone, chain-of-custody hardware).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Disappearance Management And Payouts $1.1M/yr
[#8] Management of missing-person reports, falsified narratives, grief counseling and hush payouts; conservative estimate at ~$3k/incident × 365 ≈ $1,100,000/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #19] Annual legal/cover operations (~$200k), PR/misinformation campaign (~$120k), municipal compensation/grants (~$200k conservative), and community outreach projects (~$30k).
Staff Wages $135K/yr
[#2, #3, #5] Researcher (pro-rated 10% FTE ~$12k/yr), administrative/support (~$3k/yr), and local rapid-response on-call team payroll including overtime/readiness (~$120k/yr).
Local Law Enforcement Reimbursements $50K/yr
[#18] Payments/reimbursements to local police/EMS for cooperative arrangements, reporting influence, and joint training.
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#12, #13] Recurring follow-up forensic/epidemiological testing (~$20k/yr) plus repeated environmental/groundwater sampling (~$5k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#1] Monthly interview travel costs for researcher + security escort (~$1,000/trip → ~$12,000/yr).
Data Management And Secure Storage $7K/yr
[#17] Secure server storage, encryption, and access controls for recordings, transcripts, and evidence (~$3k–$10k/yr; mid estimate).
Vehicle Maintenance And Fuel $5K/yr
[#6] Annual maintenance, outfitting upkeep, and fuel for the dedicated SUV.
Retrieval And Ppe Maintenance $5K/yr
[#15] Annual maintenance and periodic replacement for retrieval/PPE/decon equipment.
Energy Utilities $5K/yr
[#22] Power for intermittent surveillance, winch/ROV charging and site lighting.
Equipment Maintenance And Licenses $1K/yr
[#4] Annual maintenance and software/license costs for encrypted recording/comm equipment.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
70.0% probability / year
Normal year with monthly interviews, routine research and cover operations; no major incidents or contracted deep-retrieval attempts.
monthly_interviews_only routine_cover_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Local media leak or small investigation requiring extra legal/PR resources and emergency payouts; limited operational disruption.
minor_media_leak local_investigation small_scale_legal_action
🚨 Major Retrieval Operation $2.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Contracted deep-ROV/winch/boat operation and associated technical/logistical mobilization plus escalated legal/contingency expenses.
ROV_deployment contractor_cost_overruns intense_public_scrutiny
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Pro-rated senior researcher at ~10% FTE to conduct interviews, analysis, and coordination [#2].
Administrative Staff 1 Part-time administrative/support for scheduling, transcripts, redaction and FOIA/legal paperwork (~5% FTE) [#3].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 Local on-call rapid-response / escort team (two agents on-call) covering emergent incidents and escort duties [#5, #1].
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line items for travel, staff, and cover operations (moderate confidence), but large ranges for per-incident payouts (#8) and optional deep-exploration (#14) create significant uncertainty in total program cost.
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