SCP-8622 — SCP-8622 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8622 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-8622

Expected annual

$29.3M

One-time setup

$29.4M

Annual recurring

$28.7M

Personnel

First-year one-time capital and setup ≈ $29.45M, with recurring annual operations ≈ $28.68M. Main recurring cost drivers are cohort monitoring/annual evaluations, long-term detention operations, MTF/security staffing, and legal/relocation/hush payments.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $29.4M

Facilities $9.5M

[#4, #8, #18] Build-out/renovation for secure detention/treatment wing (50–100 beds) and construction/major structural work for artifact vaults and remediation/reconstruction (combined).

Legal Settlement Reserve $5.0M

[#16] Reserve for plausible settlements/civil resolution in case of offspring removals or high-liability actions.

Contingency Reserve $5.0M

[#25] Immediate contingency reserve for rapid escalation (initial reserve; scalable up to larger amounts if needed).

Equipment $2.6M

[#3, #6, #8, #20, #21] MTF deployment kits (vehicles/armor/comms), secure data servers and air-gapped backups, per-artifact engineering modules, initial media-monitoring tooling, and vehicle replacement reserve.

Hush Payment Reserve $2.5M

[#13] Initial financial incentive / hush payment lump-sum reserve for authors/witnesses/cooperators.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.8M

[#10, #11] Forensic research lab start-up (genetics, neurology, linguistics) and one-time clinical imaging campaign (MRI/PET for cohort sample).

Relocation And Identity Resettlement $1.0M

[#17] One-time relocation, identity reissuance and resettlement costs for removed offspring / high-risk individuals (50 cases assumed).

Behavioral Program Setup $500K

[#12] Setup costs for psychological indoctrination/behavioral intervention program (facilities, curriculum, initial training).

Training And Doctrine Setup $500K

[#22] Initial curriculum/R&D for containment doctrine, ritual countermeasures and specialized training programs.

Emergency Response Retroactive Costs $450K

[#19] Retroactive evacuation/triage/shelter/decontamination costs (1987 event cleanup estimate midpoint).

Cover Story Setup $350K

[#15] Initial setup for cover story and public deception operation (media planting, staged exhibits, PR setup).

Amnestic Administration Initial $150K

[#14] Estimated one-time cost for initial amnestic administrations (20 administrations, midpoint estimate).

Security Training And Armament $150K

[#23] Initial training, armament and equipment for on-site guards and vault staff.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $28.7M/yr

Detention And Inpatient Ops $10.0M/yr

[#5] Long-term inpatient psychiatric/secure care budget for contingency capacity (~100 persons at ~$100k/person-year).

Staff Wages $7.4M/yr

[#2, #4, #23, #10] Full-time MTF Eta-77 payroll and benefits (30 operatives), clinical staff for detention wing (~20 staff), on-site security guards (15), and core research scientist salaries (4 researchers).

Research And Monitoring $6.7M/yr

[#1, #10, #11] Annual cohort interviews/psychiatric evaluations for ~3,800 affected persons ($1,500/person), recurring forensic research program operations and ongoing clinical diagnostics follow-ups.

Foster And Resettlement Subsidies $1.5M/yr

[#17] Ongoing foster care/subsidies and social-work support for removed offspring (~50 cases at ~$30k/person-year).

Behavioral Program Ops $750K/yr

[#12] Staffing and operations for psychological indoctrination/behavioral intervention programs (mid-scale estimate).

Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr

[#15, #16] Ongoing cover-story maintenance and retained legal team costs (cover PR + retained external counsel).

Medical Reproductive Monitoring $450K/yr

[#24] Ongoing specialist reproductive monitoring, fertility testing, and limited assisted interventions.

Hush Payment Replenishment $250K/yr

[#13] Annual replenishment budget for hush payments and financial incentives.

Training And Doctrine Ops $250K/yr

[#22] Annual running costs for courses, refreshers and contractor engagements for ritual/thaumaturgy countermeasures.

Logistics And Transport $200K/yr

[#21] Fleet maintenance, fuel and routine transport leasing and operations.

It Security And Data Maintenance $150K/yr

[#6, #7] SOC staffing, encrypted comms, off-site backups, and recurring IT security operations.

Media Monitoring And Takedowns $150K/yr

[#20] Ongoing online/media monitoring and takedown operations; includes analyst time and legal takedowns.

Artifact Maintenance And Monitoring $125K/yr

[#8, #9] Ongoing environmental controls, testing and patrols for retired Brotherhood artifacts and vaults (midpoint estimate).

Amnestic Followup And Complications $50K/yr

[#14] Medical follow-up and complication management budget related to occasional amnestic administrations.

Environmental Monitoring $50K/yr

[#18] Ongoing environmental testing and monitoring following remediation (water/soil testing, oversight).

Emergency Preparedness Drills $50K/yr

[#19] Periodic drills, readiness training and readiness sustainment costs.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $28.7M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with ongoing monitoring, routine detention population, research, and cover-story maintenance; no major breaches or large-scale legal settlements.

annual_cohort_monitoring routine_detention_and_research ongoing_legal_and_cover_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $31.7M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Localized flare-up (e.g., small artifact event, targeted leak, or several high-profile publications) requiring extra MTF operations, legal action, temporary custody increases and PR expenditures.

localized_artifact_activation high-profile_media_exposure small-scale_breach_or_custody_surge

🚨 Major Breach $43.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or widespread uncontrolled manifestations requiring large emergency fund drawdown, expanded secure detention, mass relocations, heavy legal settlements and reconstruction.

vault_or_artifact_breach mass_manifestations_or_escalation major_legal_liability_or_large_resettlement

👥 Personnel 69 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	30	[#2] Full-time Mobile Task Force Eta-77 operational staff (30 operatives; salary + benefits included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / Guard	15	[#23] On-site guards for clinics and artifact vaults (15 guards; wages included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist	4	[#10] Forensic/research staff studying genetics, neurology and linguistics (4 researchers; salaries included in staff_wages and research ops).
Clinical Staff / Psychiatric Nurses and Clinicians	20	[#4, #5] Clinical and operational staff for inpatient detention/treatment wing (~20 staff; part of facility operations budget included in staff_wages/detention ops).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based directly on analyst line items with mid-point selections for ranges; uncertainty remains due to population assumptions, choice of containment doctrine (removal vs. inducement), number/severity of artifacts, and legal outcomes, so confidence is medium.

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