SCP-9365 — SCP-9365 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9365 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-9365

Expected annual

$2.5M

One-time setup

$2.1M

Annual recurring

$2.3M

Personnel

First-year one-time costs are estimated at $2,085,000 with steady-state recurring costs of approximately $2,345,500/year. Major cost drivers are staffing, continuous webcrawler hosting and memetic-research operations, legal/takedown & platform liaison, and reserves for PR/litigation contingencies.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M

Litigation Reserve Initial $625K

[#25] Litigation/insurance contingency reserve for high-risk civil-rights / immigration claims (initial capitalized reserve).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#6, #5] Memetics lab upgrades and initial medical/research testing equipment (biofreezers, specialized testing instruments).

Pr Reserve Initial $300K

[#17] Initial PR/cover-up / legal contingency reserve to pay for emergency takedowns, media placement, or settlements.

Facilities $275K

[#3] Soundproofed single-site containment cell build-out, HVAC/EMP/structural modifications, security-grade door/window, medical bay.

Webcrawler Development $160K

[#7] One-time development of monitoring/webcrawler/ML tools and initial deployment engineering.

Covert Overseas Setup $105K

[#11] Setup costs for in-country asset hiring, safehouse assessments, and local fixer networks in Bangladesh.

Field Apprehension $90K

[#1] Tactical arrest team, vehicle/armored van rental, surveillance and overtime for U.S.-based agents; single-execution field apprehension operation.

Equipment $85K

[#14, #18, #15] Secure communications hardware, high-assurance encrypted data storage infrastructure, restraint/monitoring equipment.

Int Legal Initial $65K

[#13] International legal retainer and cross-jurisdictional counsel initial fees.

Family Relocation $60K

[#12] One-time relocation/temporary housing and resettlement costs if witness protection or family relocation is required.

Secure Data Storage Infra $20K

[#18] High-assurance encrypted storage infrastructure, backups, and chain-of-custody systems (infrastructure element separate from recurring storage ops).

Infiltration Initial Accounts $15K

[#23] Burner devices, vetted personas, subscriptions and initial operational account creation for infiltration of messaging groups.

Ppe Initial $10K

[#22] Initial PPE stock for decon and memetic/biological precaution.

Moderator Onboarding $5K

[#9] Recruitment and initial training/onboarding for native Bengali analysts/moderators.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr

Staff Wages $480K/yr

[#4] 24/7 containment staffing: 4full-time guards (rotating), 1 on-call physician/nurse, 1 clinical psychologist, 1 case officer/lead researcher (salaries, benefits, shift differentials).

Webcrawler Hosting $360K/yr

[#7] Monthly hosting, cloud servers, developer maintenance, VPN/proxy, API access and ML moderation tools (~$20k–$40k/month midpoint).

Memetics Research $300K/yr

[#6] Ongoing memetics research staffing, safe viewing stations, experiments and operational research budgets for 2–3 specialized researchers.

Rapid Response Teams $225K/yr

[#16] Standby national rapid-response teams for emergent online outbreaks or physical extraction across regions.

Content Takedown $150K/yr

[#8] Lawyers and agents for takedowns, platform escalations, per-case legal filings and appeals handling.

Human Moderators $140K/yr

[#9] 2 Bengali language analysts / community moderators (salary estimate ~ $70k each).

Platform Liaison $100K/yr

[#10] Retainers/agreements with major platforms for expedited evidence review and removal.

Transportation And Transfers $70K/yr

[#24] Routine prisoner/subject transfers, armored transport and travel/per diem budget.

Covert Overseas Ops $66K/yr

[#11] Ongoing in-country asset payments, translations, liaison travel and local PI fees (~$3k–$8k/month midpoint).

Training And Audits $60K/yr

[#20] Recurring training, memetic-safety drills and third-party compliance audits.

Medical And Testing $55K/yr

[#5] Ongoing medical screening, medication, psychiatric follow-ups, toxicology, sample storage consumables.

Pr Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr

[#17] Annual replenishment/top-up for PR/cover-up and emergency litigation fund as incidents occur.

Litigation Insurance Topup $50K/yr

[#25] Annual top-up for litigation/insurance reserve and ongoing legal defense costs.

Data Storage Ops $42K/yr

[#18] Ongoing secure storage, redundancy, backups and monthly storage costs.

Secure Comm Charges $36K/yr

[#14] Monthly encrypted comms, burner pools, SIM rotation, communications service fees (~$1k–$5k/month midpoint).

Infiltration Ops $36K/yr

[#23] Ongoing burner devices, persona maintenance, small payments to community members and translations (~$1k–$5k/month midpoint).

Background Vetting $35K/yr

[#19] Continuous vetting and counterintelligence for staff and contractors.

Initial Field Surveillance $25K/yr

[#2] Short-term physical surveillance (2–6 weeks) costs: private investigators, covert cameras, legal processes, per diem.

Int Legal Recurring $20K/yr

[#13] Ongoing international legal and diplomatic retainer and annual fees.

Utilities $20K/yr

[#21] Increased HVAC electrical load, fuel contracts and generator maintenance.

Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr

[#3] Ongoing maintenance for containment cell (CCTV servicing, HVAC, door seals, EMP shielding upkeep).

Restraint Consumables $6K/yr

[#15] Sedative stock rotation, consumable restraints, IV supplies and medical disposables.

Ppe And Disposal $4K/yr

[#22] Hazardous-waste disposal contracts and PPE replenishment.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal year: steady-state containment, monitoring, takedown, and research operations with no major public incidents.

steady monitoring routine takedowns no large-scale reposting

🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized reposting or platform resistance requiring surge takedown, legal escalation, and a targeted rapid-response deployment.

localized viral reposting platform refusal to cooperate small-scale legal actions

🚨 Major Viral Event $3.8M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Widespread global virality or coordinated rehosting that overwhelms normal takedown capacity and requires large PR/litigation reserve usage, international operations, and potential amnestic actions.

global virality mass reposting and archival proliferation international diplomatic/legal incidents

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	[#4] Rotating 24/7 guards assigned to the containment cell.
Medical Officer	1	[#4] On-call physician or nurse for medical screening and emergency care.
Clinical Psychologist	1	[#4] Ongoing psychiatric care and assessment.
Case Officer / Lead Researcher	1	[#4] Lead researcher/case officer managing containment, research coordination, and liaison duties.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasoned estimate, but many line items are range-based and scenario-dependent (memetic virality, platform cooperation, legal outcomes), so uncertainty remains.

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