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SCP-9920 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-9920
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$704K
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
6
Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$700k) driven by secure storage, testing chamber, vehicles, R&D and legal/contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are dominated by staffing, long-term research, and rapid-response capabilities (~$1.28M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $704K
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#18] Upfront liability reserve/contingency fund for worst‑case remediation and settlements (one-time seed).
Equipment $191K
[#1, #2, #4, #8, #20, #21, #22] Archival vault/cabinet installation, dedicated mini‑HVAC + sensors, redundant 35mm projectors & spare parts, multi‑modal monitoring suite hardware, UPS/generator, vehicle purchases (fleet), evidence handling hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $144K
[#3, #5, #6, #15, #16] Archival film cans and preservation supplies, film repair/splicing shop tools, archive/ acquisition or copying of reference silent prints, forensics equipment access/contracts, initial alternate recording R&D prototypes.
Facilities $85K
[#7, #12] Secure testing chamber buildout and safehouse retrofit (testing darkroom construction, blackout rooms, controlled entry, timed lighting, emergency overrides).
Legal Cover Setup $60K
[#17] One-time legal/cover story setup, fake provenance paperwork, initial PR/misinformation campaign establishment and retainers.
Training Development $25K
[#19] One-time development of SOPs, curriculum, training materials for handling film, darkroom testing and response protocols.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Research And Monitoring $358K/yr
[#14, #15, #16, #25] Night-shift testing overhead (per-night staffing/OT), forensics & lab consumables/outsource contracts, alternate-recording R&D trials and film stock, ongoing long-term research & mitigation program funding.
Staff Wages $340K/yr
[#9] Ongoing wages/benefits for monitoring operators and core research/admin staff (funds assumed for 4 monitoring operators + 1 research scientist + 1 administrative staff; see personnel.breakdown).
Rapid Response Team $300K/yr
[#11] Maintain small tactical on-call rapid response team with training, vehicles, radios and readiness (annual personnel, training and operational costs).
Miscellaneous Administrative Overhead $80K/yr
[#27] Program-level overhead (HR, procurement, secure comms, facility allocation).
Insurance And Reserve Premiums $50K/yr
[#18] Annual insurance premiums and replenishment of contingency reserves for liability exposure.
Incident Investigation Team $40K/yr
[#24] Standing investigation staff to respond to and document uncontrolled manifestations and produce incident addenda.
Facilities Maintenance $38K/yr
[#1, #2, #7, #20, #22] Vault/environment monitoring maintenance, HVAC electricity & service, testing chamber utilities & upkeep, backup power fuel & maintenance, evidence storage maintenance/tapes/film.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #26] Archival consumables replenishment, projector lamps/parts, repair shop consumables/solvents/PPE, analog media (tapes/film) for monitoring and trials, decontamination/cleanup supplies budget.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#21] Vehicle operating costs for routine transport and evidence movement (fleet fuel, maintenance, insurance for vehicles).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#17] Ongoing PR/legal retainer, media management, continual cover costs and small per-subject payouts.
Training And Sop $12K/yr
[#19] Recurrent refresher training, SOP updates, and tabletop exercises.
Medical And Psychiatric $5K/yr
[#13] Ongoing baseline budget for outpatient follow-ups and occasional intensive therapy for affected subjects (per-subject costs scale as needed).
Off Site Housing $0/yr
[#12] Per-safehouse recurring costs (utilities, staff accommodation) are highly variable per-subject; baseline assumes none in continuous use.
Accompaniment Services $0/yr
[#10] Physical 24/7 accompaniment is an opt-in alternative to video monitoring; per-accompanied-subject recurring cost typically ~$150k–$240k/yr (baseline assumes video monitoring instead).
Public Compensation $0/yr
[#23] Per-affected-subject compensation/relocation assistance is provided as-needed; baseline assumes none or ad-hoc handling through cover/legal budgets.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal year with a small, contained program (minimal exposures, monitoring by analog methods, no large incidents).
single-reel containment no major breach routine testing and monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
One or a few localized manifestations outside controlled environments requiring mobilizations, small legal settlements and extra investigation.
monitoring feed failures single uncontrolled manifestation small civil/medical payouts
🚨 Major Breach $3.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Multiple subjects require long-term accompaniment/relocation or widespread exposure occurs, triggering large housing, accompaniment, legal and research surge costs.
many civilian exposures widespread accompaniment requirements major legal/relocation operations
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Monitoring Operator / Central Monitor 4 [#9] Four monitoring operators to provide 24/7 analog/observer coverage; assumed fully loaded cost ~ $55,000/FTE (total ~$220,000 included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 1 [#14, #15, #16, #25] One mid-level research scientist responsible for testing nights, forensics coordination and R&D trials; assumed fully loaded cost ~ $80,000.
Administrative Staff 1 [#17, #19, #27] One administrative/coordinator for scheduling, procurement, legal liaison and training coordination; assumed fully loaded cost ~ $40,000.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes supply detailed line-item ranges, allowing midpoint estimates, but final costs depend heavily on the number of affected subjects and policy choices (video monitoring vs physical accompaniment), so uncertainty remains in scaling and incident frequency.
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