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SCP-9961 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-9961
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.7M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
16
One-time setup and contingency reserves are ~ $1.7M driven by equipment, facility retrofits, and large contingency reserves; annual operating costs are ~ $1.455M/yr dominated by security/surveillance and research/staff wages.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M
Public Exposure Contingency $500K
[#22] Contingency reserve for small-to-moderate civilian exposure / PR/legal suppression: representative mid-range chosen ($250k–$1M). High-variance up to many millions.
Escalation Facility Reserve $500K
[#25] Reserve for escalation to dedicated facility build-out or major capital if hazard persists; suggested reserve $250k–$1M (full build-out $1M–$20M+).
Equipment $280K
[#2, #5, #16, #10] Surveillance cameras/install & secure servers ($50k–$100k), secure vehicle purchase ($80k–$120k), initial amnestic inventory/production setup & storage equipment ($75k–$150k), and initial PPE kit ($3k–$7k).
Facilities $175K
[#8, #19, #24] Containment-suite retrofit ($75k–$200k), vault construction/upgrade ($20k–$60k), and small containment renovations/incidentals ($5k–$15k) combined into facilities structural/retrofit costs.
Amnestic Adverse Event Reserve $100K
[#11] Reserve for adverse reactions/complications requiring hospitalization or long-term care: $50k–$150k.
Record Redaction Initial $40K
[#12] Initial intensive record redaction/falsification and archival rework: $25k–$75k.
Replacement Recruiting Onboarding $35K
[#15] Recruiting/onboarding/backfill costs for replacing transformed Senior Researcher: $25k–$50k one-time.
Inpatient Rehab Contingency $25K
[#7] Contingent one-time inpatient rehabilitation (30 days) if required: $10k–$40k.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#9] Initial full diagnostic work-up and lab consumables for transformed subject (MRI/CT, bloodwork, assays) estimated at $10k–$30k.
Amnesticization Of Witnesses $20K
[#1] One-time medical amnesticization procedures for ~35 witnesses (drugs, clinician time, monitoring, paperwork) estimated $14k–$25k.
Secure Vehicle Purchase $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#3, #4, #6, #9, #13, #15, #17] Aggregated salaries: medical clinician (0.5–1.0 FTE), 24/7 surveillance guards + supervisor, monitoring/data analysts, 2 research scientists, legal/disclosure support (partial FTE + retainer), replacement/resident salary for backfill or accommodation, and portion of emergency/response team readiness.
Research And Monitoring $75K/yr
[#9] Ongoing non-salary research consumables and program costs for study of transformation mechanism (supports 2 scientists; program total estimated $150k–$300k/yr with salaries counted separately).
Surveillance Storage And It Maintenance $36K/yr
[#5] Video storage, server maintenance and SOC monitoring (2–5 TB/mo storage estimates $24k–$60k/yr plus maintenance).
It Security And Audits $25K/yr
[#18] Extra IT security, classification audits and insider-threat mitigation ($15k–$40k/yr).
Amnestic Replenishment $22K/yr
[#2] Annual replenishment, QA, and storage replacement for on-site amnestic inventory ($15k–$30k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#12, #14, #13] Ongoing archival maintenance/compliance audits and training/briefings ($5k–$15k/yr) and cover-story admin; legal retainer partly in staff_wages.
Emergency Drills And Training $20K/yr
[#17, #14] Annual drills and training for rapid-response readiness and refresher training ($10k–$30k/yr drills + portion of team readiness).
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#8] Annual maintenance, utilities and monitored-suite upkeep for a retrofitted secure suite ($10k–$25k/yr).
Ethics Committee $15K/yr
[#20] Ethics committee oversight, admin, and external consults ($10k–$25k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#16, #23] Per-move contractor fees and secure transport / couriers ($2k–$6k per move plus courier costs aggregated).
Psychological Services $10K/yr
[#7, #21] Outpatient counseling, psychiatric visits and meds for SCP-9961-2 and transformed individual ($5k–$10k + $2k–$5k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#10, #23] Recurring PPE consumables and small disposables/courier fees ($1k–$3k + $2k–$6k/yr).
Data Retention And Backup $6K/yr
[#19] Offsite backup and mirrored storage for classified data ($3k–$10k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine surveillance, counseling, research, and cover-story maintenance.
routine_monitoring scheduled_counseling no_exposure_event
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Limited civilian exposure or small-scale amnestic campaign required; localized PR/legal costs and emergency medical expenses.
small_public_exposure additional_amnestics_needed local_PR/legal_settlement
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $6.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Major public exposure or escalation requiring mass amnesticization, large settlements, and potential facility build-out.
large_public_incident mass_exposure dedicated_facility_required
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#4] Six guards (2 per shift × 3 shifts) plus a supervisor for 24/7 surveillance; salaries and benefits included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer 1 [#3] 0.5–1.0 FTE clinician allocated for amnestic administration and monitoring; rounded to 1 headcount.
Monitoring Analyst / Data Reviewer 2 [#6] 1–2 analysts to monitor feeds and logs; two positions budgeted to ensure coverage.
Research Scientist 2 [#9] Small dedicated research program (2 scientists) to study transformation mechanism; salaries included in staff_wages.
Legal / Disclosure Officer 1 [#13] Partial FTE plus occasional outside counsel; role counted as one headcount for operational continuity.
Emergency Response / Security Specialist 2 [#17] Portionally assigned rapid-response personnel kept trained and available; budgeted within staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 1 [#12, #14] Admin support for record redaction, archival maintenance, training coordination and cover-story logistics.
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment is primarily administrative and medical so staff/supply estimates are reasonably bounded; large contingency items (public exposure, facility build-out) are high-variance, producing medium overall confidence.
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