SCP-1174 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1174
Expected annual
$3.9M
One-time setup
$3.1M
Annual recurring
$3.8M
Personnel
38
Initial one-time setup costs are approximately $3.14M, driven by ROV/submersible purchases, radar/shore surveillance, containment modifications, and an initial contingency reserve; baseline annual operating costs are approximately $3.75M/year, driven mainly by fully-burdened staff wages, patrol vessel charters, amnestic program costs, contingency replenishment, and salvage/ROV operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.1M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#25] Recommended rapid-response contingency/reserve fund (initial capitalization).
Rovs And Submersibles $475K
[#8] Cold-water rated ROV purchase and launch/winch hardware (support equipment).
Facilities $420K
[#10, #16] Containment cells (4 units) and short-term detainment/processing facility setup.
Radar Augmentation $300K
[#22] Partial coastal radar / AIS augmentation (modest coverage upgrade).
Cross Border One Offs $200K
[#20] One-time legal/diplomatic/covert agreement or settlement fund (placeholder estimate).
Vehicle Fleet $150K
[#21] Field vehicle fleet (4x4s, trailers) capital purchase.
Surveillance Camera Nodes $120K
[#22] Shore camera/thermal PTZ nodes (6 nodes approximate capital cost).
Boat Crew Training $100K
[#6] Initial specialized cold-water seamanship and safe-follow training for ~20 personnel.
Chillers Systems $90K
[#11] Industrial chillers and installation to maintain 2°C containment (capital).
Generators $90K
[#24] Backup generator(s) and UPS install for containment, comms, and monitoring.
Security Systems $60K
[#23] Access control, CCTV monitoring hardware and site defense system installation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#17] Initial evidence database, records/storage, and forensic cataloging infrastructure.
Radio Equipment $40K
[#4] VHF/HF/DSC intercept, logging, recording, and secure comms hardware.
Water Treatment System $40K
[#12] Fresh-water treatment and biological filtration / initial hazmat disposal setup.
Equipment $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #14, #23] Embedded Coast Guard liaisons (8 @ $120k), seasonal payroll pro-ration for port response teams, meteorological analyst (0.5 FTE portion), medical/psychiatric staff FTEs, and on-site security guard wages.
Patrol Vessel $396K/yr
[#5] Seasonal charter of small cutter for 61-day season (mid-range season charter estimate).
Amnestic Program $285K/yr
[#15] Amnestic treatments (drug/monitoring/staff) for civilian encounters plus stockpile maintenance.
Contingency Replenishment $200K/yr
[#25] Annual contribution to replenish contingency/reserve for rapid-response to leaks, salvage, or settlements.
Salvage And Recovery $150K/yr
[#7] Expected average annual cost for search/survey/ROV-survey and occasional small salvage operations (per-incident costs averaged over time).
Legal And Diplomatic $150K/yr
[#20] Routine legal counsel, diplomatic liaison and cross-border admin costs (baseline).
Media Monitoring $100K/yr
[#19] Baseline public/media monitoring, takedown contracts and misinformation/cover-story activity.
Husbandry Supplies $94K/yr
[#13] Containee rations and husbandry supplies for intermittent housing of up to 8 SCP-1174-2 individuals (averaged).
Travel And Lodging $80K/yr
[#21] Seasonal lodging and travel for port deployments and field teams.
Rovs Maintenance $65K/yr
[#8] Annual maintenance, support and lease costs for ROV/launch gear.
Detainment Operations $65K/yr
[#16] Operations and running costs for short-term processing/holding operations and transport vans.
Communications Operations $60K/yr
[#4] Ongoing comms line costs, monitoring operations and staff/ops for radio/SIGINT monitoring.
Chiller Operations $60K/yr
[#11] Electricity, maintenance and service contracts to maintain 2°C containment year-round.
Cold Water Dive Operations $50K/yr
[#9] Commercial dive team operations averaged per year (typical incident-level averaged).
Research Meteorological Staffing $35K/yr
[#3] Portion of meteorological analyst cost included as staff wages (0.5 FTE reflected in staffing); data portion is under research_and_monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#2] Travel, vehicle/boat overhead, and per-diem for seasonal port-stationed response teams.
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#3] Weather-data subscriptions, high-resolution forecast products, and computing/data access (non-staff portion).
Boat Crew Training Refreshers $20K/yr
[#6] Annual refresher training for cold-water/salvage/safe-follow protocols.
Evidence Management $20K/yr
[#17] Per-incident archiving, preservation materials and records management averaged annually.
Water Treatment Operations $15K/yr
[#12] Consumables, chemical treatments, and hazmat disposal contracts for contaminated water.
Energy Resilience $12K/yr
[#24] Fuel and maintenance for backup generators/UPS systems.
Medical Overtime $10K/yr
[#14] Per-incident overtime and medical monitoring beyond FTE coverage.
Corpse Disposal $10K/yr
[#18] Biohazard disposal/cremation averaged per year for recovered SCP-1174-2 corpses.
Surveillance Maintenance $10K/yr
[#22] Annual maintenance for shore cameras, thermal optics and small radar/AIS receivers.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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Logistics Additional $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr
69.0% probability / year
Normal year with seasonal monitoring and occasional routine operations; no major salvage or disclosure events.
seasonal monitoring routine detentions and debriefs scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.9M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$115K vs baseline
Single shipwreck requiring targeted salvage/ROV/dive response and limited public engagement.
single-shipwreck recovery ROV/deep survey deployment limited public report requiring amnestics
🚨 Major Salvage $4.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$965K vs baseline
Major multi-day salvage/raise campaign requiring heavy lift, extended vessel chartering, and international logistics.
large wreck raise multi-day salvage campaign extensive forensic recovery
🚨 Major Leak $6.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant public disclosure or mass leak requiring Emergency Procedure 248-style response, mass amnestication and large cover campaign.
mass disclosure viral media cascade cross-border legal/diplomatic crisis
👥 Personnel 38 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded Liaison (USCG/CCG) 8 [#1] Foundation personnel seconded/co-located with Coast Guard units to monitor traffic and act as initial containment contact.
Seasonal Response Agents / MTF Boat Crew 12 [#2] Port-stationed response teams (6 sites × 2 agents on-call) during active season; counts reflect on-call responders assigned to ports.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#23] On-site guards for containment facility shifts and armed response capability.
Vessel Crew (patrol) 4 [#5] Crewing for Foundation-operated or chartered patrol vessel during operations.
Research Scientist / Meteorological Analyst 1 [#3] Meteorological liaison/analyst (0.5 FTE indicated; represented as 1 staff position in headcount).
Medical Officer 2 [#14] On-call medical/psychiatric staff for debriefing, medical monitoring and amnestic administration.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#8, #11] ROV operators, chiller and generator maintenance, and general engineering support.
Administrative Staff / Legal Liaison 2 [#20] Administrative, legal, and diplomatic support for cross-border operations and cover-story administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: many line items have wide ranges and per-incident variability (salvage, leaks, and vessel chartering). Staffing and seasonal patterns are better defined, but incident frequency is uncertain.
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