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SCP-1265 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-1265
Expected annual
$16.8M
One-time setup
$21.7M
Annual recurring
$16.7M
Personnel
110
Estimated initial capital outlay is substantial (~$21.7M) driven by land acquisition, construction, aviation assets, laboratory and biosecurity buildout, and a contingency reserve. Annual recurring costs are dominated by staff wages, research/monitoring, amnestic program costs, security and medevac/air operations, totaling roughly $16.69M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $21.7M
Facilities $7.5M
[#1, #3, #5] Site acquisition, base construction (labs, dorms, helipad, workshops, roads) and perimeter checkpoints physical buildout.
Equipment $5.8M
[#4, #7, #8, #9, #11, #13, #14, #22, #26, #33] Initial power systems, helicopter/air assets and ground vehicles, surveillance drones and ground stations, vehicle fleet, portable incubators, tracking units, capture gear, sample cold-chain freezers, IT/secure servers, specialized survey and documentation equipment.
Contingency Capital Reserve $5.0M
[#34] Reserved contingency fund for evacuation, major escalation, political bribery/buyouts, or rebuilding after major incidents.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.3M
[#12, #15, #16] Permanent incubation/rearing facility buildout and BSL upgrades/biosecurity equipment; initial clinical/amnestic training and secure medical facility setup.
Front Company Setup $150K
[#2] One-time incorporation, PR/website and initial cover-company setup costs for Safe and Clean Planet Initiative.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.7M/yr
Staff Wages $5.8M/yr
[#6, #10, #17, #32] Security personnel wages (ex-pat supervisors + local rangers), veterinarians and animal husbandry staff, psych/neurological specialists for amnestics, and on-site administrative staff.
Research And Monitoring $2.6M/yr
[#12, #13, #15, #21, #29, #33] Operation of incubation/rearing facility, telemetry/data subscriptions, biosecurity testing/consumables, core research program costs (paleontology, genomics, ecology), long-term release monitoring, and maintenance for specialized survey equipment.
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#2, #18, #30] Ongoing front-company overhead (PR, filings), legal/diplomatic/bribery/compensation budgets, and media-control/misinformation/legal defense funds.
Amnestic Program $1.0M/yr
[#16] Costs for production/acquisition of amnestics, administration logistics and per-administration costs (assumes moderate utilization rate).
Medevac And Air Ops $900K/yr
[#7] Helicopter/air asset recurring costs: maintenance, fuel, lease/hourly usage and medevac standby contracts.
Facilities Maintenance $850K/yr
[#4, #5, #31] Power system fuel/maintenance, perimeter/checkpoint maintenance and waste disposal/environmental compliance contracts.
Expatriate Rotation And Travel $700K/yr
[#28] Flights, rotation costs, relocation allowances, insurance and housing allowances for expatriate staff.
Anti Poaching Operations $600K/yr
[#20] Patrols, undercover operations, informant networks and covert enforcement against poaching/smuggling.
Supplies And Consumables $500K/yr
[#14, #22, #23] Ammunition, tranquilizer and capture supplies replenishment; LN2/electricity and sample cold-chain consumables; laboratory consumables and reagents.
Egg Harvesting $500K/yr
[#11] Biannual field harvest operations, sedation gear, PPE, portable incubator usage and logistics (two cycles/year).
Contingency Incidents $500K/yr
[#25] Annual contingency fund for aggressive SCP-1265-α incidents: cleanup, forensic work, replacement equipment, medical and legal costs.
Community Programs $400K/yr
[#19] Local employment, community development projects and programs to reduce poaching risk.
Logistics And Transport $350K/yr
[#9, #27] Vehicle fleet maintenance/fuel and covert specimen/sample international shipping/cold-chain courier costs.
Surveillance Operations $250K/yr
[#8] Drone operators, imagery subscriptions and operational costs for persistent surveillance systems.
Training And Safety $150K/yr
[#24] Regular safety drills, animal-handling training, first aid and amnestic-administration training programs.
It And Communications $120K/yr
[#26] VSAT/satellite phones, encrypted comms subscriptions, secure servers, and cybersecurity costs.
Budget Summary Reference $0/yr
[#35] Reference to analyst rough-order-of-magnitude annual operating budget ranges.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.7M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled harvesting and no major incidents.
routine egg harvests scheduled research and monitoring no major security incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $17.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized aggressive SCP-1265-α encounter causing injuries, small equipment loss and medevac usage.
single aggressive α encounter emergency medevac and localized equipment replacement
🚨 Major Breach $18.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant security breach or multiple α incidents causing casualties, infrastructure damage and legal payouts.
multiple aggressive α encounters serious staff injuries or deaths infrastructure damage
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $23.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Major political exposure or large-scale escalation requiring evacuation, heavy bribery, use of contingency capital and rebuild.
discovery by international media/NGO regional political upheaval massive multi-site damage
👥 Personnel 110 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 Expat supervisors and senior security leadership for perimeter and response. [#6]
Local Ranger / Guard 50 Locally hired rangers conducting 24/7 patrols and checkpoint staffing. [#6, #19]
Research Scientist 6 Paleontology, ecology and genomics staff supporting research program. [#21]
Veterinarian / Animal Husbandry Technician 8 Ex-pat vets and local technicians running incubation, health monitoring and husbandry. [#10, #12]
Psych/Neurological Specialist 6 Clinicians performing retrograde amnestics and long-term monitoring. [#16, #17]
Medical Officer 4 Medical staff for on-site clinic, medevac coordination and post-treatment care. [#7, #16]
Pilot / Aviation Crew 3 Helicopter pilots and maintenance crew for medevac and air ops. [#7]
Engineer / Maintenance 4 Power systems, vehicles, facilities maintenance and biosecurity equipment upkeep. [#4, #31]
Administrative Staff 6 Site director, logistics coordinator, HR, procurement and accounting for front company operations. [#2, #32]
Drone Operator / Surveillance Technician 4 Operators for persistent aerial and ground surveillance systems. [#8]
Logistics / Transport Operator 3 Drivers and transport specialists for specimen movement and field logistics. [#9, #27]
Community Liaison / Outreach 6 Local engagement staff running community programs to reduce poaching and maintain cover. [#19]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates aggregate many wide ranges and unknowns (egg yield, incident frequency, local political volatility, helicopter utilization). Remote logistics and biological risk introduce substantial uncertainty; therefore confidence is low.
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