SCP-1380 — SCP-1380 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1380 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1380

Expected annual

$4.6M

One-time setup

$7.0M

Annual recurring

$4.3M

Personnel

Initial setup costs are dominated by deep borehole drilling, Area 216 buildout, and land acquisition (~$7.0M one-time). Recurring annual operations (security, research staff, contingency, logistics and legal cover) are the main ongoing drivers (~$4.34M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.0M

Deep Borehole Drilling $3.5M

[#16] Two deep boreholes (400m+ each) at approx. $1,750,000 per borehole (drilling, casing, core sampling, crews).

Facilities $1.9M

[#1, #11, #12, #15, #28] Property acquisition/land access, Area 216 infrastructure, solar/power install, and environmental remediation.

Equipment $730K

[#4, #5, #6, #7, #14, #19, #29] Delta detachment vehicles & kits, surveillance install, remote actuation hardware, robotics/automation, VSAT setup, secure data servers, and specialized sensors.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K

[#17] Geophysical survey equipment, contracted surveys and initial instrument purchases for mapping and analysis.

Covert Importation Setup $275K

[#21] One-time setup costs for covert importation/back‑ops logistics, front companies and initial bribes/forgeries.

Front Creation $30K

[#10] One-time creation of front paperwork, web presence and initial PR assets for cover story.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.3M/yr

Staff Wages $1.8M/yr

[#3, #8, #13, #18] Delta-1380 covert detachment salaries, medic(s), Baja local staffing and core scientific research team salaries.

Contingency And Emergency $1.2M/yr

[#22] Reserve for major settlements, diplomatic incidents, high-value bribes and large coverup operations.

Cover Story And Legal $260K/yr

[#10, #27, #30] Legal retainers/media management, long-term narrative monitoring, and audits/insurance for front organizations.

D Class Provisioning $250K/yr

[#25] Recruitment, housing, medical and legal costs associated with Class‑D use/turnover (if applicable).

Research And Monitoring $179K/yr

[#14, #17, #18, #19] VSAT service, ongoing data analysis & contracted surveys, research travel/consumables, and data/storage maintenance.

Logistics And Transport $175K/yr

[#20] Shipping large equipment, vehicle fleet upkeep, occasional airlift/heliops and general operational transport.

Rapid Response Fund $150K/yr

[#9] Local break-in/missing-person responses, overtime, extra deployments, per-incident amnestics and witness management.

Covert Logistics Recurring $100K/yr

[#21] Ongoing covert importation costs, paperwork, and risk mitigation.

Supplies And Consumables $95K/yr

[#8, #23, #26] Medical/amnestic consumables, replacement laboratory inventory, and forensic/analytic consumables.

Generator Fuel And Logistics $30K/yr

[#15] Diesel generator fuel and logistics for backup power.

Training And Drills $30K/yr

[#24] Regular training, SOP development, and incident response drills.

Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr

[#2] Building maintenance, utilities, groundskeeping, pest control and winterization for Dresden site.

Robotics Maintenance $20K/yr

[#7] Maintenance and parts for robotics/PLC/automation systems.

Delta Equipment Maintenance $10K/yr

[#4] Replacement/maintenance for unmarked vehicles and field equipment.

Surveillance Monitoring $10K/yr

[#5] Camera monitoring, storage and offsite encrypted backups.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.3M/yr

65.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine maintenance, research, security rotations, and small incidents handled within budget.

routine_operations minor_trespasses scheduled_research

🚨 Minor Incident $4.6M/yr

30.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Multiple break-ins or high-frequency urban-legend investigations requiring extra deployments, overtime, and additional amnestic administrations.

break-in_attempts increased_public_interest small_exposures

🚨 Major Breach $7.3M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Significant exposure or large-scale incident requiring international legal action, major settlements, emergency remediation and large-scale response.

public_exposure diplomatic_incident large_coverup_required

👥 Personnel 27 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#3] Delta-1380 covert detachment (6 operatives to cover 24/7 shifts at ~$50k fully burdened each).
Research Scientist	8	[#18] Small specialist team (physicists, geophysicists, engineers, technicians) included in research salaries.
Medical Officer	1	[#8] Medic(s) to administer amnestics and provide field medical support.
Local Security / Site Staff	12	[#13] Baja site local armed security, site manager, cook/medic and laborers (6–12; 12 assumed here to match recurring staffing estimate).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasoned estimate, but large uncertainties remain around scope choices (number of boreholes, scale of Area 216, and contingency usage), so confidence is medium.

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