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SCP-1555 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1555
Expected annual
$8.7M
One-time setup
$21.1M
Annual recurring
$8.5M
Personnel
21
One-time capital and setup costs are roughly $21.1M driven by tracking, transport, lab and contingency seed funds; recurring operations run approximately $8.55M/yr driven by R&D, radar/contracting, MTF, and ongoing monitoring/cover costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $21.1M
Equipment $10.9M
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #13, #17, #21, #22] Capital hardware: helicopter purchase, rough-terrain fleet, dedicated radar/tracking system, distributed sensors, high-speed cameras, remote probes, EOD equipment, sample storage equipment, cybersecurity hardware, and power/solar installs.
Contingency Reserve $5.5M
[#23] Large-scale emergency/reserve fund for evacuations, mass clean-up, major injuries, property damage and interagency response.
Initial R And D Seed $3.0M
[#25] Initial multi-year R&D seed funding to start a sustained program (3–5 year seed portion of larger program).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#15, #30] Secure pathological/genetic lab and specialized hazardous-material lab setup (vivarium, sequencing, hazardous R&D set-up).
Facilities $275K
[#2] Construction of a hardened, plausible gatehouse/guard station and small briefing room at the access road.
Land Use And Permits $162K
[#1] Initial legal filings, EIS, MOUs and permit work to designate the 50-mile wildlife sanctuary and set up cover frameworks.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.5M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.5M/yr
[#12, #15, #25] Recurring R&D program and monitoring: seismic/GPR campaigns, sequencing/analysis, modeling and ongoing research program funding.
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#4, #5, #15] Salaries and benefits for gatehouse/cover staff, permanently assigned/rotating MTF (Gamma-29), and core lab staff.
Radar And Tracking Contracts $1.1M/yr
[#8] Annual contracting/access fees for military/space-surveillance, long-range radar service and high-speed tracking support.
Interagency Coordination Retainer $625K/yr
[#24] Retained funds for diplomatic/foreign-incident handling, clandestine recovery and multi-agency coordination.
Insurance And Reserve $550K/yr
[#26] Insurance-equivalent premiums/reserve pool for property damage and collateral claims.
Logistics And Transport $465K/yr
[#6, #7] Contracted rotor standby/charter and fuel/maintenance for ground vehicle fleet; mountain insertion/extraction logistics.
Staff Overhead Benefits $452K/yr
[#27] Administrative overhead, HR, benefits and procurement support (estimated ~30% of direct payroll).
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#1, #19] Ongoing legal compliance, permit renewals, cover-story PR, fake releases/papers, and baseline payments to local stakeholders.
Animal Management $150K/yr
[#16] Ecological monitoring, population control, trapping, restoration and mitigation preparedness.
Class D Program $150K/yr
[#18] Procurement, housing, security and administration costs associated with Class‑D personnel program.
Probe Repairs $125K/yr
[#11] Repairs, replacements and upgrades for tethered ROVs, bore-scopes and remote mapping fleets.
Specialized Lab Operations $125K/yr
[#30] Ongoing operations for hazardous-material R&D, decomposition testing and long-term archival sample handling.
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#10, #14] Consumables baseline: camera media/storage replacement, medical/first-aid supplies and basic consumables for routine operations.
Training And Simulation $88K/yr
[#28] Regular simulation exercises for remote operations, EOD drills and safety training.
Amnestic And Witness Handling $85K/yr
[#20] Baseline costs for amnestic supplies, medical administration and witness handling.
Cybersecurity Ops $85K/yr
[#21] Secure data links, encrypted comms, server operations and redundant satellite links.
Facilities Maintenance $62K/yr
[#3] Gatehouse utilities and routine building O&M: power, water, septic, internet/secure comms, and minor repairs.
Sensor Ops And Maintenance $50K/yr
[#9] Comms, solar upkeep and field maintenance for distributed seismic/acoustic/tripwire/sensor network.
Eod Annual Maintenance $50K/yr
[#13] Maintain EOD/HAZMAT readiness: suits, detectors, scrubbers and training readiness costs.
Meteorological Services $42K/yr
[#29] Subscriptions and analyst time for weather and ballistics/dispersion forecasting.
Energy Ops $35K/yr
[#22] Fuel, generator maintenance and battery replacement/maintenance for solar + backup systems.
Sample Storage Disposal $30K/yr
[#17] Refrigerated/freezer specimen storage upkeep and hazardous waste disposal contracts.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.5M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, MTF activity, R&D and cover operations continue.
no major shell impacts outside the sanctuary no multi-shell salvo events no international recovery required
🚨 Minor Incident $8.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Visible shell impact or small contamination event requiring localized cleanup, PR payouts, EOD deployment and limited medical/amnestic response.
shell lands in visible/public area small chlorine or toxic release local stakeholder demands/visible damage
🚨 Major Breach $11.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Rapid-fire salvo or series of impacts causing widespread contamination, multiple injuries, extensive cleanup and major interagency operations.
dozens of shells fired in rapid succession multi-site contamination or many civilian exposures substantial property damage
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $15.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
High-impact urban or cross-border projectile event (including extreme-range/orbital shells) requiring national-level response, diplomatic action and large-scale remediation.
projectile lands in populated urban area cross-border/foreign-incident orbital/extraordinary-range impact
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#5] Permanently assigned/rotating Gamma-29 team (personnel and rotation costs included in MTF line item).
Gatehouse Researcher / Cover Staff 2 [#2, #4] On-site gatehouse personnel to staff the disguised research station and interact with inspectors.
Research Scientist 4 [#15, #25] Laboratory and R&D scientists supporting sequencing, materials analysis and modeling.
Lab Technician / Vivarium Staff 2 [#15, #30] Animal care, sample prep and hazardous-material handling technicians.
Administrative Staff 1 [#1, #27] Administrative, procurement and HR support for site operations and cover/legal coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst ranges are detailed and used to pick midpoints, but significant uncertainty remains due to unpredictable firing cadence, rare extreme-range events, and choice between capital purchase vs contracting (radar/helicopter).
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