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SCP-1686 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1686
Expected annual
$19.9M
One-time setup
$171.7M
Annual recurring
$17.6M
Personnel
59
Estimated one-time startup capital is approximately $171.7M driven primarily by land acquisition, satellite/camera infrastructure, road construction and heavy equipment; recurring annual operations are roughly $17.65M, dominated by staff wages, satellite/monitoring operations, activation response and reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $171.7M
Facilities $117.2M
[#1, #2, #5, #7, #16] Land purchase (~750 km²), initial perimeter signage/fencing and cover-story setup, control-room buildout, road construction for scout sweeps, and primary power generation siting/installation.
Equipment $49.8M
[#3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9, #11, #15, #17, #18, #19, #22] Perimeter cameras (120 WFOV) & mounts, site-dedicated satellite capex, patrol equipment & training, scout vehicle fleet, heavy recovery equipment, incinerator plant/mobile units, -80°C freezers & backup power, initial PPE kits, communications hardware, initial video/storage cluster, environmental monitoring hardware, and incident-response equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.5M
[#10] On-site laboratory buildout (BSL-3 standard chosen) and initial lab instrumentation for necropsy, microbiology and sequencing.
Permitting And Legal One Time $150K
[#20] One-time permitting, initial legal fees and compliance filings required for incinerators, restricted-area cover and other regulated infrastructure.
Medical Stockpile $60K
[#14] One-time purchase of vaccinations, prophylaxis stockpile and initial occupational-health supplies.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.6M/yr
Staff Wages $5.2M/yr
[#5, #6, #13] Control-room operators/IT staff, armed perimeter guards/patrols, and permanent research staff payroll including benefits.
Insurance Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#21] Annual contingency/insurance reserve and liability fund to cover accidents, large cleanups or damage claims.
Activation Operational Costs $2.0M/yr
[#26] Consumable surge costs during activations (overtime, extra fuel, disposal and surge staffing) annualized from expected 8–18 activations/yr.
Capital Replacement Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#27] Annual depreciation/replacement reserve for cameras, vehicles, generators, freezers, IT and other capital refresh.
Satellite Ops $1.5M/yr
[#4] Satellite operations, ground-station ops, bandwidth and mission ops (or equivalent leased imagery cost).
Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr
[#10, #12, #19, #25] Ongoing lab certification/waste-handling, sequencing/histology/toxicology consumables and recurring environmental monitoring and funded scientific follow-up.
Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr
[#2, #20, #24] PR/legal upkeep to sustain military proving-ground cover, liaison with DoD/local government and ongoing legal/compliance counsel.
Facilities Maintenance $500K/yr
[#3, #8] Camera/system maintenance, heavy-equipment upkeep and routine site infrastructure repairs.
Power Ops $500K/yr
[#16] Fuel, generator maintenance and electricity/back-up microgrid operations for remote systems and labs.
Incident Response Readiness $500K/yr
[#22] Standby readiness, periodic exercises and maintenance for rapid-deploy hazmat/containment teams.
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#7, #8] Road and vehicle maintenance, fuel for routine scout sweeps and transport logistics.
Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr
[#11, #15] Consumables for specimen handling (vials, LN2, disposables) and recurring PPE replacements / decontamination supplies.
Video Data Ops $300K/yr
[#18] Video archival, analytics processing, backup and storage/cloud costs for continuous camera and satellite feeds.
Incineration Ops $300K/yr
[#9] Fuel, maintenance and permits/emissions testing for mobile/industrial incineration plant operations.
Communications Ops $200K/yr
[#17] Recurring bandwidth, secure links, microwave/fiber leasing and encrypted network costs.
Training $150K/yr
[#23] Regular security, field, lab and emergency-response training cycles and certifications.
Medical Surveillance $100K/yr
[#14] Ongoing occupational health, vaccinations, post-exposure prophylaxis and medical surveillance programs.
Containment Scale Up Reserve $0/yr
[#28] Contingency for extreme-scale events (note: on-demand costs could be $10M–$500M+; baseline reserve set to $0 as truly one-off escalation).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.6M/yr
58.0% probability / year
Normal year with regular activations and no large-scale containment escalation; recurring operations proceed as budgeted.
regular activations (8–18/yr) routine monitoring and disposal no unusually large biomass or breach
🚨 Minor Incident $20.6M/yr
40.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
One or more unusually large activations requiring extra cleanup, overtime, temporary additional incineration or transport (above baseline activation budget).
high-biomass activation(s) localized remediation and overtime temporary increased disposal needs
🚨 Containment Scale Up $67.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Rare but severe year requiring major scale-up (multiple incinerators, aircraft/helicopter lifts, mass remediation, large public containment operations).
extreme high-volume biomass deposition pathogenic or ecological infestation large anomalous objects (vessel/whale) causing infrastructure damage
👥 Personnel 59 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#6] Armed perimeter patrols and guard force for continuous coverage (three shifts plus supervisors).
Control Room / CCTV Operators & IT 16 [#3, #5, #18] 24/7 operations center staff to monitor cameras/satellite feeds, dispatch and maintain monitoring software/hardware.
Research Scientist 6 [#10, #12, #13, #25] Biologists/pathologists leading specimen analysis, research programs and study of anomalous organisms.
Lab Technician 4 [#10, #11, #12] Support staff for necropsy, sequencing prep, sample handling and BSL operations.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#7, #8, #16, #17] Vehicle/road maintenance, heavy-equipment operators, generator and communications maintenance.
Medical Officer 1 [#14] Occupational health, post-exposure prophylaxis and medical surveillance oversight.
Administrative Staff 3 [#2, #20, #24] Administrative, legal liaison, PR coordination and permits/compensation handling for the cover story.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#5, #20] Overall site management, contingency decision authority and liaison with Foundation leadership/DoD.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most budget areas, but large uncertainties remain around land acquisition approach (purchase vs lease), satellite choice, activation biomass magnitude and low-probability scale-up events; these drive a medium confidence rating.
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