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SCP-1980 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1980
Expected annual
$60.0M
One-time setup
$719.0M
Annual recurring
$56.2M
Personnel
80
Estimated initial capital and mobilization are approximately $718M driven primarily by deep-ice excavation/construction and major relocation contingencies; ongoing annual operations are roughly $56.2M/year driven by staffing, power, security, research, and cover-story/legal costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $719.0M
Facilities $500.0M
[#1] Deep-ice access shaft, pressurized caverns, structural supports, cryogenic seals, and human habitability infrastructure for a 2.4 km under-ice facility.
Relocation Of Scp 1980 3 $100.0M
[#19] Contingency one-time estimate for planning and relocation of SCP-1980-3 (robotics, heavy lift, transport to Site-41).
Mobilization And Heavy Lift $30.0M
[#6] Initial heavy-lift mobilization: ski-equipped aircraft sorties, cargo ships, runway/runway-support prep, and initial material lift to site.
Reserve Contingency Fund $30.0M
[#23] One-time reserve/contingency fund set-aside for catastrophic incidents, evacuation, legal costs, emergency decommissioning.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $24.5M
[#11, #12, #24] BSL-4 laboratory buildout (remote site premium), core research instrumentation (mass specs, cryo-EM, TEM/SEM), and initial ramp-up for an ongoing research program.
Equipment $16.7M
[#2, #5, #13, #21] Power-generation installation (generators/installation), satellite comms terminals and bandwidth hardware, sensor network hardware, and secure data-archival hardware.
Site41 Upgrades $6.0M
[#9] Site-41 reception suites, non-contact interrogation suites, quarantine buildouts, and additional secure storage capacity.
Cover Story Setup $2.5M
[#16] One-time setup for fake neutrino-telescope project infrastructure, NGO registration, PR seed funding, initial legal work.
Retrieval Tooling $2.0M
[#7] Custom remote manipulators, contamination-isolation containers, decontamination airlocks and transfer capsules (design/procurement).
Non Contact Containment $1.5M
[#8] Transparent remote-transfer gloveboxes, vacuum/isolated containment cells, redundant tamper-proof storage for discs.
Environmental Setup $1.5M
[#15] On-site waste sterilization, fuel spill mitigation setup, waste handling and environmental protection infrastructure required for Antarctic compliance.
Security Infrastructure $1.0M
[#4] Fortified gates, secure airlocks, secure transfer containers and hardened access-control hardware (one-time installation).
Security Infrastructure Additional $1.0M
[#4] Additional site hardening and construction not captured in primary security_infrastructure line-item.
Medical Outfitting $600K
[#10] Outfitting operating rooms / psychiatric suites for removal of implants, surgical suites, and related capital PPE.
Training Setup $600K
[#18] Initial SOP development, simulation facilities, and non-contact handling procedural development costs.
Termination Capability $600K
[#20] One-time equipment for termination/disposal options (cryofreeze, incineration, specialized classified tools).
Emergency Kits $500K
[#14] One-time procurement of specialized kits, cryogenic kill systems, armored transport upgrade readiness kits.
Summary Ballpark $0
[#26] Aggregated summary/ballpark comment; ranges and policy choices are reflected across the individual line items above.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $56.2M/yr
Staff Wages $13.0M/yr
[#3] Loaded cost for on-site rotations: ~80 FTE (senior researchers, lab techs, engineers, med staff, security, logistics, admin) at Antarctic premiums and hazard pay.
Research And Monitoring $8.8M/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #21, #24] BSL-4 operational costs, research consumables, monitoring sensor data analysis, secure archival SLAs, synchrotron/facility access, and ongoing multi-year research program expenses.
Cover Story And Legal $7.0M/yr
[#16, #17] Ongoing public-facing neutrino-telescope project costs, PR, conferences, legal counsel, permits, and liaison/bribery/geopolitical expense envelope.
Power Generation And Fuel $6.0M/yr
[#2] Recurring diesel/renewables fuel and generator maintenance costs for continuous high-capacity power at a remote Antarctic site (chosen hybrid option).
Logistics And Transport $4.0M/yr
[#6, #7] Annual resupply sorties, heavy-lift rotation costs, seasonal transport, helicopter support, and per-extraction mission flight/transport expenses.
Security Operations $4.0M/yr
[#4] Armed guard rotations, security personnel costs, training, equipment maintenance and screening systems ongoing expenses.
Emergency Response $3.3M/yr
[#14, #20] On-call MTF readiness, training drills, cryogenic/termination munitions replenishment, and rapid-response logistics.
Site41 Upgrades Operations $2.5M/yr
[#9] Operational costs for extra Site-41 quarantine/interrogation suites and storage (staffing and utilities incremental).
Facilities Maintenance $2.0M/yr
[#2, #15] Ongoing structural and systems maintenance of deep-ice caverns, cryogenic supports and environmental mitigation systems (including some power-system maintenance overlap).
Medical Operations $1.2M/yr
[#10] Recurring medical staffing, amnestic procedures, surgical disposables, and psychiatric care related to SCP-1980-2 handling.
Environmental Services $1.0M/yr
[#15] Ongoing waste treatment, fuel-spill readiness, and Antarctic environmental compliance operations.
Administrative Overhead $1.0M/yr
[#25] Finance, HR, procurement, audit trails, and HQ liaison overhead attributable to the program.
Supplies And Consumables $500K/yr
[#22, #10] PPE, sterile disposables, cryogens, filters, medical consumables and other recurring sterile supplies.
Communications $500K/yr
[#5] Dedicated satellite bandwidth, secure terminals, redundancy SLAs and comms maintenance.
Retrieval Tooling Maintenance $500K/yr
[#7] Maintenance, spare parts, and consumables for robotic retrieval tooling and contamination-control containers.
Training And Procedural Development $500K/yr
[#18] Refresher training, SOP updates, remote-manipulator simulation, and exercise costs.
Non Contact Containment Maintenance $300K/yr
[#8] Maintenance and spare parts for remote gloveboxes, shielding, vacuum systems and tamper-proof storage.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $56.2M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: steady-state operations, routine maintenance, research, cover-story, and regular rotations.
routine_operations no_breach planned_research
🚨 Minor Incident $66.2M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Localized animate activation or containment incident requiring extra MTF response, medical quarantines, equipment replacement and legal/PR mitigation.
localized_outbreak limited_breach equipment_damage
🚨 Relocation Campaign $156.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Contest year where Foundation executes a major relocation of SCP-1980-3 to Site-41, incurring major one-time relocation, heavy-lift and robotics expenses.
relocation_of_scp_1980_3 large_robotic_heavy_lift major_logistics_campaign
👥 Personnel 80 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 12 [#3, #12, #24] Senior researchers for consciousness/materials analysis and program leadership.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 12 [#11, #12, #24] Lab technicians for BSL work, instrument operation, and sample prep.
Engineer / Maintenance 10 [#1, #2, #6] Structural, drilling, power systems and facility maintenance staff.
Medical Officer 4 [#10, #11] Surgical and psychiatric staff for SCP-1980-2 handling and post-removal care.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 16 [#4, #14] Armed guards and rotational MTF detachments for site security and rapid response.
Logistics & Support Staff 10 [#6, #21] Cargo coordinators, pilots/flight crews, and general logistics personnel.
Administrative Staff 6 [#25, #16] Finance, procurement, HR and cover-story administrative roles.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3, #25] Overall site leadership and executive liaison.
Specialized Operators (robotics/drilling) 5 [#1, #7, #19] Remote-manipulator operators, robotics technicians, and drilling specialists.
Data / IT Staff 4 [#21, #5] Secure data management, satellite comms, and archival operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with many policy-dependent choices (SMR vs diesel, active relocation, scale of cover-story/legal payments). Analyst notes are detailed but ranges are wide and Antarctic logistics add variability.
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