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SCP-2346 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2346
Expected annual
$3.1M
One-time setup
$8.1M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
6
One-time capital costs (including optional vessel purchase and contingency reserves) are approximately $8.14M; recurring baseline operations (chartered vessel, staff, patrols, research, and maintenance) run about $3.02M/year. Main drivers are vessel operations (charter or ownership), staff wages, research/monitoring, enforcement/patrols and contingency/reserve funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.1M
Vessel Purchase $5.0M
[#2] One-off purchase of dedicated surface support vessel (25–40 m).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#16, #22] Initial secure server/archive setup ($30k) and research program startup ($1,000k).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#24] Emergency salvage / large-scale response reserve fund.
Diving Systems Purchase $300K
[#4] Commercial surface-supplied/technical diving systems (helmets, umbilicals, compressors).
Ribs Purchase $150K
[#3] Small fast rescue/transport RIBs (1–2 units).
Facilities $125K
[#18] Quarantine / decontamination facility setup near port.
Portable Hyperbaric Chamber $100K
[#8] Portable recompression chamber (vessel-mounted option).
Ais Radar Equipment $100K
[#14] AIS/radar/remote monitoring station equipment and integration (one-time).
Communications Equipment $60K
[#7] Redundant VHF/SSB/SATCOM, through-water diver comms, recording hardware.
Security Setup Initial $60K
[#26] Secure personnel/counterintelligence one-time setup (background checks, initial CI systems).
Legal Setup And Liaison Initial $50K
[#12] Initial legal/liaison and cover story setup with local maritime authorities.
Buoys And Markers $40K
[#11] Major exclusion-zone buoys, lights and physical markers.
Training Initial $40K
[#19] Initial training/certification program setup for personnel.
Hoist Winch $30K
[#9] Hoists, winches, crane gear for rapid extraction.
Gps Marker Systems $30K
[#10] GPS-equipped remote-release marker buoys (5–10 units).
Quick Exposure Tools $20K
[#23] Specialized quick-exposure tools and fast-marking equipment.
Equipment $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Logistics And Transport $882K/yr
[#1, #3, #13] Chartered surface support vessel operations (~720k), periodic patrols/enforcement (~150k), RIB maintenance (~12.5k).
Staff Wages $540K/yr
[#5, #6, #8] Salaries for core in-house dive team (4 divers ~360k) and surface comms analyst + medic/hyperbaric tech (~180k).
Vessel Ownership Maintenance $500K/yr
[#2] Recurring maintenance/crew costs if Foundation owns the vessel (alternative to charter).
Research And Monitoring $430K/yr
[#16, #22] Ongoing data collection, secure archiving, analysis (~30k) and recurring research budget (~400k).
Insurance And Worker Comp $120K/yr
[#21] Insurance, liability and worker compensation premiums for hazardous operations.
Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr
[#12, #25] Ongoing legal liaison/PR (~40k) and community mitigation/compensation (~50k).
Supplies And Consumables $81K/yr
[#10, #15, #23] Fuel/gases/mission consumables (~72k), GPS/marker replacements (~3k), quick-exposure consumables (~6k).
Administrative Overhead $80K/yr
[#27] Program management, scheduling, accounting and audit functions.
Equipment Maintenance Spares $70K/yr
[#20] Maintenance, spares and calibration for dive/comms/boats/electronics.
Recovery And Standby Retainer $60K/yr
[#9] Recovery/standby team retainer and rapid-response training for extractions.
Diving Systems Servicing $50K/yr
[#4] Annual servicing and consumables for surface-supplied/technical diving systems.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#11, #18] Buoy/marker maintenance and quarantine facility operating costs.
Training And Rotation Program $30K/yr
[#19] Ongoing training, certifications and rotation to mitigate repeated exposure.
Security Clearance And Counterintelligence $30K/yr
[#26] Recurring counterintelligence, background check renewals and nondisclosure enforcement.
Ais Radar Monitoring $25K/yr
[#14] Ongoing AIS/radar monitoring service and alerts.
Medical Screening And Psych Care $20K/yr
[#17] Medical screening, post-exposure exams and psychological follow-up.
On Call Hospital Fees $10K/yr
[#8] Occasional on-call hospital/hyperbaric facility fees per-use.
Communications Airtime And Logs $6K/yr
[#7] Satellite airtime, data link costs, storage and log management.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year running containment missions, monitoring, maintenance and research with no major incidents.
scheduled_monthly_missions routine_maintenance ongoing_research
🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$220K vs baseline
Small containment incident requiring additional medical care, limited salvage, increased patrols and legal liaison.
diver_unresponsiveness unexpected_mobility localized_salvage
🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant mobility increase or contact with civilian shipping requiring large-scale salvage/rescue, expanded enforcement and high-profile cover-up/legal costs.
large_scale_movement shipping_lane_encounter multiple_casualties
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0 []
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0 []
Research Technician / Data Analyst 0 []
Security / Liaison 0 []
Divers 4 [#5] Core dive team accounted in staff wages (4 divers).
Comms Analyst / Psych Monitor 1 [#6] Surface communications and monitoring (assessed in staff wages).
Medic / Hyperbaric Technician 1 [#8] Dedicated medic/hyperbaric tech included in staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges, but several large options are mutually exclusive (charter vs ownership) and SCP mobility/incident frequency is uncertain; cost ranges and contingency needs lead to moderate confidence.
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