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SCP-2577 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2577
Expected annual
$20.9M
One-time setup
$8.8M
Annual recurring
$20.6M
Personnel
65
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$8.8M) for facility retrofit, heavy-lift equipment, containment crates and initial lab setup; recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, intelligence/embedded-asset operations, legal/PR/takedown activities and a large contingency reserve (~$20.58M/yr). Main cost drivers are personnel (MTF, security, intel/research), embedded industry assets, and contingency/reserve funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.8M
Facilities $3.9M
[#2, #18] Build-out/retrofit of secure storage/warehouse with reinforced floors, heavy crane/gantry and heavy doors; includes one-time installation of access control / security systems.
Equipment $2.1M
[#3, #5, #10, #11, #17] Heavy transport and lift equipment, digital monitoring development (software/hardware), initial stock of custom containment crates, decon/hazmat equipment, chain-of-custody/LIMS system (one-time install).
Expedition Fund $2.0M
[#16] One-time small focused expedition allowance / reserve (optional/contingent) to resume active search efforts.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#9, #22] Initial laboratory build-out and specialized instruments for forensic/anomalous-material testing and specialized research program startup.
Initial Training $200K
[#25] Initial arctic/salvage and MTF training package, certifications and readiness setup.
Front Company Setup $85K
[#7] One-time setup costs for multiple front corporations, copyright registrations and legal shell creation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $20.6M/yr
Staff Wages $6.5M/yr
[#1, #14, #18, #22] Salaries and benefits for MTF (operators & support), on-site security guards, Foundation intelligence analysts/overseas assets (GOLD RUSH), and specialized research team salaries consolidated here.
Emergency Response Reserve $5.0M/yr
[#23] Large annual contingency reserve for worst-case recovery/neutralization operations and rapid heavy-lift/demolition requirements.
Research And Monitoring $2.1M/yr
[#5, #9, #15, #17] Ongoing digital monitoring/hosting and rapid-response ops, per-sample forensic testing program, satellite/aerial imagery tasking; includes recurring LIMS/licensing support.
Embedded Assets $1.7M/yr
[#6] Costs to hire/place embedded industry assets and maintain their cover identities, salaries, expenses and travel.
Logistics And Transport $1.6M/yr
[#3, #4, #20, #24] Recurring transport costs: heavy-transport maintenance and fuel, international interception logistics and covert courier ops, transportation insurance/bribes/covert payments, and recurring disposal/long-term disposition costs.
Cover Story And Legal $1.3M/yr
[#7, #8, #21, #27, #28] Recurring legal/PR retainers and active takedown/litigation work, settlement/discretionary reserves, media buyouts and cover-story/content production, accounting/compliance for fronts.
Environmental Remediation Reserve $500K/yr
[#12] Annual reserve for environmental monitoring, soil/groundwater assessment and remediation related to naval salvage storage/transport incidents.
Facilities Maintenance $450K/yr
[#2, #18, #19] Facility lease/maintenance, security-system maintenance, and energy/utilities for heavy lifts, HVAC and generators.
Amnestic Program $400K/yr
[#13] Costs for amnestic administration, medical/psychiatric follow-up and related program expenses.
Medical Support $375K/yr
[#26] Medevac contracts, on-call medevac capacity, clinic staffing and medical readiness.
Decon And Hazmat $175K/yr
[#11] Recurring hazardous waste disposal, incident response contracts and hazmat handling costs.
Audit And Oversight $175K/yr
[#30] Internal audits, red-team reviews and oversight budget to ensure containment/compliance.
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#10, #29] Consumables and small equipment replacement (PPE, batteries, sensors, reagents) plus containment crate replacements/maintenance.
Training Refresh $125K/yr
[#25] Annual refresh training and readiness maintenance for arctic/salvage/heavy-lift operations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $20.6M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, interceptions, maintenance and reserves; no major incidents or approved large-scale expeditions.
routine interceptions regular lab testing ongoing embedded operations
🚨 Minor Incident $21.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized containment/transport incident requiring increased testing, cleanup, limited amnestic use and additional legal/PR work.
small breach or contaminated shipment public-facing leak requiring takedown and settlements
🚨 Major Breach $30.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or manifestation requiring large-scale recovery/neutralization, heavy-lift operations and major remediation.
ship-sized anomalous object exposure containment failure necessitating neutralization
🚨 Research Resumption Expedition $28.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
IA approval to resume active search and full-scale expedition to locate SCP-2577-A, triggering multi-million-dollar field operations.
approval to resume active search decision for large-scale Arctic/remote expedition
👥 Personnel 65 total
Role Count Notes
MTF Operator / MTF Agent 12 [#1] Field operators and team leaders conducting interceptions, seizures and recon.
Support / Logistics 8 [#1] Logistics and support staff for MTF operations and transport coordination.
Security Officer / Guard 18 [#18] On-site armed/unarmed security guards providing 24/7 coverage for facility and vaults.
Intelligence Analyst 15 [#14] GOLD RUSH analysts, HUMINT/SIGINT liaisons and overseas asset handlers (Foundation intelligence arm).
Research Scientist 12 [#9, #22] Materials scientists, naval engineers and forensic analysts working recurring testing and specialized research.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use analyst-provided ranges; many line items have wide uncertainty (tonnage intercepted, frequency of seizures, scale of intelligence operations and contingency activation). Containment-related anomalous behavior and political/operational choices (resume search, aggressive neutralization) drive high variance.
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