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SCP-276 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-276
Expected annual
$14.1M
One-time setup
$21.1M
Annual recurring
$14.2M
Personnel
24
One-time capital costs ~ $21.1M for dock upgrades, vessel disablement, lab build and an incident fund; main annual drivers are staff wages, maritime contract, research programs and an incident replenishment (~$12.4M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $21.1M
Incident Response Fund $12.5M
[#17] Recommended seed for incident contingency fund (midpoint of $5M–$20M).
Facilities $2.8M
[#1, #14] Reinforced berth/dock upgrades and climate-controlled secure vault build/retrofit (berth upgrades $2.25M midpoint; vault $0.5M midpoint).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.8M
[#7] BSL-2 bench lab build-out and analytical instruments (sequencer, mass spec, microscopes) – midpoint estimate.
Equipment $2.0M
[#2, #3, #9, #10, #18, #19, #22, #26] Heavy mooring hardware, winches, vessel disablement hardware, shore monitoring infrastructure, tethered umbilical hardware, recovery equipment, vehicles and specialized fail-safes/data-security hardware (aggregated midpoints).
Retrocausality Research Startup $500K
[#23] One-time start-up grants/equipment for retrocausality/timeline research (midpoint).
Background Checks Initial $325K
[#20] Initial background/clearance costs (example midpoint given in notes).
Cover Story Setup $300K
[#15] One-time legal shell / cover-story setup costs (midpoint).
Insurance Initial Reserve $0
[#30] Commercial insurance purchase is uncertain; initial reserve treated via incident fund (#17).
Baseline Summary Estimate $0
[#33] Baseline summary provided in notes; not double-counted here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.2M/yr
Inflation Overhead $2.3M/yr
[#32] Inflation/administrative overhead applied as ~22.5% additive to recurring operational totals (midpoint of 15–30%).
Research And Monitoring $2.1M/yr
[#7, #23, #24, #26, #25] Lab operations/consumables, ongoing retrocausality research program, historical monitoring feeds, classified IT operations; per-incident forensic/archaeology costs are scenario-driven (see #25).
Staff Wages $2.1M/yr
[#4, #6] On-site 24/7 armed security (~$600k–$800k) plus dedicated scientific containment/research staff payroll (aggregated midpoint).
Incident Response Replenishment $1.5M/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment recommended for incident contingency fund (midpoint of $1M–$2M).
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#15, #16] OPSEC/amnestic/PR/legal budget and retained counsel / permit/regulatory support (aggregated midpoints).
Facilities Maintenance $880K/yr
[#2, #3, #9, #10, #12, #14, #11] Mooring/inspection, disablement maintenance, monitoring maintenance, umbilical inspection, hull maintenance (including amortized dry-dock), vault curation and utilities (power/HVAC) operations (aggregated midpoints).
Logistics And Transport $780K/yr
[#5, #19, #18] Maritime response contract (tug/fast boat contract), personnel transport fleet operating costs, and contracted recovery missions when used (baseline contract costs included).
Containment Insurance $625K/yr
[#30] Commercial insurance premium estimate if obtainable (midpoint); otherwise internal reserves/incident fund apply.
Hull Maintenance $525K/yr
[#12] Routine hull upkeep and amortized dry-dock costs (aggregated midpoint).
Lab Operations And Consumables $400K/yr
[#7] Recurring operations and consumables for analytical lab (midpoint).
Historical Monitoring $400K/yr
[#24] Subscriptions and historian/archaeologist network feeds to detect retroactive changes (midpoint).
Medical Services $250K/yr
[#8] Baseline medical/psychological/forensic services retained annually; per-incident sequencing/forensics vary widely and are scenario-driven.
Supplies And Consumables $185K/yr
[#13, #28, #31] Consumables (paints, ropes, fuel for small craft) and amortized spare parts and per-item handling/documentation program (aggregated).
Community Environmental $150K/yr
[#27] Community compensation, environmental monitoring and compliance testing (midpoint).
Oversight Board $138K/yr
[#29] Psychological/ethical oversight, audits and compliance inspections (midpoint).
Training Drills $125K/yr
[#21] Regular training, tabletop and live drills, SOP development (midpoint).
Data Security Operations $100K/yr
[#26] Operating costs for air-gapped classified IT infrastructure and secure backups (midpoint).
Spare Parts Inventory $100K/yr
[#28] Amortized procurement of spare parts and specialized consumables held in inventory (midpoint).
Personnel Transport Operations $80K/yr
[#19] Operating costs for secure vehicles/fleet (fuel, insurance, maintenance).
Documentation Program $62K/yr
[#31] Annual documentation, archiving and per-item handling program (midpoint).
Vault Storage And Curation $50K/yr
[#14] Ongoing storage, cataloging and curation costs for recovered items (midpoint).
Background Checks Renewal $50K/yr
[#20] Ongoing vetting/clearance renewals and continuous monitoring (midpoint).
Monitoring Maintenance $35K/yr
[#9] Maintenance for shore-based monitoring infrastructure (midpoint).
Mooring Inspection $30K/yr
[#2] Annual inspection/consumables for mooring hardware (midpoint).
Vessel Disablement Maintenance $30K/yr
[#3] Ongoing maintenance and re-certification for mechanical lockouts and tamper-evident systems (midpoint).
Specialized Fail Safes Maintenance $20K/yr
[#22] Maintenance for specialized mechanical fail-safes and tamper sensors (midpoint).
Umbilical Inspection $10K/yr
[#10] Annual inspection/maintenance for tethered data/power umbilical (midpoint).
Recovery Mission Contracts Per Mission $0/yr
[#18] Per-mission contract costs ($50k–$300k/mission) are scenario-dependent; baseline yearly cost here set to 0.
Forensic Archaeology Incident Response $0/yr
[#25] Per-incident forensic archaeology costs ($20k–$200k) are scenario-driven; no fixed annual allocation besides baseline forensic reserve.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.2M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, maintenance, research, security and contracts only.
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🚨 Minor Incident $13.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$-1160000 vs baseline
Localized incident requiring one recovery mission, per-incident forensics, limited repairs and extra PR/legal response.
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🚨 Major Breach $19.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.7M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring multiple recovery missions, large-scale legal/environmental response, major repairs and heavy amnestic/PR action.
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👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#4] On-site 24/7 armed security to cover three shifts plus rapid response supervisors (example staffing: 8guards + 2 supervisors).
Research Scientist 8 [#6, #7, #23] Temporal physicists, marine archaeologists/historians and specialist researchers supporting containment and protocol development.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#3, #12, #22] Marine engineers and maintenance staff for hull upkeep, mechanical lockouts and fail-safe maintenance.
Medical Officer 1 [#8] On-call physician/medic for post-exposure care and immediate medical response.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#6] Site-level management and mission oversight.
Administrative Staff 1 [#32] Logistics, procurement and admin support (background checks, permits).
Containment / Safety Officer 1 [#6, #21] Safety officer responsible for SOPs, drills and containment protocol adherence.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges are well-specified by the analyst, allowing midpoint aggregation; however SCP-276's time-travel and anti-anachronistic effects create large, unpredictable fiscal volatility (incident fund/major breaches can cause orders-of-magnitude jumps), lowering overall confidence.
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