SCP-2813 — SCP-2813 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2813 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2813

Expected annual

$1.2B

One-time setup

$19.7B

Annual recurring

$1.1B

Personnel

106

Containment requires large deep-space infrastructure and recurring orbital task-force operations; one-time capital expenditures approach tens of billions, while annual operations are on the order of one billion USD driven by station and logistics costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.7B

Facilities $10.0B

[#1] Construction and capital outfitting of FORC-15 (Europa orbital research compound).

Orbital Task Force Procurement $6.0B

[#4] Orbital Task Force ढ-3 capital procurement (fleet procurement of interceptor/tug vessels and support craft).

Capture Tow Capability $1.5B

[#7] Dedicated capture/tow capability development and propellant margins to secure or alter SCP-2813's orbit.

Emergency Interceptor One Time $300.0M

[#20] Emergency kinetic/nuclear contingency hardware (interceptor program capital for neutralization contingency).

Initial Heavy Launch One Time $300.0M

[#26] Initial heavy-lift launch(s) to Europa/FORC-15 and cargo for initial setup (one-time heavy launch capital).

Interior Modifications One Time $275.0M

[#12] Interior modifications and safety retrofits to SCP-2813 (rails, walkways, netting, modular habitats).

Insurance Reserve One Time $275.0M

[#22] Insurance / write-off / asset-replacement program reserve.

Coms Backbone One Time $250.0M

[#3] Deep-space communications backbone / relay network deployment (high-gain antennas, relays).

Propellant Major Maneuver Reserve $200.0M

[#6] One-time propellant and power for a large maneuver / single major capture or tugging maneuver reserve.

Nonconventional Rnd One Time $175.0M

[#15] One-time R&D program to develop containment fields / EM/psi-mitigation (initial program capital).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $110.0M

[#11] Scientific payloads and instrumentation (initial instrument suites and lab buildout for on-object science).

Robotic Maintenance One Time $110.0M

[#8] Robotic maintenance/inspection drone procurement and onboard repair gear (initial swarm purchase).

Decontamination Infra One Time $105.0M

[#17] Decontamination/quarantine infrastructure buildout (vacuum/astrobiological BSL-style labs and reentry facilities).

Power Augmentation One Time $80.0M

[#10] On-object power augmentation deployment (RTGs / compact reactors) and radiological safety setup.

Anchoring Systems One Time $27.5M

[#9] Anchoring/attachment systems sized for a ~600 m body (harpoons, tethers, winches).

Containment Security Gear One Time $22.5M

[#16] Containment/security gear for boarding teams (specialized EVA suits, shielding, directed-energy devices).

Training Facilities One Time $5.5M

[#24] Training programs and simulation facility capital (zero-g trainers, simulators initial outfitting).

Cyber Emergency Op One Time $5.0M

[#18] Single covert sabotage/emergency cyber/OPSEC operation (one-time kinetic or clandestine action budget).

Onboard Habit Fabrication One Time $500K

[#13] One-time fabrication of culturally-appropriate onboard habit/amenity provisioning items.

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1B/yr

Staff Wages $450.0M/yr

[#2, #5, #14, #23] FORC-15 long-term operations staffing, Orbital Task Force ढ-3 crew salaries/training and anthropological/medical staff wages and long-term care/monitoring.

Overhead Program Management $222.4M/yr

[#29] Program management, overhead and classified facility costs (applied as 25% of direct recurring costs).

Facilities Maintenance $150.0M/yr

[#2] FORC-15 long-term stationkeeping, unplanned repairs, module replacement and routine maintenance.

Logistics And Transport $150.0M/yr

[#26] Annual Earth–Europa launch sustainment, freight transport, cryogenic fuel deliveries and cargo rotation logistics.

Cyber Opsec $50.0M/yr

[#18] Active cyber/OPSEC program to suppress external detection, signal spoofing and maintenance of covert operations.

Research And Monitoring $28.0M/yr

[#11, #15, #21, #25] Ongoing instrument upgrades/spares, R&D testing budgets, continuous ephemeris/modeling, and sample analysis & research funding.

Propellant And Power $20.0M/yr

[#6, #10] Annual propellant and power resupply for stationkeeping, propulsion for task-force vessels, and RTG/reactor maintenance/shielding disposal.

Communications Ops $15.0M/yr

[#3] Operations, bandwidth and staff for deep-space communications backbone and relay maintenance.

Supplies And Consumables $14.0M/yr

[#8, #9, #13, #16, #28] Consumables, drone replacements, tether testing/repair, onboard provisioning deliveries, consumables for boarding teams, and miscellaneous small procurements.

Cover Story And Legal $6.0M/yr

[#19, #27] Legal/administrative cover, media management, diplomatic deniability and minor-planet catalog monitoring / corrective actions.

Decontamination Operations $5.0M/yr

[#17] Operations and staffing costs for quarantine/decontamination facilities and sample processing.

Training Operations $1.5M/yr

[#24] Annual operating costs for training programs and simulation facilities.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1B/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, monitoring and scheduled maintenance only.

routine_operations scheduled_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.2B/yr

8.0% probability / year +$120.0M vs baseline

Localized failure or anomaly (e.g., satnet failure, small hull/anchor repair, emergency resupply) requiring rapid-response costs.

satellite_failure small_breach unplanned_repairs

🚨 Major Breach $3.0B/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.9B vs baseline

Foreign agency (e.g., GRU-P) awareness or major containment breach necessitating capture/tow mission, interceptor deployment and major OPSEC/cleanup.

foreign_awareness capture_or_tow_mission large_scale_OPSEC_and_diplomatic_fallout

👥 Personnel 106 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	25	Boarding teams, on-station security and tactical response (mapped to task-force staffing and recurring security wages).
Research Scientist	12	Scientists for anthropology, linguistics, astrobiology and materials research (mapped to research_and_monitoring and staff wages).
Engineer / Maintenance	20	Engineers and maintenance staff for FORC-15, vessels and robotic systems (mapped to facilities_maintenance and equipment upkeep).
Medical Officer	4	Medical support, radiation monitoring and psychological aftercare (mapped to personnel medical support).
Security / Task Force Crew (Pilots/Flight Engineers)	15	Pilots, flight engineers and mission control staff for ढ-3 operations (mapped to task-force annual operations wages).
Administrative Staff	6	Administrative, legal, and cover-story management staff (mapped to cover_story_and_legal and overhead).
Communications Specialist / Ops	8	Deep-space communications and relay operators (mapped to communications_ops and staff wages).
Anthropologists / Linguists / Psychologists	6	Specialist staff for engagement with SCP-2813-1 instances (mapped to research staff wages).
Drone Operators / Robotics Technicians	10	Operators and technicians for robotic maintenance swarm and inspection drones (mapped to robotic maintenance recurring and capital costs).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst ranges and analogues (deep-space stations, heavy-launch and robotics programs) but many values are wide-ranging and dependent on program choices (degree of automation, policy on kinetic options) and geopolitical uncertainties, so confidence is medium.

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