SCP-2847
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-2847
Expected annual
$6.1M
One-time setup
$30.5M
Annual recurring
$6.1M
Personnel
38
Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $30.5M driven primarily by specialized containment construction, civil works around a deep anomalous lake, and set-aside emergency/reserve funds. Recurring annual costs are approximately $6.09M driven by multi-disciplinary staff wages, security rotations, contingency readiness retainers, and ongoing hazardous-material handling.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $30.5M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $6.1M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$6.1M/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, maintenance, staff wages, and planned training/retainers only.
steady containment
routine maintenance
no breaches
no political exposure
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Minor Incident
$6.3M/yr
Minor containment incident requiring short-term repair, overtime staff, targeted remediation and temporary increased monitoring.
localized sensor/containment failure
small unplanned repair
minor contamination event
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Major Breach
$8.1M/yr
Significant containment breach or larger contamination event requiring emergency mobilization, environmental remediation, and interim site upgrades.
containment cell compromise
large-scale contamination
extended remediation
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Political Exposure
$7.1M/yr
Discovery or credible exposure requiring diplomatic intervention, covert operations, legal defense, and accelerated cover spending.
local discovery
leak to media or government
cross-border diplomatic incident
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Catastrophic Breach
$31.1M/yr
Full containment failure or large-scale anomalous escalation requiring program-level emergency response, national/international remediation, and possible relocation or termination of site.
complete containment failure
release of large anomalous entity
loss of control leading to large remediation
Personnel
38 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 15 | [#10] Perimeter patrol and checkpoint staff rotations (12–18 guards estimated; 15 chosen as operational midpoint). |
| Containment Specialist / Guard | 8 | [#11] Personnel assigned to monitor SCP-2847-2 containment cell (8–10 rotation staff; 8 chosen). |
| Research Scientist | 6 | [#12] Xenobiologists, geophysicists, metallurgists, linguists, and lab technicians (4–8 scientists; 6 chosen). |
| Medical Officer | 2 | [#13] Medical and toxicology personnel for staff health and beryllium monitoring. |
| Engineer / Maintenance (incl. ROV technicians) | 4 | [#14, #5] Skilled staff for HVAC, power, structural maintenance, and ROV operations/repair. |
| Administrative Staff / Site Management | 3 | [#26, #20] Site admin, vetting, record-keeping, and cover/liaison administrative roles. |
Confidence Notes
Many line items are grounded in standard civil-engineering and laboratory-cost estimates (medium confidence), but large uncertainty remains around bespoke containment engineering for a 2,100m anomalous fluid column, political/diplomatic escalation, and true failure-mode costs, so totals have substantial variance.