SCP-2977
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-2977
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$4.0M
Annual recurring
$4.8M
Personnel
24
Initial capital costs are approximately $4.03M driven by site construction, containment engineering, and equipment purchases; recurring annual costs are about $4.75M driven mainly by dedicated MTF/research/security wages and excavation/operational activity.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $4.0M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $4.8M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$4.8M/yr
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional field operations, no major incidents.
routine monitoring
small field operations
no incidents
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Minor Incident
$5.0M/yr
Localized containment incident or small unexpected excavation requiring emergency response, small PR/legal costs.
localized breach/escape
injury during excavation
emergency response deployment
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Major Excavation And Breach
$7.2M/yr
Major discovery requiring extended heavy excavation, international operations and high-risk containment engineering and remediation.
discovery of deep SCP-2977-2 needing sustained excavation
containment breach requiring engineered containment
Personnel
24 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MTF Agent / Field Operative | 12 | [#1] Full-time Upsilon-7 deployment (investigators, trackers, logistics). |
| Research Scientist (Lead) | 1 | [#2] Lead researcher overseeing Project Longfellow and SCP-2977 program. |
| Research Scientist (Field Biologist) | 2 | [#2] Field biologists conducting ecology and fieldwork. |
| Research Scientist (Chemist) | 1 | [#2] Chemist focused on pheromone analysis and synthesis. |
| Lab Technician | 2 | [#2] Lab techs supporting assays, GC-MS and sample prep. |
| Security Guard | 6 | [#5] 24/7 perimeter/site guardianship presented as preserve staff. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, but costs are highly site- and country-dependent and contingent on whether purchases or rentals are used and on excavation tempo — therefore medium confidence.