SCP-3187 — SCP-3187 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3187 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3187

Expected annual

$99.3M

One-time setup

$558.6M

Annual recurring

$98.2M

Personnel

238

Estimated one-time capital costs are large (~$559M) driven primarily by acquiring/purchasing maritime and satellite assets and conversion of a floating base; recurring annual costs are also significant (~$98.2M/yr) driven by staff wages, leased/operational maritime and satellite services, fuel, and covert influence/PR/legal operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $558.6M

Maritime Fleet Purchase $336.0M

[#4] Purchase model capital cost for a modest dedicated fleet (OPVs, patrol boats, logistics ships) used to form a 10-km perimeter.

Satellite Constellation Purchase $80.0M

[#1] Representative mid-range capital purchase and launch of a smallsat constellation and associated ground assets for continuous ocean-wide optical/SAR coverage.

Floating Platform $27.5M

[#9] Conversion or purchase of a floating logistics/forward operations platform or mothership for sustained rotations and labs.

Contingency Reserve $25.0M

[#23] Containment failure / catastrophic mitigation reserve fund (recommended set-aside).

Aviation Purchase $20.0M

[#6] Purchase of 2–4 used maritime helicopters and long-endurance UAVs aggregate capital (mid-range).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $13.0M

[#13, #14] Includes initial research campaign equipment and shore- or ship-based high-containment wet lab construction (BSL-2/3 retrofit or shore lab).

Long Term Research Projects Reserve $10.0M

[#13] Multi-year project reserve for extended physiological/genetic/neural research beyond initial campaign.

Surgical Separation Preparation $10.0M

[#15] Capital reserve for a single large-scale experimental separation/surgical campaign (theaters, ICU, specialized equipment).

Rov And Acoustic Purchase $8.0M

[#7] Work-class ROVs/AUVs and deployment of hydrophone arrays, winches and shipboard control systems.

Sensor Buoys Purchase $5.5M

[#8] Deployment of moored sensor buoys (20–50 units) with AIS/radar integration.

Environmental Mitigation Setup $5.2M

[#21] One-time remediation, mitigation, or compensation program setup for local ecosystems and fisheries.

Territorial Rights Acquisition $5.0M

[#28] One-time costs for negotiated territorial/airspace/rights acquisition or substantial legal negotiation fees.

Satellite Ops Hw Software $3.0M

[#2] Ground station hardware and mission-ops software install for satellite tasking and automated detection.

Containment Modifications $2.8M

[#12] Engineering and fabrication of specialized boarding platforms, seals, winches, decon showers and non-corrosive access systems.

Medical Suite Setup $1.8M

[#11] Marine-compatible medical suite and life-support hardware for SCP-3187-1 on the platform/ship.

Archival Initial $1.2M

[#27] Initial archival research and curated archives insertion costs.

Image Censorship Tooling $1.2M

[#3] One-time tooling, forensic image-editing suites, and covert cyber-ops infrastructure for archival/image remediation.

Secure Comms And Opsec Systems $1.2M

[#30] Hardened communications, classified documentation management systems and initial OPSEC tooling.

Cover Story Initial $1.1M

[#17] Initial cultural liaison, outreach content, and cover-story creation costs.

Data Infra Initial $600K

[#20] Initial data processing/storage infrastructure for high-resolution imagery and sensor data (on-prem/cloud bootstrap).

Monitoring Systems Setup $550K

[#22] One-time monitoring system purchase (video, telemetry) and installation for SCP-3187-1 surveillance.

Facilities $0

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Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $98.2M/yr

Staff Wages $32.2M/yr

[#2, #5, #13, #16] Aggregated loaded compensation for satellite/missions analysts, ship crews and boarding/security teams, research staff and centralized scientific/administrative personnel.

Maritime Fleet Lease $12.0M/yr

[#4] Lease/charter and retrofit operational alternative to owning a fleet; includes ship hire, retrofitting and charter fees.

Fuel Costs $12.0M/yr

[#10] Annual fuel and propulsion expenses for ships, generators and aviation.

Cover Story And Legal $8.0M/yr

[#17, #19, #26] Ongoing community programs, legal defense/forensics, and paid misinformation/media maintenance budgets.

Government Influence $5.5M/yr

[#18] Ongoing clandestine diplomacy, discreet payments/bribes and coordination with foreign navies/satellite providers.

Satellite Imagery Lease $5.0M/yr

[#1] Option for leasing commercial imagery / tasking from providers instead of owning a constellation.

Image Censorship Ops $5.0M/yr

[#3] Ongoing operational costs for image remediation, takedowns, covert influence and contracted cyber/forensic operators.

Aviation Operations $3.0M/yr

[#6] Ongoing O&M for shipborne helicopters, pilots, long-endurance UAV ops and spare parts.

Floating Platform Ops $3.0M/yr

[#9] Annual berth, fuel handling, and platform operational costs for a forward logistics base.

Logistics And Transport $2.8M/yr

[#24] Ongoing resupply, transport of provisions/spare parts and regular logistical shipments to platform and vessels.

Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr

[#13, #14, #20] Recurring laboratory operations, sequencing/sample prep consumables, and routine data analysis compute costs.

Rov Maintenance $1.2M/yr

[#7] Maintenance and operations for ROV/AUV fleets and shipboard deployment systems.

Scp 3187 1 Security And Care $1.1M/yr

[#22] Ongoing monitoring systems staffing, stipends and dedicated security/custodial care for SCP-3187-1.

Environmental Compensation $1.1M/yr

[#21] Annual mitigation/compensation programs for local fisheries and ecosystem disturbance remediation.

Territorial Rights Renewal $1.0M/yr

[#28] Annual maintenance/renewal fees or payments to retain negotiated rights or restricted-zone arrangements.

Buoy Maintenance $600K/yr

[#8] Upkeep and replacement for moored sensor buoys and AIS/radar integration.

Medical Supplies And Staff $600K/yr

[#11] Ongoing medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and medical staffing for SCP-3187-1 support.

Data Processing Ops $550K/yr

[#20] Cloud and on-prem recurring costs for imagery storage, AI pipelines and compute.

Training And Drills $550K/yr

[#25] Regular interdiction, medevac and cultural-sensitivity training and turnover costs.

Archival Maintenance $550K/yr

[#27] Long-term archival anthropology program operations and curation.

Secure Comms Ops $500K/yr

[#30] Recurring audits, classified comms monitoring and OPSEC operations.

Containment Maintenance $275K/yr

[#12] Maintenance for non-corrosive gangways, seals, decon showers, winches and safe-access equipment.

Psychological Care $275K/yr

[#29] Long-term counseling and socialization programs for SCP-3187-1.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $98.2M/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents; leasing and mixed-ops posture with scheduled maintenance and ongoing research.

no breaches routine detections handled regular diplomatic cover arrangements

🚨 Minor Incident $100.2M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Localized incident such as a small public sighting, a damaged buoy or a short interdiction requiring emergency response and extra PR/legal work.

reported civilian sighting localized equipment loss minor leak requiring takedowns

🚨 Major Breach $148.2M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or naval loss (e.g., vessel disabled, large-scale international disclosure) requiring salvage, high-level diplomacy and large emergency measures.

ship lost or heavily damaged large-scale leak to international press international maritime incident

🚨 Political Exposure $118.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline

Heightened political attention or required active suppression involving major national assets (payments, diplomatic operations), forcing sustained increases in influence and operations.

national government investigation commercial satellite provider resistance international maritime organization inquiries

👥 Personnel 238 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent / Ship Crew	120	[#5] Crewing for vessels plus armed boarding/interdiction teams; loaded costs included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	32	[#13, #16] Marine biologists, neurologists, computational researchers funded as recurring research staff.
Satellite / Mission Operations Analyst	16	[#2, #1] Analysts and mission ops staff to monitor imagery, cue assets and run satellite tasking.
Engineer / Maintenance	30	[#6, #7, #8] Engineers for ships, aviation, ROVs, buoy networks and platform maintenance.
Medical Officer	10	[#11] Medical staff for shipboard/field medevac support and continuous monitoring of SCP-3187-1.
Administrative Staff / Intelligence / Legal / PR	20	[#16, #17, #19, #26] Centralized admin, intelligence analysts, legal and cover-story/PR operators.
Site Director / Executive Staff	2	[#16] Senior oversight and executive coordination.
Pilots / Aviation Crew	8	[#6] Helicopter pilots and UAV operators for rapid response and medevac.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a mid-confidence quantitative estimate; substantial uncertainty remains in strategic choices (buy vs lease), geopolitical exposure, and one-off contingency sizing, so estimates use mid-range assumptions.

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