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SCP-359 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-359
Expected annual
$7.3M
One-time setup
$16.1M
Annual recurring
$6.8M
Personnel
50
Initial capital investment is substantial (~$16.1M) driven by site construction, heavy equipment, and contingency funds; ongoing operations are the primary annual cost driver (~$6.81M/yr) led by AMTF staffing, research staff, and excavation/transport operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.1M
Facilities $7.2M
[#1, #2, #3, #20, #26] Site construction and structural works: provisional Site-359 buildout (roads, perimeter, modular quarters, small lab, comms tower, reinforced pad), immediate hardened perimeter works, permanent power infrastructure installation, initial land acquisition/cover-story setup, and end-of-project decommissioning/remediation.
Equipment $2.7M
[#7, #10, #12, #18, #19] Capital equipment purchases: surveillance suite, robotics/UAV/UGV platforms, high-energy cutting / sampling tooling, vehicle fleet and heavy-lift assets, and initial secured communications/hardened servers.
Long Term Storage Relocation $2.0M
[#25] One-time costs to remove, transport, and place SCP-359 or SCP-359-A material into secure long-term storage/vault (heavy-lift, cranes, specialized shipping/handling, shielding).
Active Neutralization Budget $2.0M
[#28] Optional active neutralization / destruction campaign budget (specialized munitions, large-scale blasting, remediation) — discretionary high-cost one-time option.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#14] Secure analytical laboratory upgrades and instrumentation for metallurgy, mass spec, XRD, gamma spectroscopy, gloveboxes and shielding required to analyze hephaesium.
Incident Response Fund $1.0M
[#22] Seed contingency/reserve fund for large incidents (breach response, emergency contractor actions, rapid neutralization) — held available for one-off catastrophic events.
Medical Initial Equipment $200K
[#16] Initial medical, EOD and Hazmat equipment procurement (onsite med kits, EOD protective gear, Hazmat suits and containment equipment).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.8M/yr
Staff Wages $4.8M/yr
[#5, #6, #15] Salaries, benefits and operational premiums for AMTF Gamma-27 (on-site 24/7 tactical team), contracted/local security guards, and research staff (metallurgists, geophysicists, structural engineers, data scientists).
Logistics And Transport $600K/yr
[#11, #18] Recurring logistics: periodic contracted excavation/tunneling campaigns (per-campaign costs averaged to an annual expected figure) plus vehicle fuel/maintenance and transport support for site operations.
Research And Monitoring $325K/yr
[#8, #9, #24] Surveillance maintenance, data analysis and storage; ongoing GPR monitoring/surveys; environmental monitoring and compliance sampling (air/water/soil for hephaesium contamination).
Administrative Overhead $300K/yr
[#27] HQ program support, finance, procurement, audits, contract management and centralized administrative allocation for Site-359 operations.
Supplies And Consumables $260K/yr
[#13, #16, #17] Consumables and contractor fees: cutting/analysis consumables and metallurgical contractor time, recurring medical/Hazmat consumables and replacements, biohazard/waste handling and disposal costs.
Training And Simulation $200K/yr
[#23] Ongoing training, simulation, breach trials, and nonlethal engagement drills to prepare AMTF and remote teams for approach/entry attempts.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#4] Ongoing power and generator fuel/maintenance and basic site infrastructure upkeep (diesel fuel, generator servicing, site repairs).
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#20, #21] Ongoing cover story/local liaison/community management and recurring legal/permitting counsel and contractor liability renewals.
It And Cyber Security $100K/yr
[#19] Recurring secure comms, encrypted links, hardened servers, cybersecurity operations and IT lines for sensor/telemetry feeds.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.8M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, scheduled training and no major incidents.
routine_surveillance scheduled_training periodic_GPR_readings
🚨 Minor Incident $7.1M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized breach or injury requiring emergency response, limited equipment replacement and cleanup.
small_breach medical_evacuations equipment_damage
🚨 Major Breach $9.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or attack causing major equipment loss, site repairs, extended operations, and use of incident fund.
major_breach multiple_casualties extensive_infrastructure_damage
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $11.8M/yr
7.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Decision to escalate research access: full-scale excavation/campaign or major procurement to access SCP-359-A or harvest hephaesium in earnest.
successful_neutralization_plan approved_excavation_campaign large_scale_procurement
👥 Personnel 50 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#5] AMTF Gamma-27 tactical contingent stationed on-site (rotational staffing to maintain 24/7 coverage).
Research Scientist 8 [#15] Metallurgists, geophysicists, structural engineers and data scientists assigned to characterization and monitoring tasks.
Security Guard / Contract Guard 9 [#6] Local/contracted security personnel to staff static posts and manage civilian interactions.
Medical Officer 1 [#16] On-site medic for immediate casualty care and Hazmat response.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#3, #18] Technical staff for generator/vehicle maintenance, equipment upkeep and logistics support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges were provided in analyst notes allowing mid-range estimates, but uncertainty remains around frequency of excavation campaigns, likelihood of major breaches, and whether high-cost neutralization will be attempted; probabilities and some annualized figures are therefore estimates.
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