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SCP-3905 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3905
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$3.6M
Annual recurring
$2.7M
Personnel
23
Initial capital costs are moderate-to-high (~$3.6M one-time) driven by vessel purchase/outfitting and specialized sensing/ROV gear; annual operating costs are significant (~$2.69M/yr) driven by staff wages, vessel operations, and recurring monitoring/contingency contracts.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.6M
Vessel Purchase $1.4M
[#6] Purchase of a small seaworthy research vessel (hull purchase cost).
Rapid Response Mobilization Fund $600K
[#21] One-time mobilization fund / set-aside for large emergency retrieval/containment mobilization.
Equipment $486K
[#4, #5, #11, #12, #13, #14, #16] Remote monitoring camera/sensors, forensic kit, long-range EO/IR optics, audio capture suite, EM/power anomaly instrumentation, ROV/sonar hardware, secure comms terminal hardware (installation).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#6] Initial specialized outfitting of research vessel (sensors, winches, small lab spaces, secure comms integration).
Covert Facilitation $300K
[#17] Alternate one-time covert facilitation/bribe/local agent payments (mid-range set-aside) as an alternative to legitimate permitting.
Public Safety And Litigation Reserve $275K
[#28] One-time reserve for potential fines, litigation reserve, or emergency payouts to maintain cover.
Monitoring Refresh Capex Reserve $150K
[#27] Reserve for larger equipment refresh / replacement (per-refresh set-aside for cameras, ROVs, servers).
Legal Pr Initial $88K
[#19] Initial legal retainer and PR work to establish/defend municipal cover story in Sacramento.
Permits Legitimate $42K
[#17] Legitimate permits and legal counsel (one-time fees) for operations in the Philippines.
Facilities $22K
[#1] Reinforced, tamper-resistant shed construction, anchoring, weatherproofing, access panel and permitting/engineering review.
Medical Kit One Time $10K
[#22] Onboard medical kit purchase and emergency medical supplies.
Shed Aesthetics Initial $9K
[#2] Initial municipal contract payments, signage and paperwork to establish cover for shed presence.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#3, #8, #9, #20, #30] Salaries & benefits for 24/7 site security (6 guards), vessel crew payroll, rotating research staff, analysts/archivists, and program/project management.
Rapid Response Standby Contract $300K/yr
[#21] Recurring standby emergency vessel & crew contract or readiness retainer for rapid mobilization.
Logistics And Transport $295K/yr
[#8, #18] Fuel, routine vessel maintenance (non-payroll), hull/port fees/insurance port fees, docking and local transport, and local hires/boat crew payments.
Insurance And Program Overhead $110K/yr
[#25] Annual insurance for assets (vessel, equipment), classified-program overhead and secure storage costs.
Research And Monitoring $108K/yr
[#4, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #27] Calibration, audio/data processing, EM instrumentation maintenance, sonar/ROV deployment ops, satellite imagery processing and amortized refresh contributions.
Secure Communications And It $97K/yr
[#16] Satellite uplink monthly costs, secure server storage/backups, analyst workstations and IT maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $90K/yr
[#5, #10, #23, #24, #22] Forensic consumables, provisioning per deployment (food/medical/PPE), scientific expendables, standardized can production, and per-deployment medevac coverage estimate.
Cover Story And Legal $49K/yr
[#2, #19, #17] Ongoing municipal contract administration/inspections, PR/legal retainer renewals, and permits administration.
Cultural Consultants $28K/yr
[#26] Local cultural/anthropological consultants, language support and cover-story drafting assistance.
Intelligence And Monitoring Subscriptions $15K/yr
[#29] AIS ship-tracking, maritime alerts, weather forecasting and piracy-risk monitoring subscriptions.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#1, #4, #27] Annual shed upkeep, mount/cable maintenance and minor repairs; includes small annual maintenance for on-site hardware.
Vessel Charter $0/yr
[#7] Charter option (90+ day deployments) — set to $0/yr for baseline because vessel purchase/ownership is assumed in the chosen operational profile; charter costs available per-deployment if selected.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.7M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal operational year using purchased vessel, full-time crew, continuous monitoring and recurring contingency/insurance; no major incidents.
routine operations scheduled maintenance regular research rotations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.9M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring emergency mobilization: short-notice response, limited repairs, increased legal/PR activity and small diplomatic payments.
vandalism or sensor tampering small barrier fluctuation local regulatory inspection requiring payouts
🚨 Major Breach $5.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment escalation: barrier changes or export event requiring full rapid-response mobilization, large-scale retrieval attempts and diplomatic crisis management.
barrier expansion or permeability change SCP-3905-B mobility beyond barrier international incident requiring heavy resources
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] Six full-time covert guards (2 per shift) to provide continuous on-site presence under municipal cover.
Vessel Crew (Captain/Engineer/Deckhands) 6 [#6, #8] Crew required to operate a permanently assigned research vessel (captain, engineer, deckhands).
Research Scientist 6 [#9, #20] Rotating marine biologists/physicists and technical researchers conducting observations and experiments.
Data Analyst / Archivist 3 [#20] Analysts and archivists for image/audio analysis, data processing and report generation.
Project Manager / Administrative Staff 2 [#30, #19] HQ coordination, program management, security clearance processing and administrative/legal liaison.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a mid-confidence estimate; large uncertainties remain around vessel purchase vs charter, permissive/covert diplomatic costs, and low-probability high-impact breach scenarios which reduce confidence.
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