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SCP-455 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-455
Expected annual
$12.2M
One-time setup
$10.1M
Annual recurring
$11.7M
Personnel
34
Initial one-time setup is approximately $10.13M driven by site acquisition, base camp buildout, robotics/equipment purchases, initial R&D and contingency seed funds; recurring annual operations run about $11.72M driven primarily by staff wages, vessel charters/logistics, perimeter security, ongoing R&D/robot maintenance, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.1M
Equipment $3.0M
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #25] Power hardware, comms hardware, ROV/AUV fleet, terrestrial bots, aerial drones, tether/fiber installation, sensor suites, and data/hardware purchases (vessel purchase option set to zero for baseline).
Facilities $2.0M
[#1, #4] Site acquisition/legal access and modular onshore operations base buildout.
Emergency Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#26] Seed contingency fund for catastrophic escalation (one-time allocation at start-up).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#13] Specialized R&D program startup and lab instrumentation for anomaly‑resilient robotics/autonomy.
Decommissioning $1.0M
[#30] Decommissioning / eventual shutdown / sealing / long-term monitoring setup costs (one-time reserve).
Local Liaison Initial $300K
[#2] Initial payments/negotiations to regional authorities/fishermen/port officials (one-time component).
Medical Quarantine One Time $300K
[#18] Mobile quarantine trailers, biosafety equipment and one-time medical/decon setup.
Cover Story Initial $200K
[#22] Initial cover story / staged salvage company setup, press buyouts, community compensation (one-time component).
Environmental Sensors One Time $150K
[#20] One-time deployment of water/air sensor network and remediation equipment hardware.
Training Setup $150K
[#24] Simulator rigs and initial training/simulation setup for remote operations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.7M/yr
Staff Wages $3.5M/yr
[#14, #15, #16] Specialist personnel salaries: research/engineering (~12 FTE), operations/ROV pilots & mariners (~12 FTE), security/medical/psychological staff (~10 FTE).
Logistics And Transport $2.9M/yr
[#5, #17, #18, #25] Fuel & delivery logistics, personnel rotations/travel & medevac standby, vessel chartering/operation for support and winching.
Cover Story And Legal $1.3M/yr
[#2, #21, #22] Ongoing local liaison payments, legal retainers/insurance premiums, and cover story / PR costs.
Perimeter Security $1.0M/yr
[#3] Marine and shore patrols: contracted armed guards, patrol boats leases, signage and exclusion enforcement.
Research And Monitoring $920K/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #20, #24, #27] Ongoing sensor calibration/data licensing, storage & compute, continuing R&D prototyping, environmental monitoring, training refresh, archival/suppression work.
Casualty Recovery And Benefits $700K/yr
[#19, #29] Annual contingency/reserve for casualty recovery, mortuary procedures, family compensation and long-term psychological support.
Robotic Maintenance And Spares $500K/yr
[#7, #8, #10] Maintenance, spares, tether/fiber repairs for underwater and terrestrial robotic fleets.
Emergency Reserve $500K/yr
[#26] Annual allocation to maintain contingency/rapid-response funds for escalation.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#4] Ongoing maintenance, utilities and upkeep of onshore operations base.
Supplies And Consumables $175K/yr
[#23, #28] Consumables (PPE, spares, corrosion inhibitors) and hazardous/waste handling disposal.
Aerial Drone Maintenance $90K/yr
[#9] Batteries, parts, insurance and periodic replacement for VTOL drone suite.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.7M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled maintenance, rotations, and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $12.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Limited incident such as loss of a robot, small contamination event, or localized hull collapse requiring targeted recovery and repair.
robot_loss localized_contamination minor_structural_event
🚨 Major Breach $31.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Significant containment escalation: large-scale casualty event, international legal incident, major remediation/salvage or assault requiring heavy response.
unauthorized_entry structural_collapse international_attention
👥 Personnel 34 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Engineer 12 [#14] Robotics engineers, marine engineers, anomaly researchers (senior-level, fully-loaded).
Operations / ROV Pilot & Mariner 12 [#15] Deck crew, ROV pilots, vessel masters, winch operators for ship-based operations and remote piloting.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#16] Tactical shore/marine security personnel rotating on patrols and response teams.
Medical Officer / Psychologist 2 [#16] Medics, quarantine officers, and psychologists for hallucination exposures and clinical care.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and realistic ranges, allowing a reasoned mid-range estimate; however many items have wide ranges (vessel purchase vs charter, contingency sizing, political/bribery exposures) so uncertainty remains.
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