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SCP-5425 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-5425
Expected annual
$1.3B
One-time setup
$8.2B
Annual recurring
$1.2B
Personnel
182
Estimated one-time capital and reserve needs are large (~$8.20B) driven by SRA procurement, OBELISK/site construction, dedicated power plant and contingency reserves; ongoing yearly operations are substantial (~$1.24B/yr) dominated by SRA/OBELISK power & maintenance, research/R&D and reserve replenishment.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.2B
Equipment $2.6B
[#1, #18] Purchase and installation of two Scranton Reality Anchors (capital procurement, specialized manufacture/installation) and heavy equipment fleets/cranes/transporters capital.
Power Plant Capital $1.5B
[#5] Dedicated primary power plant CAPEX (SMR chosen as baseline estimate).
Contingency Reserve $1.1B
[#13] One-time catastrophic containment/reserve fund for large-scale emergency response and reconstruction.
Facilities $905.0M
[#3, #6, #7, #27] OBELISK structural/build, remote site prep, secure facility structural work and buffer land acquisition (structural portion of facility costs and land).
Spare Modules Capital $625.0M
[#10] Cold/hot spare SRAs and OBELISK spare modules capital to ensure rapid replacement of anomalous, long‑lead components.
Insurance Reserve $550.0M
[#20] Internal reserve for third-party impact remediation / indemnification (one-time set-aside portion).
Decommissioning Reserve $550.0M
[#24] Set-aside for safe shutdown, removal and site remediation at end-of-life.
Personnel Pension Reserve $105.0M
[#21] One-time pension / survivor / long-term health reserves for high-risk workforce.
Monitoring Initial Network $105.0M
[#25] Initial investment in long-term surveillance / planetary safeguard network deployment (satellites/ground arrays).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $70.0M
[#11, #7, #23] Initial high-precision sensor suites and lab instrumentation, lab fit-out portion of on-site facility, and one-time cybersecurity/hardened comms capital.
Site Cleanup One Time $55.0M
[#16] Focused one-time cleanup of Trinitite / radioactive hotspots and hazardous-material removal.
Logistics Mobilization $52.5M
[#17] One-time heavy-lift transport, airlift/convoy mobilization and site-mobilization costs to deliver large field components and reactors.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2B/yr
Research And Monitoring $333.0M/yr
[#12, #11, #25, #26] Theoretical and experimental research program, ongoing monitoring/analysis telemetry, operation of surveillance networks, and high‑risk experimental countermeasure R&D program.
Facilities Maintenance $312.0M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #23] OBELISK and field generator continuous O&M and energy costs, power-plant O&M, utilities/upkeep for remote site, facility operations and cybersecurity operations.
Sra Operations $300.0M/yr
[#2] Ongoing operations and maintenance specifically for two SRAs (power draw, recalibration, specialist operators, lifecycle support contracts) — combined estimate for both units.
Reserve Replenishment $100.0M/yr
[#13, #20] Annual replenishment to catastrophe/insurance reserves as incidents draw on one-time funds (partial replenishment assumption).
Supplies And Consumables $58.0M/yr
[#18, #15, #16, #21, #22, #29] Consumables and maintenance fleets fuel/cooling fluids, amnestic supplies and administration, ongoing environmental remediation monitoring, personnel medical/radiation/psych monitoring, training/drill consumables, and miscellaneous petty operational expenses.
Cover Story And Legal $55.8M/yr
[#14, #19, #28] Ongoing media manipulation, payments/staged narratives, legal/diplomatic expenses and archival/PR maintenance.
Staff Wages $54.5M/yr
[#8, #9] Salaries, benefits and retention for specialized scientific staff and baseline security wages (senior anomalous physicists, field engineers, technicians, and security personnel wage component).
Logistics And Transport $23.0M/yr
[#9, #17] Routine logistics, convoys, airlift and rapid-response aviation/special-ops transport costs (ongoing aviation and rapid-response overhead).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2B/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with continuous containment, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
steady_state_operations routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5B/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300.0M vs baseline
Localized containment degradation or partial SRA/OBELISK failure requiring emergency repairs, targeted amnestics and PR payouts.
partial_sra_failure localized_field_loss limited_public_exposure
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.2B/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0B vs baseline
Major containment failure or rapid expansion event requiring full contingency fund deployment, large-scale evacuation/amnestics and potential site reconstruction or relocation.
obelist_sra_systemic_failure rapid_reality_restructuring widespread_exposure
👥 Personnel 182 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 50 [(#8)] Senior anomalous physicists, theoretical modelers and experiment leads responsible for SCP-5425 research.
Engineer / Maintenance 30 [(#8, #18)] Field engineers, reactor/SRA/RF engineers and maintenance technicians for continuous operation and repairs.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 60 [(#9)] Armed guards, tactical response teams, perimeter patrols and on-site security rotations.
Operations / Control Technicians 20 [(#2, #4)] SRA/OBELISK specialist operators, control-room technicians and calibrators for 24/7 availability.
Administrative Staff 10 [(#19, #14)] Administrative, legal liaison and cover-story coordination personnel.
Medical Officer 5 [(#21)] On-site medical and psychological monitoring staff for radiation/mental-health monitoring.
Site Director / Executive Staff 2 [(#3, #7)] Site leadership and executive oversight.
Contractor / Specialist Installers 5 [(#1, #17)] Specialist installation teams and heavy-lift contractors (non-permanent but budgeted as ongoing core support hires/retainers).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to anomalous and novel technologies (SRAs/OBELISK), broad ranges provided by analyst notes, uncertainty in chosen power solution and contingency sizing, and the unique secrecy/Veil costs that are difficult to price precisely.
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