SCP-6405
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-6405
Expected annual
$33.8M
One-time setup
$12.5M
Annual recurring
$33.3M
Personnel
85
Initial capital and contingency reserves are in the low tens of millions (mostly for contingency remediation and escalation); annual operating costs are dominated by continuous offshore patrols, crewing, and mobilizations, yielding a baseline recurring cost of roughly $33.3M/year.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $12.5M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $33.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$33.3M/yr
Normal year with scheduled tether mobilizations, continuous patrols, routine research and maintenance; no major incidents.
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Minor Incident
$34.8M/yr
Localized failure or minor emergency (single tow/mobilization, small remediation and investigative response).
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Major Breach
$44.3M/yr
Significant tether failure or loss of the vessel requiring scuttle, large environmental remediation, emergency research escalation and major legal/containment costs.
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Personnel
85 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 38 | Deck-level boarding and interdiction teams, primary law-enforcement containment personnel. (Mapped to staff wages #5) |
| Patrol Vessel Crew & Watch Officers | 22 | Crew necessary to operate two continuous offshore patrol vessels (navigation, engineering, watch rotation). (Mapped to staff wages #5) |
| Research Scientist | 6 | Radiation physics and anomalous behavior study staff (embedded and external liaisons). (Mapped to research funding #11) |
| Medical Officer | 4 | On-call medical staff for pre/post deployment, medevac coordination and occupational health. (Mapped to medical program #6) |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 5 | Maintenance for vessels, RHIBs, sensor suites and mechanical systems. (Mapped to equipment maintenance #4/#14) |
| Logistics / Operations Coordinator | 4 | Mission planning, rotations, transport coordination and supply chain. (Mapped to logistics & transport #2/#3) |
| Administrative Staff | 3 | Program management, accounting, clearances and administrative overhead. (Mapped to administrative overhead #24) |
| RHIB Coxswain / Boarding Specialists | 2 | High-speed boarding specialists trained for 9-minute sortie windows. (Mapped to RHIB purchase/maintenance #4) |
| Site Director / Executive Staff | 1 | Program lead and executive liaison for containment program. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational requirements, allowing medium confidence; many items (environmental remediation, major excavation, breach likelihood) have wide tails and depend on unknown anomaly behaviors, which prevents a high confidence rating.