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SCP-8130 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8130
Expected annual
$25.3M
One-time setup
$124.7M
Annual recurring
$24.9M
Personnel
152
Initial capital outlay is dominated by acquisition/retrofit of oceangoing patrol vessels and hadal investigation equipment (~$125M one‑time). Annual operating costs (crew, maintenance, hadal ops, amnestics, cover/legal, satellite/comms) run in the low‑to‑mid tens of millions (~$25M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $124.7M
Vessels Purchase $90.0M
[#1] Procurement/retrofit of 2–3 long‑range oceangoing patrol/research vessels (conversion, heavy‑weather outfitting, helideck, endurance systems).
Equipment $30.2M
[#4, #5, #8, #11, #12, #20, #18, #25, #26] Multibeam sonar suites, hadal ROV/AUV, fast interdiction boats, portable evidence kits, initial secure servers/compute, incineration/evidence destruction hardware, satellite terminals, secure specimen vault hardware, and deployable Faraday/EM shielding kits; summed representative midpoints of provided ranges.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.4M
[#9, #11, #14] Amnestic R&D and validation (~$2M), evidence/forensic lab fit‑out (~$125k) and specialized wet‑lab fit‑out for specimen handling and analysis (~$1.25M).
Moored Arrays $625K
[#7] Deployment/outfit cost for clusters of moored hydrophone arrays/acoustic buoys (midpoint of range).
Initial Vetting $500K
[#15] Initial Level‑4/8130 vetting for restricted roster (~$5k/person × ~100 personnel).
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $24.9M/yr
Staff Wages $9.1M/yr
[#2, #8, #10, #11, #13, #22] Salaries for ship crews and mission specialists (crewing portion of vessel OPEX), boarding/security teams, medics and evidence staff, research FTEs, and public affairs/admin personnel; aggregated midpoint of provided wage ranges and role estimates.
Contingency Reserve $5.0M/yr
[#27] Standing contingency / rapid‑mobilization fund (reserve maintained to charter ships, hire emergency ROV time, perform mass amnestic campaigns).
Facilities Maintenance $4.9M/yr
[#2, #25, #26] Vessel maintenance/drydock cycles and general maintenance (non‑wage portion of vessel OPEX), specimen‑archive maintenance, and EM kit upkeep.
Research And Monitoring $2.8M/yr
[#6, #12, #13] Hadal vehicle operations and deep‑dive campaigns (~$1–3M/yr midpoint), secure data hosting/analysis maintenance, and ongoing telepathic signal research program (personnel + equipment).
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#16, #17, #24, #22] Ongoing cover programs, misinformation/civilian science funding, legal/diplomatic support, environmental/legal mitigation and public affairs operations beyond direct wages.
Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr
[#3, #18, #19] Ship fuel and repositioning costs (repositions/year), satellite bandwidth/subscription recurring fees, and commercial AIS/satellite imagery/vessel‑tracking subscriptions.
Supplies And Consumables $385K/yr
[#10, #14, #20, #23] Consumables for amnestic administration and medical support, annual wet‑lab operating supplies, on‑scene evidence destruction operations, and recurrent training/exercise consumables.
Emergency Contracts Retainer $300K/yr
[#21] Medevac/salvage/legal rapid‑response retainer fees.
Moored Arrays Maintenance $125K/yr
[#7] Annual maintenance and telemetry costs for deployed hydrophone arrays and buoys.
Clearance Renewals $100K/yr
[#15] Annual renewals/continuous monitoring and higher reliability background checks for Level‑4/8130 cleared staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $24.9M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Uneventful operational year: continuous patrols, routine hadal ops, research, cover maintenance and normal administration.
regular_patrols scheduled_research_campaigns no_significant_civilian_exposures
🚨 Minor Incident $25.9M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Isolated civilian recording/exposure requiring targeted evidence seizure, localized amnestic administration and an emergency deep‑dive or ROV campaign.
single_vessel_recording small_exposure_cluster targeted_amnestic_campaign
🚨 Major Breach $32.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Large‑scale public exposure or mass civilian acquisition of SCP recordings requiring rapid scale‑up: charter ships, emergency ROV hires, mass amnestic distribution, extensive legal/PR action.
mass_civilian_exposure widespread_public_media international_incident
🚨 Political Exposure $27.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
High‑profile discovery that escalates into diplomatic/legal action requiring sustained cover operations, bribes/contingencies, and increased legal defense.
international_media_pickup sovereignty_dispute demand_for_transparency
👥 Personnel 152 total
Role Count Notes
Ship Crew / Mariners 105 [#2] Ship crews and on‑board marine personnel (30–40 per vessel × 3; rotation included).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#8, #23] Boarding teams and interception/security specialists trained for evidence seizure and covert boarding.
Research Scientist 5 [#13, #14] Neuroscience, signal processing, linguistics and marine biology staff supporting telepathic signal research and specimen analysis (3–6 FTEs estimated).
ROV Pilot / Technician 6 [#5, #6, #23] Hadal ROV/AUV pilots, maintenance and ops specialists for deep investigations and vehicle readiness.
Medical Officer 4 [#10, #21] Field medics and on‑ship medical staff responsible for amnestic administration and post‑treatment monitoring.
Engineer / Maintenance 8 [#2, #4, #26] Ship engineers and technicians for sonar/ship systems, ROV support, and EM/Faraday equipment maintenance.
Administrative Staff 6 [#15, #16, #17] Logistics, clearance administration, program management, and contract coordination staff.
Public Affairs / Media 2 [#22, #16] Dedicated public affairs/media suppression personnel for rapid disinformation and narrative control.
IT / Data Analyst 4 [#12, #13, #19] Secure data infrastructure operators, signal analysts, and GPU/CPU compute specialists for telemetry and telepathic signal analysis.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from operational midpoints provided in analyst notes and the article; core drivers (ships, hadal ROVs, routine patrol OPEX, amnestic programs) are well‑identified but ranges are wide due to uncertain incident frequency, charter vs purchase choices, and variable international costs, so confidence is medium.
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