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SCP-930 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-930
Expected annual
$5.5M
One-time setup
$10.5M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
34
First-year setup requires roughly $10.5M one-time for stations, vessels, surveillance/IT, R&D buildout, and significant covert/contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs run about $5.36M driven primarily by staffing, vessel/asset operations, surveillance subscriptions, amnestic supply and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.5M
Equipment $2.8M
[#3, #7, #8, #9, #12, #15, #22] Purchase/outfitting of maritime intercept boats, surveillance hardware installation, communications terminals, medical/detention equipment, PPE procurement, containment prototyping hardware, and IT infrastructure.
Facilities $2.4M
[#1, #9] Construction/retrofit of 2–4 hardened observation stations and small on-station detention/processing space; includes docks/helipad prep, water/waste handling.
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#24] Reserve fund for large-scale emergency mobilization, heavy bombardment, or evacuation operations.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#11, #14] Initial laboratory/morgue/forensic outfitting and research program buildout (field kits, captive-holding prep, initial lab equipment).
Coverup One Time $1.0M
[#16] One-time covert operations to alter maps/charts, buy local cooperation or otherwise substitute a different island on official records.
Decommissioning $500K
[#26] Cleanup, environmental remediation, removal of Foundation infrastructure, and covert transfer of island(s) back to local authorities if operations end.
Cartographic Ops One Time $300K
[#17] Initial technical/cartographic manipulation operations, hacking or contracting for data suppression and initial takedowns.
Land Acquisition $300K
[#18] Purchase/lease or compensation for islands used as observation outposts or substitute islands.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#2, #6, #9, #13, #14] Salaries and benefits for station staff, boat crews, legal/rapid-authorization personnel, medical staff/medics, and research personnel.
Logistics And Transport $700K/yr
[#4, #13] Boat operating costs (fuel, maintenance, crew pay, dock fees) and medevac/evacuation flight hours and transport logistics.
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#7, #14, #15, #25] Satellite imagery/subscriptions, field research recurring costs, containment experiment iteration costs, and long-term monitoring/archiving operations.
Supplies And Consumables $350K/yr
[#10, #12] Amnestic production/consumables and replacement PPE/consumables.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#6, #16, #17, #18, #19, #23] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, cartographic updates, local compensation/hush money, retained counsel, liability insurance premiums, and PR incident response.
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#2] Annual utilities, generator fuel/top-up, routine station maintenance, insurance and inspections.
Aerial Assets Operations $200K/yr
[#5] Contractor sorties / periodic strike availability and recurring ops/support costs when not maintaining an in-house dedicated strike platform.
Training And Drills $200K/yr
[#20] Regular boarding/team training, medical/amnesty simulations, and strike/response exercises.
It Cybersecurity $150K/yr
[#22] Secure logging, encrypted backups, secure deletion, leak monitoring, and ongoing cybersecurity support.
Evidence Processing $100K/yr
[#11] Annual operations for carcass collection, forensic processing, hazardous waste disposal, and associated transport.
Communications Ops $60K/yr
[#8] Satellite airtime, VSAT support, and recurring communications service fees for remote stations.
Waste Disposal $50K/yr
[#21] Incineration and secure disposal of contaminated biological material and associated permits/transport.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr
86.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled training, regular surveillance and occasional evidence processing but no major incidents.
routine patrols scheduled research missions no breaches or exposures
🚨 Minor Incident $5.7M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Local vessel approaches and requires interception, detention and multiple amnestic administrations; increased evidence processing and PR response.
unplanned vessel grounding multiple detainees requiring amnestics heightened local media inquiries
🚨 Major Breach $13.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Significant escalation requiring large-scale mobilization, use of contingency reserve and possible bombardment/evacuation with major legal/settlement costs.
massive vessel casualty or grounding SCP-930-1 escape or widespread exposure authorization of heavy bombardment
🚨 Political Exposure $6.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Discovery or credible public exposure requiring sustained covert payments, legal settlements, international diplomacy and intensified cover operations.
public disclosure local government investigation satellite/third-party imagery leaks
👥 Personnel 34 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 13 On-station and boarding teams; boat crews and response personnel (salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 4 Lead researchers overseeing ornithology, behavior studies and containment R&D (partial salaries in staff_wages).
Research Technician 4 Field technicians and lab support for specimen handling and experiments.
Engineer / Maintenance 6 Facility techs, generator/solar maintenance, boat maintenance teams.
Medical Officer 2 Medics responsible for on-site treatment, amnestic administration and medevac coordination.
Legal / Liaison 2 Rapid authorization, legal review, coordination with covert relations and retained counsel.
Administrative Staff 2 Logistics, scheduling, incident documentation and cover-story administrative tasks.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Senior manager overseeing operations, budget and strategic coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst-provided line-item ranges are detailed, allowing reasonable mid-range estimates, but political, legal, and force-projection choices (contract vs in-house strike capability, level of covert operations) create substantial uncertainty.
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