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SCP-998 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-998
Expected annual
$19.6M
One-time setup
$74.3M
Annual recurring
$18.5M
Personnel
67
Upfront capital and contingency reserves are the main drivers (~$74.35M one-time); major recurring costs are ship operations, rapid-response/logistics, specialized staff, ISR and a salvage reserve (~$18.48M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $74.3M
Deep Recovery Contingency $30.0M
[#14] Dedicated deep-sea salvage contingency/reserve fund (~$10M–50M; midpoint ~$30M).
Listening Ship Purchase Refit $16.5M
[#2] Purchase and covert retrofit of a small surveillance/research vessel (midpoint estimate ~$16.5M).
Facilities $6.7M
[#11, #12, #23] FOB construction/secure hangar and berthing ($5M), secure climate/EMP vault ($1M), quarantine/decon trailers and isolation readiness ($650k).
Helicopter Purchase $6.0M
[#9] One owned light twin helicopter purchase and fit (~$6,000,000 practical plan).
Decommissioning $5.5M
[#25] Contingency for final containment termination, dismantling and large-scale cover-up (~$1M–10M; midpoint ~$5.5M).
Emergency Slush Fund $2.8M
[#17] One-off slush/emergency fund for large clandestine payouts (~$500k–5M; midpoint ~$2.75M).
Equipment $2.2M
[#4, #19] Shipboard SIGINT/communications suite purchase (~$2,000,000) and secure/data storage hardware (~$200,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#13] On-site research lab buildout and specialized analysis/test equipment outfitting (~$2,000,000).
Fast Boats Purchase $1.8M
[#10] Purchase of multiple high-speed launches for interdiction (2–4 boats; midpoint plan ~$1.8M).
Offshore Sensor Net $750K
[#5] Passive buoy/hydrophone/radar nodes and deployment (~$500k–1M; midpoint ~$750k).
Legal Cover $200K
[#1] One-time setup for maritime/airspace legal cover, contract negotiation and initial coordination (~$200,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $18.5M/yr
Logistics And Transport $9.0M/yr
[#3, #8, #9, #10] Listening ship operations (crew, fuel, maintenance) (~$6M), rapid-response teams/operational readiness (~$1.15M), helicopter contractual/ops (~$1.5M), and fast-boat operations (~$350k).
Research And Monitoring $2.1M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #19, #22] SIGINT/comms maintenance & licenses (~$225k), buoy/hydrophone upkeep (~$75k), satellite/ISR tasking (~$1.25M), secure data storage/archives (~$150k), and amortized equipment replacement/upgrades (~$450k).
Deep Recovery Reserve Amortized $2.0M/yr
[#14] Annual amortized reserve to rebuild deep-recovery fund (~$1M–3M/yr; midpoint ~$2M).
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#7] Signal analysis, linguists, communications engineers and anomalous-research staff (8–12 specialists; midpoint salary total ~$1.35M/yr).
Security And Enforcement $1.0M/yr
[#16] Contracted security, coastguard/military liaison, armed guards and enforcement (~$500k–1.5M/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $850K/yr
[#1, #17, #18] Legal renewals and support (~$50k/yr), recurring clandestine payments/settlements (~$600k/yr), and PR/misinformation campaign (~$200k/yr) combined.
Facilities Maintenance $600K/yr
[#11, #12, #23] FOB staffing/utilities/maintenance (~$300k–600k), secure vault monitoring/maintenance (~$25k–75k), quarantine readiness and trailer upkeep (~$50k–150k) combined.
Insurance And Reserves $600K/yr
[#24] Insurance, liability reserves and diplomatic contingency funds (~$200k–1M/yr).
Medical Services $375K/yr
[#15] Medical personnel, supplies, quarantine medical support and med-evac insurance (~$250k–500k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $350K/yr
[#21] Food, fuel (small craft), lab reagents, PPE, spare parts and routine consumables (~$200k–500k).
Training Exercises $200K/yr
[#20] Regular exercises, simulations and contractor training (~$100k–300k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $18.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with no major incidents; routine operations and amortized reserves only.
routine monitoring scheduled maintenance no anomalous recovery events
🚨 Minor Incident $20.2M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.7M vs baseline
Localized contact or interception requiring rapid-response, modest retrieval and legal/PR work.
short-duration SCP-998 contact small retrieval operation one-off clandestine payout
🚨 Political Exposure $25.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$6.5M vs baseline
Diplomatic incident or public leak requiring major legal/cover-up expenditures and increased PR and liaison costs.
foreign vessel/aircraft involvement major public leak diplomatic/legal escalation
🚨 Major Salvage $53.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$35.0M vs baseline
SCP-998 requires deep-sea recovery or heavy salvage (heavy-lift, ROVs, saturation divers) with use of contingency fund.
submerged wreckage located large-scale recovery required extended salvage operations
👥 Personnel 67 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Signal Analyst 10 [#7] 8–12 specialists (midpoint 10) accounted for in staff_wages.
Security Officer / Contracted Guards 10 [#16] Armed guards and enforcement personnel funded under security_and_enforcement.
Ship Crew (SCPS listening vessel) 20 [#3] Crew berthing and salaries included as part of ship operations.
Rapid-Response Team Members 12 [#8] 2–4 teams' operational staffing (midpoint ~12 personnel) included in rapid-response recurring budget portion of logistics.
Pilot / Flight Crew (helicopter) 4 [#9] Pilots and flight support covered within helicopter operations/logistics.
Engineer / Maintenance 6 [#3, #22] Engineers and technicians for ship, sensors and SIGINT upkeep (costs embedded in ship operations and equipment replacement).
Medical Officer(s) 2 [#15] Medical personnel funded under medical_services.
Administrative Staff 2 [#1, #11] Admin and legal coordination staff partially funded in legal_cover and FOB operations.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3, #11] Single program/site lead; executive oversight costs embedded across budgets.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst ranges in the notes; many costs (ship purchase, salvage contingency, ISR tasking) have wide ranges and depend on posture (owned vs contracted) and event frequency, so medium confidence is appropriate.
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