The New Nuke (It'll be around forever, eh eh eh)

[atomic1fire]

At the risk of sounding like a dumb solution, why not give a post round reward to the crew in exchange for beating the syndicate threat.

"Due to the brave efforts of station x, all crewmembers now get a raise to celebrate the averted destruction of one of our beloved stations."

Instead of just having nerds wait it out, you'll have grey shirts and security fighting for a retirement bonus.