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SCP-1014 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1014
Expected annual
$518K
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$508K
Personnel
4
One-time capital/setup is dominated by containment room build, tide/circulation systems and HVAC; recurring costs are dominated by staff wages, energy/HVAC and consumables/maintenance. Total one-time capital including recommended reserves is approximately $1.20M; baseline annual operations about $508k/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Facilities $325K
[#1] Containment chamber build (12m×12m room, concrete+epoxy lining, non-wood bulkheads, structural reinforcement, sloped beach floor and viewing port).
Incident Mitigation Reserve Note21 $250K
[#21] Initial incident/cover-up mitigation fund (minimum recommended allocation for high-impact events).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $104K
[#11, #15] Autoclave and laboratory analysis equipment and modest wet-lab setup (microscopes, incubators, sequencing prep); autoclave purchase included here.
Contingency Reserve Note20 $100K
[#20] Initial contingency reserve (recommended portion) to cover remediation/incident response as suggested by analyst notes.
Hvac Install $95K
[#4] Heating/cooling/dehumidification and negative-pressure HVAC with odor scrubbing (carbon/biofilters) and installation.
Pumps And Filtration $65K
[#3] High-capacity marine pumps, filtration, abrasion-resistant piping and associated installation.
Tide Simulation System $50K
[#2] Reservoir, valving, PLC controller, level sensors and redundant pumps for programmable tidal cycles.
Decommissioning $42K
[#25] End-of-life remediation, tank/sand/plumbing decontamination and safe disposal of biological material.
Emergency Equipment $32K
[#17] Portable containment booms, temporary holding tanks, rapid-deploy pumps and spill kits for contingency response.
Ppe Kits $28K
[#10] Purchase of multiple full-suit PPE/hazmat kits, respirators, decon tents/showers and dedicated footwear.
Transport Unit Purchase $25K
[#16] Purchase of at least one specialized non-wood seaworthy transport crate with recirculation and power.
Sensors And Monitoring $20K
[#7] Water-quality sensors (salinity, DO, pH, turbidity, plankton biomass probe) and control panel installation.
Electrical Upgrades $15K
[#8] Dedicated circuits, UPS for pumps/alarms and electrical work to support continuous loads.
Legal Permitting One Time $14K
[#19] Initial legal, regulatory and permitting costs related to marine organism containment and transport.
Training Initial $12K
[#18] Initial third-party training and certification for hazmat handling and marine organism handling.
Data Logging One Time $10K
[#23] Servers, backup/freezer provisioning and initial IT/sample-storage setup for continuous logging and sample archive.
Cctv And Access Control $6K
[#14] CCTV monitoring and access-control hardware for the containment area.
Seawater Initial Fill $6K
[#6] Initial seawater fill or synthetic mix to establish plankton-bearing seawater.
Sand And Anchors $4K
[#5] Bulk marine sand and artificial rock anchors installed to form beach substrate.
Equipment $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $508K/yr
Staff Wages $280K/yr
[#12, #13, #14] Salaries and benefits: aquatic technicians (2 FTE), research scientist (≈0.75–1.0 FTE), and security staff (1 guard / rostering integration).
Supplies And Consumables $104K/yr
[#6, #9, #10, #11, #15, #17, #24, #26, #27] Consumables and recurring services: plankton culture/seawater exchanges, biosecurity disposables and disinfectants, PPE replacement, biohazard waste-disposal contract, lab consumables, drills exercises consumables, specimen husbandry turnover costs, occupational health monitoring and external environmental surveillance.
Facilities Maintenance $72K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #22, #23] Maintenance and repairs: tide system upkeep, pump spare parts, HVAC energy/consumables, periodic sand replacement, sensor calibration/replacement, electrical energy and general spare parts.
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#15, #24] Ongoing research-specific costs (sequencing runs, specialized assays, experimental consumables beyond baseline lab supplies) and monitoring experiments.
Insurance And Reserve $15K/yr
[#20] Annual insurance premiums to cover liability and incidents (mid-range estimate).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#16] Vehicle modifications per-move costs and periodic specialized transport operations (per-move costs averaged annually).
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#19] Annual legal/compliance fees and modest cover-story/PR/legal retainer for routine permitting and compliance.
Training Refreshers $3K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training and certifications for staff (PPE/decon/marine handling).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $508K/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, consumables and monitoring only.
no_incident scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $568K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Short-term containment failure or equipment malfunction leading to temporary exposure (>6hr event) requiring decontamination, overtime and repairs.
short_term_exposure pump_or_power_failure sensor_malfunction
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Specimen escape or public exposure causing salvage, legal settlements, large-scale remediation and possible rebuild/containment replacement.
specimen_escape public_exposure vessel_damage_or_sinking
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Aquatic Technician 2 [#12] Full-time caretakers for water quality, tide cycles, feeding, cleaning and emergency response.
Research Scientist 1 [#13] Marine biologist/PI (≈0.5–1.0 FTE allocated; counted as one headcount responsible for study and oversight).
Security Officer 1 [#14] Dedicated guard or integration with facility security roster for restricted-access containment area.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed component ranges allowing midpoint estimates, but large ranges for contingency/incident costs and site-dependent capital adjustments introduce material uncertainty.
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