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SCP-1209 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1209
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$3.5M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
10
Initial one-time program and facility setup is estimated at several million USD (major drivers: lab/imaging setup, remediation contingency, program seed). Annual recurring operations are roughly $1.5M/yr driven by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, security, IT and legal/liaison costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.5M
Contingency Remediation Infrastructure $1.0M
[#16] Remediation/infrastructure replacement contingency budget (localized to town-scale contingency reserve).
High Uncertainty Worst Case Seed $1.0M
[#29] Seed for high-uncertainty program scale-up / worst-case responses (multi-year program contingency).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $600K
[#9, #10, #11, #14] Ophthalmic imaging and diagnostic instruments (slit lamp, fundus camera, OCT), advanced-imaging and pathology program-level setup, lab bench and instrumentation, initial sequencing/biobank setup.
Epidemiological Identification Campaign $200K
[#12] Targeted epidemiological identification campaign (town-level screening / record search) using a moderate targeted-sampling approach.
Emergency Response Reserve $200K
[#24] One-time reserve fund for rapid-response assets and initial emergency provisioning.
Environmental Forensic Initial $150K
[#15] Initial environmental forensic analyses (GC-MS/LC-MS) and initial infrastructure testing budget.
Legal Cover Initial $100K
[#18] Initial retainer/coordination costs for legal counsel, liaison agreements, and cover-story setup with hospitals/authorities.
It Security Initial $100K
[#20] Initial secure IT setup, classified records handling hardware and high-assurance access controls.
Facilities $80K
[#1] Construction/retrofit of a single secure humanoid containment cell (door, observation, HVAC isolation, pass-throughs, furnishing).
Public Health Campaign Initial $50K
[#26] Initial public health / education campaign seed funding (advisories, screening outreach).
Mortuary Protocol Setup $20K
[#25] Protocol development and mortuary contract setup for secure post-mortem ocular handling.
Equipment $15K
[#8] Initial CCTV/camera/recording hardware and on-site recording devices.
Initial Supplies And Entertainment $2K
[#7] Initial entertainment/personal-supplies provisioning (books/media/toiletries/clothing initial stock).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $785K/yr
[#3, #5, #11] Salaries and benefits for site security guards (6 FTE), research team (PI + technicians/postdocs), and assigned psychiatrist (prorated).
Research And Monitoring $380K/yr
[#4, #6, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #21, #24, #25, #26, #28] Ongoing research program consumables and maintenance (imaging maintenance, MRI/CT/pathology per-study budgets), transcription/data-entry, routine medical/ophthalmic care, epidemiological follow-up, sequencing storage, environmental monitoring, remediation monitoring, public-health follow-up, mortuary handling per-case, and protocol training support. Includes non-wage research costs and per-study imaging/pathology budgets.
It Security And Hr Clearance $100K/yr
[#20] Ongoing cybersecurity, secure database maintenance, and clearance/HR processing costs.
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal liaison, PR/cover maintenance, and hospital/authority contract fees.
Emergency Response Reserve Replenishment $50K/yr
[#24] Annual replenishment target for emergency rapid-response fund after incidents or drills.
Logistics And Transport $28K/yr
[#17] Secure transport and transfer costs (armored transport/medical escorts) estimated for several transfers per year.
Supplies And Consumables $21K/yr
[#7, #22, #23] Meals, routine replacement of personal supplies/entertainment, PPE and medical/diagnostic disposables, and biohazard disposal contracts.
Ethical Oversight $20K/yr
[#27] Annual ethical oversight, auditing and compliance reviews, and external peer-review under cover.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#2] Utilities, HVAC maintenance, security system power, janitorial/linen services, and depreciation for one containment cell.
Training And Protocol Refresher $10K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training for guards, researchers and medical staff; SOP updates and trauma-informed care refreshers.
Compensation And Relocation $10K/yr
[#19] Small annual budget for subject compensation, temporary relocation or incentives (scales per-case when needed).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
90.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; containment and planned research operate as budgeted.
routine_containment scheduled_research no_breach_or_remediation
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized medical emergency, small breach attempt or a single high-cost transfer/incident requiring extra security/medical/legal expenses.
medical_emergency small_breach_response incident-related_legal_payout
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or exposure event requiring major response, emergency psychiatric care, expanded transport and local remediation.
containment_breach public_exposure multi-site_response
🚨 Town Scale Remediation $11.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Discovery that environmental agent persists and requires town-scale remediation, mass monitoring and long-term public-health interventions.
persistent_environmental_agent large_scale_public_health_response infrastructure_replacement
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] Six guards (two per shift, three shifts) dedicated to SCP-1209 containment area.
Research Scientist 3 [#4, #11] PI + postdocs/technicians responsible for interviews, analysis, imaging and lab research.
Psychiatrist / Mental Health 1 [#5] Assigned psychiatrist (or full-time equivalent) for monitoring and therapy of SCP-1209-1 instances.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing moderate confidence in order-of-magnitude estimates for per-instance operational costs and core program expenses. Large uncertainty remains around epidemiology, remediation scale and number of SCP-1209-1/2 instances, so contingency and scenario costs retain high variance.
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