SCP-1255
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-1255
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
15
One-time capital expenses are estimated at $1,328,000, dominated by lab setup, transport/containment equipment, legal/contingency reserves and initial R&D. Baseline annual recurring costs are estimated at $1,592,100, with primary drivers being staff wages (security + research), ongoing R&D/monitoring, and legal/medical/maintenance expenditures.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.3M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.6M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.6M/yr
Normal uneventful year with regular operations, scheduled research, routine disposals, and no major containment incidents.
no breaches
routine research
scheduled maintenance
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Minor Incident
$1.8M/yr
Localized containment incident or limited escape requiring medical treatment for exposed individuals, targeted decontamination, repairs, and limited legal/PR response.
single SCP-1255-1 breach
small community exposure
targeted decontamination/medical response
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Major Breach
$3.1M/yr
Widespread containment failure or rapid community exposure requiring mass medical response, large-scale public mitigation, activation of contingency/reserve funds, and accelerated emergency R&D.
multiple SCP-1255-1 escapes
mass exposure events
public health/legal escalation
Personnel
15 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 7 | [#5] Round-the-clock guards covering 3 shifts (2 guards/shift) plus supervisor; matches the salary calc used. |
| Specialized Containment Technician / Handler | 3 | [#6] Trained technicians for pruning, trimming, transfers and decontamination (2-3 FTE; 3 assumed). |
| Research Scientist | 3 | [#8, #9] Botanist/xenobiologist, neurologist, geneticist FTEs conducting assays and monitoring (part of research staffing). |
| Principal Investigator / Senior Scientist | 1 | [#8] PI oversight and approvals for testing. |
| Medical Officer / On-call Nurse | 1 | [#7] Medical on-call allocation for emergency ingestion treatments and related readiness. |
| Administrative / Logistics Support | 0 | [] Administrative overhead covered as line-item costs rather than dedicated FTE in this estimate. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and credible ranges allowing reasonable cost estimates, but uncertainties remain in incident probabilities, scale of R&D prioritization, and contingency/legal outcomes, so confidence is medium.