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SCP-1282 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1282
Expected annual
$4.6M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
50
One-time setup costs of approximately $1.535M for chambers, blackout infrastructure, surveillance and specialized equipment; main recurring cost driver is security payroll and associated hazard premiums resulting in about $4.617M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Facilities $750K
[#3, #4] Containment chamber buildout (5 chambers, $500k) and site-level moonlight exclusion/blackout infrastructure ($250k).
Equipment $605K
[#5, #6, #7, #13, #14, #18, #22] Surveillance/monitoring hardware ($80k), remote sedation systems ($75k), reinforced secondary containment ($125k), backup generator ($50k), UPS/infrastructure ($50k), armored transport vehicle ($200k), PPE initial purchase ($25k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $180K
[#11, #19, #21] Experiment-specific test rigs and instrumentation (moonlight simulator, EEG rigs) $150k, data/biobank setup $20k, sterilization/validation one-time $10k.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.6M/yr
Staff Wages $3.2M/yr
[#1, #8, #10] Security payroll (42 FTEs ≈ $2.46M), veterinary/animal technician staff (~4 FTE ≈ $260k) and part-time vet (0.5 FTE ≈ $60k), specialized research staff (3 researchers + 0.5 psych researcher ≈ $410k included here? researcher pay moved to staff_wages as part of personnel payroll total).
Hazard Pay $492K/yr
[#2] Hazard pay/overtime/retention premium (~20% of security base payroll).
Research And Monitoring $265K/yr
[#9, #19, #21] Biological/pathology consumables and ongoing research ($250k), archival/sample storage maintenance ($10k), periodic fertility/sterilant monitoring ($5k).
Contingency Reserve $250K/yr
[#20] Containment breach contingency fund (kept available as an annual reserve).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#17] Ethics oversight, legal defense, cover-story maintenance, liaison and reimbursements ($150k).
Medical Reserve $50K/yr
[#23] Medical care and workers' compensation reserve for injuries ($50k).
Psychological Care $50K/yr
[#24] Psychological aftercare and rehabilitation programs for instances ($50k).
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#15] Training, preparedness drills, and scenario exercises specific to transformed hunters ($50k).
Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr
[#6, #12, #22, #25] Sedation consumables/testing ($10k), biohazard/waste disposables ($20k), PPE replacement ($5k), miscellaneous consumables and small tools ($10k).
Translation And Cultural Liaison $30K/yr
[#16] Translation, linguistics and cultural liaison retainers ($30k).
Energy And Fuel $25K/yr
[#13] Continuous energy for HVAC, camera servers (~$15k/yr) and generator fuel/resupply (~$10k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#5, #14] Annual maintenance for surveillance systems and UPS upkeep ($5k + $5k).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#18] Vehicle maintenance and fuel for armored/contained transport ($10k).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.6M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard operations, staffing, and scheduled maintenance only.
no breaches proper blackout operation routine research
🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized moonlight exposure or small containment failure requiring emergency response, temporary quarantine, replacement staffing and partial use of contingency funds.
localized light leak minor escape/recovery equipment failure during full moon
🚨 Major Breach $5.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant breach during a full-moon event with multiple escaped transformed instances requiring large-scale mobilization, possible termination, major repairs and extended cover-up/legal costs.
simultaneous system failure during full moon multiple-instance breach public exposure
👥 Personnel 50 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 42 [#1] Two guards posted outside each of five chambers 24/7 requiring ~42 FTE security to cover shifts.
Animal Technician / Husbandry 4 [#8] Four full-time animal technicians for daily husbandry and routine care.
Veterinarian (FTE) 0.5 [#8] Part-time veterinary specialist at ~0.5 FTE.
Research Scientist 3 [#10] Three specialized researchers (xenobiology/behavioral) to run experiments and analysis.
Clinical Psychologist (FTE) 0.5 [#10] 0.5 FTE clinical psychologist for post-transformation behavioral care and studies.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for staffing and equipment; however several assumptions (two-guard rule, hazard-pay percentage, contingency treatment as annual reserve) and uncertain breach probabilities introduce moderate uncertainty.
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