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SCP-1325 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1325
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$607K
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
8
One-time capital costs are moderate (~$384,000) for a secure paludarium, containment upgrades, and medical/diagnostic equipment; annual operating costs are driven by specialized staffing, research/toxicology, veterinary care, disposal, and contingency reserves (~$1,656,500/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $607K
Facilities $225K
[#1, #5, #19] Custom paludarium construction, escape-proof containment upgrades (airlocks/vent sealing), and reserve capacity for additional enclosures.
Equipment $159K
[#2, #3, #4, #8, #12, #23] HVAC/humidification & PID controllers, backup power/UPS/generator, environmental monitoring & CCTV systems, in-house feed-breeding setup, PPE/BSL-2 equipment & showers setup, and endoscopy/diagnostic capital equipment.
Additional Housing Capacity Reserve $125K
[#19] Reserve budget for dozens–hundreds of additional secure enclosures in case of accidental propagation or retention decisions.
Endoscopy Equipment Capital $80K
[#23] Capital endoscopy/imaging equipment (if not available nearby) recorded as a dedicated one-time equipment line.
In House Feed Breeding Setup $12K
[#8] Optional one-time setup cost for in-house live-feed breeding (separate from purchased-feed recurring costs).
Bsl2 Setup And Ppe Capital $6K
[#12] One-time BSL-2 minor upgrade costs and initial PPE/biocontainment fixtures.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Medical Emergency Reserve $500K/yr
[#16] Annual contingency/reserve allocation for civilian ingestion severe-case treatment, surgeries, ICU care and long-term costs.
Staff Wages $445K/yr
[#6, #7] Salaries and benefits for 1 FTE herpetologist + 2 FTE animal technicians (animal husbandry) and baseline security staffing.
Insurance Catastrophe Reserve $250K/yr
[#22] Annual allocation toward liability/catastrophe reserve for low-probability/high-cost public-health events.
Research And Monitoring $196K/yr
[#10, #13, #14, #24, #25] Egg handling/chain-of-custody, toxicology/LC-MS testing, multi-year research program funding (genetics/mitigation), behavioral intervention supplies, and recorded drills/training.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#21] Records retention, compliance audits, legal counsel, and covert legal/PR support budgets.
Public Incident Contingency $50K/yr
[#17] Annual reserve for public-facing containment, food recalls, PR/cover operations, and small-to-medium incident remediation.
Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr
[#8, #11, #12, #23, #26] Purchased feed (crickets/rodents/etc.), biohazard disposal/incineration fees, recurring PPE/training consumables, per-case endoscopy disposables, and routine substrate/filters/UV bulbs.
Class D Testing Per Cohort $30K/yr
[#15] Cost to run one Class D test/quarantine cohort per year (housing, monitoring); per-cohort costs treated as recurring when cohorts are used.
Veterinary Care $25K/yr
[#9] Routine veterinary checks, diagnostics, parasite treatments, pathology and necropsy services.
Security Surge $20K/yr
[#7] Additional surge security staffing and overtime during Palm Sunday–Easter breeding week.
Logistics And Transport $18K/yr
[#18] Secure, temperature-controlled transport, armed/secured courier transfers and associated chain-of-custody costs.
Decontamination Fund $10K/yr
[#20] Annual remediation budget for restaurant/kitchen cleanup and third-party sanitation after discovered eggs.
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#2, #3, #4] Energy and routine maintenance for HVAC/humidification systems, backup power maintenance, and monitoring/storage costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
82.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major public incidents; routine operations, research, and contingency funding only.
no eggs enter public supply standard breeding/egg-handling procedures succeed no severe civilian ingestion cases
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized public discovery/consumption of egg(s) requiring targeted cleanup, PR, and a small number of medical evaluations.
single-site egg discovery small-scale public ingestion limited PR/recall/cleanup
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Multiple public exposures or several severe civilian ingestion cases requiring surgeries, large-scale cleanup, and legal/PR responses.
multiple contaminated product sites several severe Boerhaave's cases widespread media/legal attention
🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $6.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Large-scale contamination event with mass civilian exposure, major public-health response, litigation, and long-term remediation.
widespread distribution of eggs in commercial supply mass hospitalizations/surgeries major litigation and government response
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Herpetologist) 1 [#6] Principal herpetologist responsible for husbandry, behavioral observation, research coordination.
Animal Technician 2 [#6] Daily husbandry, feeding, egg collection, record keeping; includes holiday/backup coverage assumptions.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#7] Baseline on-site guards covering Bio-Research Area 7 (staffing across shifts; surge staffing budgeted separately).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling a reasoned mid-range estimate, but uncertainty remains around incident frequency, medical-case counts, and the chosen level of annual reserves.
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