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SCP-1486 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1486
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
11
Initial capital expenditures are dominated by facility fit-out (locker, OR upgrades, plumbing, relocation contingency) and equipment/lab setup (~$3.0M one-time). Annual operations are driven by security and professional staffing, medical retainer, legal/cover-up, and research/consumables (~$2.22M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Facilities $1.3M
[#1, #2, #8, #14, #23, #29] Locker retrofit, HVAC fit/install, OR upgrades, containment cell build-out, plumbing/effluent upgrades, and relocation/fit-out contingency.
Incident Response Reserve $500K
[#20] Large-scale incident contingency fund (mass decon, major cleanup, quarantines).
Equipment $334K
[#6, #9, #11, #15, #22, #25, #27] Perimeter sensors/CCTV, ultrasound/imaging purchase, specialized restraints, transport case/vehicle retrofit, data-logging setup, monitoring sensor net, UPS/generator.
Legal Contingency Reserve One Time $250K
[#19] One-time contingency reserve for litigation/settlement (legal contingency reserve).
Amnestic Major Incident Reserve $250K
[#18] One-time reserve for major cover-up/amnestic/PR actions on a large incident.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $225K
[#13] Laboratory instruments and initial research laboratory buildout (sequencing access, BSCs, centrifuges).
Long Term Care Per Instance $100K
[#26] Per-additional-instance build-out (padded biosecure cell) if SCP is birthed and retained.
Initial Medical Supplies $38K
[#10] Initial stock of anesthetics, IVs, antibiotics, emergency trauma kits, sedatives.
Sterilization Incentives $35K
[#17] One-time voluntary sterilization stipend for personnel (estimate for ~10 participants).
Training Development $22K
[#24] Initial SOP/course development and specialized training creation.
Biohazard Startup $1K
[#3] Startup containers, labels and initial biohazard handling setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $880K/yr
[#5, #6, #12, #15] Security guards (6 FTE @ $60k = $360k), monitoring FTE (1 @ $80k = $80k), research personnel (3 FTE @ $120k = $360k), dedicated transport driver/security (1 @ $80k = $80k).
Research And Monitoring $360K/yr
[#7, #9, #13, #22] Medical/obstetrics retainer/on-call costs, imaging maintenance/calibration, laboratory reagents & consumables, data-logging maintenance (combined into research/monitoring budget).
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#18, #19] Amnestic/cover-up/reimbursement budget (~$200k/yr) and legal retainer/insurance reserves (~$150k/yr).
Sterilization Program $150K/yr
[#17] Ongoing hiring premium / reassignment premium to maintain sterile/low-risk staffing.
Psychological Support $80K/yr
[#21] Counseling services for staff and ethics/oversight board costs.
Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr
[#2, #8, #14, #23] HVAC/HEPA filter replacement & maintenance, OR maintenance/supplies, containment cell utilities & monitoring, effluent treatment fees.
Supplies And Consumables $70K/yr
[#4, #10, #28] PPE and decon consumables turnover, medical supply replenishment, miscellaneous petty supplies.
Pregnancy Screening And Hr $51K/yr
[#16] Pregnancy test kits (~200/yr) plus HR administration, training and management costs.
Incident Response Setaside $50K/yr
[#20] Annual set-aside for smaller incident response and immediate cleanup needs.
Long Term Care Per Instance Recurring $38K/yr
[#26] Recurring per-instance operations (staff, feeding restriction, observation) if Foundation retains birthed instance(s).
Misc Supplies Petty Cash $38K/yr
[#28] Petty cash for rapid-response purchases, replacement parts, ad-hoc reagents/medications.
Monitoring Operations $30K/yr
[#6, #25] Sensor analytics operations, monitoring software subscriptions, legal/privacy oversight for activity-detection systems.
Training Refreshers $15K/yr
[#24] Annual refresher training, drills, SOP updates.
Utilities And Energy Overhead $14K/yr
[#27] Incremental power, UPS/generator maintenance and continuous HVAC energy overhead for containment area.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#15] Vehicle fuel/maintenance and transport operational costs (driver salary is in staff_wages).
Biohazard Waste Disposal $10K/yr
[#3] Ongoing contract and disposal fees for contaminated PPE, fluids, autoclave throughput.
Restraint Maintenance $4K/yr
[#11] Annual maintenance and minor repairs for specialized restraint/containment apparatus.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
96.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with no births or major incidents; ongoing operations only.
no copulation within exclusion radius no containment breaches routine maintenance and operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Single birthing event or localized containment incident requiring emergency C-section, cleanup, and cover-up actions.
single birth requiring emergency surgery localized biohazard cleanup targeted amnestic/cover-up
🚨 Major Incident $3.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Severe containment incident (uterine rupture, hostile birthed instance(s), public exposure) requiring large-scale response, legal settlements, and possible relocation.
uterine rupture / mass casualty hostile post-birth behavior requiring extended response public exposure / litigation
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Six full-time guards to enforce exclusion radius and provide immediate response; salaries included in staff_wages.
Monitoring / CCTV Operator 1 [#6] One FTE dedicated to monitoring CCTV/sensor feeds and reviewing footage; salary included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 3 [#12] Biological researchers/obstetric pathologist/anomalous specialist (3 FTE) for study and analysis; salaries included in staff_wages.
Driver / Transport Security 1 [#15] Dedicated driver/security for escorted transfers; salary included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed line-item estimates were provided in analyst notes, enabling a structured budget. Uncertainty remains around incident frequency, medical outsourcing vs in-house staffing choices, and per-incident cleanup/legal costs for anomalous births, so totals have medium confidence.
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