SCP-1487 — SCP-1487 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1487 Euclid ✓ high confidence

SCP-1487

Expected annual

$1.4M

One-time setup

$1.1M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

Initial capital/setup costs are approximately $1.15M, driven by containment construction and contingency reserves; ongoing annual operations are approximately $1.40M/year, dominated by personnel and research costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M

Facilities $275K

[#1] Construction/upgrade of a dedicated humanoid containment chamber to Site-23 standards (reinforced cell, airlock, observation window, separate HVAC, secure communications).

Breach Contingency Reserve $250K

[#17] One-time reserve for catastrophic containment-breach response, emergency contracting, and large-scale recovery actions.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $218K

[#4, #24] Purchase of on-site portable imaging (X-ray/CT options) and specialized research instruments (EEG/MEG, eye-tracking, psychophysics rigs) required for initial research capability.

Long Term Care Contingency One Time $150K

[#22] One-time contingency for long-term relocation, full-sedation interventions, or lifecycle-related large expenditures if subject ages or becomes uncooperative.

Equipment $142K

[#2, #3, #5, #12, #25] Initial purchase/manufacture of physical restraints and mounting hardware, secure remote-observation system (CCTV/audio), -80°C freezer, mannequins/synthetic models, and prototype containment-specific suits/exoskeletons.

Legal Recovery Coverup Initial $85K

[#14] One-time recovery/cover costs for initial recovery and witness handling (amnestic administration, PR/compensation) as estimated for initial containment events.

Initial Transport $28K

[#15] Secure transport/recovery budget (vehicle, sedation, contingency team) for transfers or future relocations.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $885K/yr

[#6, #7, #8, #9] Salaries, benefits, hazard pay and overtime for lead researcher (Level-4), two Level-3 researchers, security staffing, on-site medical coverage, psychologist and tutor; combines researcher, security, medical and welfare staffing.

Research And Monitoring $150K/yr

[#11] Ongoing research budget for experiments, reagents, sequencing, outsourced analyses and general research program costs.

Administrative Overhead $100K/yr

[#23] Proportional site-level administrative allocations (HR, procurement, accounting) tied to the anomaly's staffing and research costs.

Cover Story And Legal $48K/yr

[#14, #20] Ongoing legal/PR reserve, amnestic programs, witness care, and data suppression/redaction costs.

Emergency Drills Reserve Recurring $30K/yr

[#17] Annual emergency drills, containment-breach simulations and reserve contributions for small incidents.

Specialized Equipment Maintenance $30K/yr

[#24] Operator time, calibration and maintenance for EEG/MEG, eye-tracking and psychophysics equipment.

Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr

[#21] Annual maintenance and replacement contracts for containment chamber doors, locks, HVAC and mechanical systems.

Long Term Care Reserve Recurring $25K/yr

[#22] Annual set-aside for lifecycle planning, potential transfers or long-term care expenses.

Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr

[#10] Medical consumables, PPE, anesthesia/sedatives, syringes and specialized protective gear consumables.

Ethics Overhead $15K/yr

[#13] Internal review board, compliance monitoring, external audits and ethics-related administrative costs.

Training And Certification $15K/yr

[#18] Specialized training for researchers, medical staff and guards on anomaly-specific handling and minor protocols.

Recreation And Qol $13K/yr

[#19] Food, clothing, entertainment, tutoring and basic welfare for the detained minor subject.

Imaging Maintenance $12K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, shielding checks, radiographer staffing supplements and service contracts for on-site imaging equipment.

Suits Upkeep $10K/yr

[#25] Maintenance, repair and spare parts for containment-specific exosuits/mannequins used in safe interaction trials.

Cadaver Procurement $6K/yr

[#12] Annual estimate for ethically procured cadaver specimens and storage for controlled testing (per-specimen fees averaged over expected usage).

Utilities Energy $6K/yr

[#16] Incremental HVAC, filtration, imaging and monitoring energy consumption for containment cell and research equipment.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#7, #15] Recurring minor transport/logistics for transfers, checks, and small-scale movement of materials (separate from initial transport).

Data Storage $5K/yr

[#5] Ongoing costs for backup RAID storage and digital data backup related to research samples.

Cctv Maintenance $4K/yr

[#3] Storage, licenses, recording redundancy and maintenance for remote-observation and monitoring systems.

Freezer Maintenance $2K/yr

[#5] Electricity and maintenance for -80°C freezer and sample cold storage.

Restraints Maintenance $1K/yr

[#2] Annual maintenance, spare parts and replacements for specialized physical restraints and mounting hardware.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Ordinary year with routine testing, weekly interviews, scheduled maintenance, and no containment incidents.

routine_testing no_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized containment incident (restraint/CCTV/suit failure) requiring emergency response, short-term medical care, repairs, and additional legal/amnestic actions.

restraint_failure temporary_exposure equipment_malfunction

🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Sustained containment breach or subject-assisted exposure leading to large recovery operation, public exposure mitigation, extended legal/amnestic operations, and potential relocation.

sustained_breach public_exposure subject_escape

👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Lead Researcher (Level-4)	1	[#6] Lead researcher responsible for weekly interviews and program oversight.
Research Scientist (Level-3)	2	[#6] Two Level-3 researchers to supervise testing and experiments.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#7] Minimum two full-time guards for transfers, checks and rapid response.
Medical Officer	1	[#8] Part-time physician/orthopedist coverage and consults.
Medical Technician / Nurse	1	[#8] Nurse/med tech for on-site medical support and administration of sedatives.
Psychologist / Counselor	1	[#9] Child psychologist for weekly interviews and counseling.
Tutor / Welfare Staff	1	[#9] Private tutor and welfare support for adolescent detainee.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all cost drivers (infrastructure, personnel, equipment and contingency), enabling a high-confidence order-of-magnitude estimate; large low-probability contingencies remain uncertain.

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