SCP-1490
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-1490
Expected annual
$3.5M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
18
One-time capital and containment upgrades (cell, BSL HVAC, incinerator, robotics, monitoring) are the primary upfront costs (~$2.1M). Recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages, legal/cover operations, and ongoing research/maintenance (~$3.43M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $2.1M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $3.4M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$3.4M/yr
Normal operational year with no containment incidents; standard monitoring, research, and maintenance.
normal_operations
scheduled_research
routine_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$3.6M/yr
Single accidental exposure or small containment breach resulting in 1–2 SCP-1490-2 instances requiring emergency response, euthanasia, and legal/cover actions.
single_contamination_event
localized_power_or_equipment_failure
procedural_violation
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Major Breach
$4.9M/yr
Significant containment breach or power failure producing multiple SCP-1490-2 instances, requiring mass euthanasia, site quarantine, replacement equipment, legal payouts and large-scale cleanup.
containment_failure
extended_power_loss
multiple_exposures
Personnel
18 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 8 | Coverage for three 8-hour shifts plus backups; mapped to staff_wages [#9]. |
| Medical Officer | 3 | On-call medics trained in pediatric sedation and rapid response; mapped to staff_wages [#10]. |
| Research Scientist | 3 | Biologists/pathologists conducting sequencing and analysis; mapped to staff_wages [#11]. |
| Monitoring Operator | 4 | 24/7 video/AI oversight operators to verify alerts and triggers; mapped to staff_wages [#12]. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are mid-range selections from wide provided ranges; staffing and legal/insurance costs drive large variance. Some items (e.g., contingency reserve, incident probabilities) are judgement-based rather than empirically derived.