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SCP-1515 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1515
Expected annual
$5.3M
One-time setup
$11.6M
Annual recurring
$5.2M
Personnel
26
Estimated one-time establishment costs are approximately $11.65M driven by construction (fencing, buildings), contingencies and eradication reserves; annual operating costs are roughly $5.17M/year driven primarily by salaries/benefits, field operations, and ongoing R&D/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.6M
Large Scale Eradication Contingency $5.0M
[#32] Reserve for region-wide eradication campaign if population expands beyond containment; mid-range estimate of provided $1M–$10M range.
Facilities $2.6M
[#2, #4, #11, #27, #28, #1, #19, #20] Perimeter fence construction, containment enclosures/quarantine buildout, power infrastructure install, wastewater/septic install, site buildings and staff housing, one-time land/legal registration fees and initial legal/PR and indigenous consultation setup included. Estimates are midpoints of provided ranges.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.6M
[#5, #16] BSL-2 necropsy lab buildout and initial scientific program setup (equipment + initial containment R&D program startup costs combined).
Containment Contingency Reserve $1.5M
[#18] Contingency reserve for rapid escalation (mass cull, emergency research, emergency infrastructure). Held as one-time reserve.
Equipment $965K
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #22, #23] Surveillance/detection hardware, drones, field vehicles/ATVs, on-site incinerator purchase, initial classified IT/hardware and secure cold-storage equipment. Recurring alternatives (e.g. contracted disposal) are not assumed here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.2M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#12] Core on-site salaries (site manager, veterinarians, field biologists, armed guards, animal handlers, lab techs, maintenance, admin/legal liaison). Salaries only; benefits/insurance are listed separately.
Logistics And Transport $590K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #17] Drone operator/replacement costs, vehicle fuel & maintenance, emergency airlift/medevac retainer, and field extermination/population control team operations.
Benefits And Insurance $500K/yr
[#12, #25] Employee benefits, worker's compensation and medical/liability insurance estimated from provided percentages and benefit ranges.
Research And Monitoring $480K/yr
[#16, #21] Ongoing containment R&D program funding and environmental monitoring (population surveys, pregnancy prevalence, soil/water testing).
Supplies And Consumables $255K/yr
[#5, #14, #15, #24] Lab consumables/calibration, PPE and field consumables, veterinary/necropsy reagents, and replacement field equipment (collars, traps, batteries).
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#3, #11, #27, #28] Fence and perimeter systems maintenance, generator/solar maintenance, wastewater upkeep, and site/building maintenance/utilities.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal counsel, media management, compensation/coordination under cover story obligations.
Administrative Overhead $200K/yr
[#31] Central program support: finance, HR, security clearances, audits and administrative processing.
Surveillance Analysis Staff $150K/yr
[#7] Monitoring and data analysis operators for surveillance systems (thermal cameras, radar, motion sensors).
Incident Medical And Compensation $150K/yr
[#29] Emergency medical care, transfers, family compensation and long-term care costs for civilian attacks (reserve/recurring allowance).
Energy And Fuel $140K/yr
[#26] Diesel, vehicle fuel, drone batteries, and generator fuel for remote operations.
Land Control And Access Roads $100K/yr
[#1] Ongoing permits, lease/license costs, graded road maintenance and access rights for NR-12 territory.
Long Term Ecological Remediation $60K/yr
[#30] Soil remediation, vector control and remediation following SCP deaths/contamination.
Training And Certifications $50K/yr
[#13] Firearms qualification, animal handling, zoonotic safety, containment drills and decontamination training.
Indigenous Payments $40K/yr
[#20] Ongoing payments/agreements and obligations to traditional owners (ongoing component).
Data And Comms Operations $40K/yr
[#22] Operations for secure comms/satellite links, encrypted servers, offsite backups and classified IT operations.
Secure Storage Maintenance $12K/yr
[#23] Maintenance and power for cold storage and secure archives.
Contracted Biohazard Disposal $0/yr
[#6] Contracted disposal option ($40k–80k/yr) is noted but assumed replaced by on-site incinerator purchase in this estimate; recurring cost set to 0.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.2M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major containment incidents.
no_breach routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $5.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized escape or small-scale breach requiring surge extermination, temporary legal/medical costs and modest infrastructure repairs.
small_population_escape single_civilian_attack localized_outbreak
🚨 Major Breach $9.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Major breach/expansion requiring regional eradication effort, large emergency research spend and major legal/compensation payouts.
widespread_escape multiple_civilian_casualties rapid_population_spread
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Site Manager 1 [#12] On-site senior manager for NR-12 operations.
Wildlife Veterinarian 2 [#12] Veterinary care for captive and field-treated animals.
Field Biologist 3 [#12] Population monitoring, surveys and ecological studies.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#12] Armed guards for 24/7 coverage and perimeter response.
Animal Handler 3 [#12] Handling, captive care and containment duties.
Lab Technician 2 [#12] Necropsy, sample processing and lab maintenance.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#12] Facilities, power systems and vehicle maintenance.
Administrative Staff 1 [#12] Admin/legal liaison, HR and logistics coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes; staffing and recurring costs are reasonably well-defined but contingency and eradication costs are highly uncertain, producing medium confidence.
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