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SCP-1655 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1655
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
5
Upfront one-time setup (containment cell, lab equipment, secure archives, and contingency reserves) is roughly $2.14M; recurring annual operations (staff wages, D-class program, research, MTF readiness, legal/cover operations, consumables, and overhead) are approximately $2.04M/yr, driven primarily by research salaries, D-class program costs, contingency/countermeasure programs, and cover/legal obligations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#23] Recommended conservative contingency/reserve fund for catastrophic breach or immediate large-scale response: $1,000,000 held as reserve.
Per Incident Cover Reserve $500K
[#19] Per-incident amnestic/cover reserve recommended by analyst for major incidents (~$500k/incident).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#12] Omics/imaging/cryostorage capital (mass spec, sequencing, -80°C freezer, microscopy upgrades) conservative estimate $300k.
Equipment $170K
[#1, #4, #5, #7, #9, #10, #15, #18] Plexiglass primary vessel + tamper-proof secondary casing & sensors ($5.2k), surveillance installation ($12k), access-control hardware/software ($8k), sedation/anesthesia equipment ($40k), remote handling/glovebox & microtools ($40k), entomological equipment ($30k), MTF transport/kit ($20k), secure archive setup ($15k).
Facilities $150K
[#2, #3, #22] Containment cell retrofit (sealed room, airlocks, decon, negative/neutral pressure) typical retrofit ≈ $125k, HVAC installation itemized as one-time installation $15k, and pest-exclusion modifications ~$10k.
Training Development $10K
[#21] Initial SOP/training development for handlers, medics, and response drills estimated $10k one-time.
Ppe Initial $5K
[#8] Initial PPE stock (gloves, coveralls, shields, decon supplies) ~$5k one-time.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $530K/yr
[#5, #11] Salaries and benefits: 1FTE security officer (~$70k) + overtime (~$10k) and research personnel (4 FTEs combined estimate ~$450k/yr).
Countermeasure Development Program $500K/yr
[#24] Initial 3-year countermeasure/counteragent exploratory program averaged as ~$1.5M over 3 years → ~$500k/yr during program period.
Administrative Overhead $266K/yr
[#25] Administrative/facility/IT/procurement overhead assumed 15% of direct recurring costs (calculated on recurring direct subtotal).
D Class Program $200K/yr
[#6] D-class recruitment/housing/food/medical/supervision for ~5 D-class rotation pool; midpoint estimate ~$200k/yr.
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#15] MTF/readiness & vehicle/transport readiness & maintenance budget (~$150k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#19, #20] Baseline legal/admin/cover operations (~$100k/yr) plus public-relations/records-adjustment baseline (~$50k/yr).
Medical And Psychiatric Care $100K/yr
[#14] Standing medical monitoring and psychiatric care program for exposed personnel and staff trauma (~$100k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $95K/yr
[#13, #16, #10] Ongoing research consumables & assays (~$75k/yr), pathology/sample archiving & pathology services (~$20k/yr); routine small lab consumables (see supplies) separated.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#7, #8, #10, #17, #26] Sedatives/medical consumables and tech time (~$15k/yr), PPE replenishment (~$3.5k/yr), entomological consumables (~$5k/yr), biohazard disposal/incineration (~$3k/yr), miscellaneous small consumables (~$3.5k/yr).
Sedation And Medical Consumables $15K/yr
[#7] Consumables/drugs and med tech time for sedation/anesthesia during openings (~$15k/yr).
Archive Upkeep $8K/yr
[#18] Off-site, air-gapped backup upkeep and archive maintenance estimated ~$8k/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#3, #4, #22] HVAC filter replacements & power (~$1.5k/yr), surveillance/storage maintenance (~$3k/yr), pest-control contract (~$3k/yr).
Training And Drills $5K/yr
[#21] Recurring training refreshers and drills (~$5k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; steady-state containment, research, D-class rotations, and upkeep.
no incidents routine research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$505K vs baseline
Single biting event affecting one D-class or staffer requiring acute medical care, psychiatric support, targeted amnestics/cover-up, and localized MTF response.
single bite localized exposure one-off amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Multiple exposures / public-facing incident requiring mass amnestics, large-scale PR/compensation, region-wide containment and a rapid scale-up of countermeasure efforts.
multiple public exposures mass amnestic campaign accelerated countermeasure deployment
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#5] One full-time security officer assigned to the chamber (salary+benefits ~ $70k/yr; overtime accounted in staff_wages).
Research Scientist / Technician / Veterinarian / Behaviorist 4 [#11] Four FTE research/technical staff total (combination of 1–2 senior anomaly researchers, 1–2 postdocs/technicians, veterinarian/behavioral scientist; combined salary estimate ~$450k/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed line-item estimates were provided for most categories, but several high-impact items (per-incident cover costs, contingency reserve sizing, and future countermeasure development) are inherently uncertain; numerical choices used midpoints or conservative assumptions.
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