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SCP-171 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-171
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
14
Upfront containment and specialized equipment require roughly $1.26M in one-time capital and setup; recurring annual operating costs are approximately $1.75M driven primarily by staff wages, medical/research monitoring, consumables, legal/cover-story costs, and facilities maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Equipment $510K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #12, #13, #14, #16, #19, #20] Filtration/circulation hardware, RO install, CCTV/audio hardware, backup/archive hardware, electrophysiology rigs, ROV/robotics, PPE initial stock, freezers/LN2 equipment, secure transport fleet, emergency kit & mobile pumps.
Contingency Reserve Initial $300K
[#27] Initial reserve for long-term unknowns / scale-up (example reserve provided by analyst).
Cover Story Seed Fund $200K
[#18] Initial contingency fund for cover story formation, compensation/relocation upfront payments and PR seeding.
Facilities $180K
[#1, #2] Reinforced 4,500 L containment tank, secondary containment, walkways, and dedicated HVAC/dehumidification/corrosion-resistant installation.
Legal And Compliance Setup $50K
[#17] One-time legal retainer, documentation and compliance setup costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#26] Initial training & clearance processing and initial research/lab onboarding setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $900K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Security staff (6 guards ~$300k/yr), research staff (PI + researchers/techs ~$400k/yr), medical/caregiving staff (~$200k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $277K/yr
[#4, #10, #14, #15, #21] Sea salt and reagents (~$12k/yr), host food & custodial supplies (~$120k/yr), PPE consumables (~$20k/yr), biohazardous waste disposal (~$25k/yr), scientific consumables (~$100k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#17, #18] Recurring legal/compliance overhead (~$150k/yr) plus cover-story/compensation ongoing expenses (~$100k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $164K/yr
[#5, #6, #11, #12, #16, #25] Continuous transcription/storage (~$10k), off-site backups (~$4k), medical imaging & monitoring (~$75k), electrophysiology consumables (~$20k), LN2/equipment maintenance (~$15k), and data analysis/transcription review (~$40k).
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#22, #23, #3] Ongoing maintenance and spare parts, power/utilities for pumps/HVAC/servers, and recurring servicing tied to filtration/circulation systems (maintenance budget captured here).
Insurance And Indemnity $50K/yr
[#24] Specialized insurance and institutional indemnity overhead.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#19] Fuel, vehicle maintenance and secure transfer ops (~$20k/yr).
Emergency Response Readiness $20K/yr
[#20] Recurring readiness, training refreshers and rapid-deployment retainer costs.
Robotics Maintenance $10K/yr
[#13] Ongoing maintenance, spares and servicing for ROVs/robotic manipulators.
Training And Clearance $10K/yr
[#26] Annual refresher training and clearance maintenance costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; continued containment and research at planned staffing and operations.
normal operations no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment issue (small leak, minor equipment failure, or short-term host disappearance) requiring emergency response, repairs and temporary medical surge.
small containment leak equipment failure short-term host extraction/medical care
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or escalation requiring relocation, large-scale repairs, extended legal/compensation payouts and facility downtime.
major containment breach forced relocation large-scale civil exposure
🚨 Political Exposure $2.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Public exposure or civilian litigation leading to heavy legal costs, settlements, and expanded cover-up/compensation operations.
media exposure civilian lawsuit or whistleblower regulatory intervention
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Six guards minimum (two per shift) as stated in analyst notes.
Research Scientist / Lab Tech 4 [#8, #12] Principal investigator plus ~3 researchers/technicians covering marine biology, electrophysiology and lab operations.
Clinician / Medical Officer 1 [#9, #11] Medical clinician for human hosts; part of combined medical staffing budget.
Psychologist / Therapist 1 [#9, #11] Therapist for monitoring psychological integration and loss of individuality.
Nurse / Med Tech 1 [#9, #11] Daily medical checks and support for imaging/monitoring.
Veterinarian 1 [#9] Veterinarian for animal hosts included in medical staffing budget.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates for nearly all capital and operating costs; figures are conservative institutional estimates with explicit per-item values, producing high confidence in the aggregate numbers.
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