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SCP-1767 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1767
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$2.9M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
13
Initial setup requires significant capital for custom aquarium, life‑support and medical/surgical facilities (~$2.9M one-time). Annual operating costs are dominated by specialized staff (security, medical, researchers), intelligence/cover operations and ongoing diagnostics (~$1.76M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.9M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#10, #13, #18, #23] Purchase/installation of dedicated neuroimaging or large-capital imaging solution, hazardous-device analysis lab and shielding (Faraday/cold chamber), document conservation/multispectral imaging equipment, and initial secure IT/storage infrastructure.
Facilities $700K
[#6, #12] Facility renovations and sterile surgical suite setup (waterproof finishes, HVAC isolation, decontamination drains, secondary containment and aquatic-capable surgical suite).
Equipment $400K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #11, #14, #17] Custom containment aquarium, life-support hardware, initial aquatic-ICU equipment, monitoring/alarm hardware, backup power hardware, initial PPE kits, transport tank purchase, initial pathology screening equipment/stocking.
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#25] Contingency reserve for emergency interventions, legal crises or escalation (one-time recommended reserve).
Intelligence Initial Investigation $200K
[#19] Initial investigative push into the Oneiroi Collective: analysts, field ops, SIGINT contractors and specialist tasking.
Initial Cover Story $20K
[#20] Initial cover-story/PR payments, witness reimbursements and goodwill.
Initial Training And Certification $15K
[#24] Initial specialized training and certification for elasmobranch handling, aquatic ICU procedures and hazardous-device SOPs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $990K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Security team wages and benefits, on-site marine veterinarian + technicians, and research staff salaries (includes benefits/overhead estimates used above).
Opportunity Cost Overhead $300K/yr
[#27] Institutional overhead allocation (pro-rated share of HR, accounting, utilities and site administration).
Research And Monitoring $162K/yr
[#4, #10, #17, #18, #23, #26] Continuous vital-signs monitoring/IT costs, outsourced per-scan imaging fees (if not purchased), ongoing pathology/toxicology testing, document analysis programs, IT maintenance and amortized lifecycle budgeting for equipment.
Intelligence Monitoring $150K/yr
[#19] Ongoing investigative/intelligence monitoring, inter-agency liaison and SIGINT/analyst retention following initial push.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#20, #21] Ongoing PR/cover-story expenditures and legal/permit/insurance overhead for civilian cover operations.
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#5] Backup power fuel contracts and periodic facility/tank maintenance (UPS/generator fuel and routine infrastructure upkeep).
Supplies And Consumables $22K/yr
[#3, #11, #15] Replacement medical consumables, PPE consumables and routine water-treatment/filters/tubing/drugs.
Surgical Procedure Retainer $20K/yr
[#12] Retainer / expected annualized cost for multidisciplinary surgical team availability and emergency procedure readiness (annualized contingency).
Specialized Feed $18K/yr
[#16] Specialized feeding/parenteral nutrition costs for a comatose elasmobranch (monthly formula costs annualized).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#14] Per-transport costs for custom transfer tank ambulance/air moves and trained transport team (typical annual transport/standby estimate).
Training And Certification $6K/yr
[#24] Annual refresher courses, drills and recertification for staff handling and hazardous-device SOPs.
Waste Handling $2K/yr
[#22] Biohazard and contaminated-water disposal, medical waste pickup and chemical waste handling.
Life Support Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance and service contracts for redundant pumps, chiller/heater and oxygenation systems.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard monitoring, scheduled maintenance and ongoing research/intelligence work.
routine operations scheduled maintenance annual diagnostics
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or acute medical episode requiring emergency response, overtime, additional consumables and short-term specialist fees.
pump/chiller failure acute medical deterioration short-notice transport/stabilization
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Security breach, public exposure, or major medical/surgical escalation (device removal or inter-site relocation) requiring large one-off expenditures and extensive PR/legal response.
containment breach public disclosure emergency device removal
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $3.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline
Decision to purchase dedicated hospital-grade imaging and expand program (large capital outlay plus upgraded staffing and facilities).
new research imperative decision to buy dedicated imaging scale-up of hazardous-device analysis
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] 24/7 coverage with shift rotations (6 guards estimated to maintain continuous onsite coverage).
Research Scientist 4 [#9] Research staff (forensic linguist, archivist/conservator, cryptanalyst, research scientist) — 3–5 recommended, 4 used in costing.
Medical Officer / Veterinarian 1 [#8] Marine veterinarian assigned full-time for specialized elasmobranch care.
Medical Technician / Vet Technician 2 [#8] Two veterinary/ICU technicians supporting continuous monitoring and procedures.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from analyst ranges and midpoints; many categories have wide ranges (imaging purchase vs per-scan outsourcing, contingency events), and program choices (buy vs outsource) materially change capital and recurring costs, hence medium confidence.
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