SCP-1885
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-1885
Expected annual
$3.6M
One-time setup
$19.6M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
15
First-year setup and capital (vault, hot cell, instruments, research program, and a large contingency reserve) drive a one-time cost of roughly $19.55M; ongoing annual operations (staff, security, research, surveillance, insurance) are approximately $3.497M/yr.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $19.6M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $3.5M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$3.5M/yr
Normal year with routine quarterly sampling, scheduled maintenance, and no containment incidents.
routine_operations
quarterly_robotic_sampling
scheduled_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$4.5M/yr
Localized contamination or equipment failure requiring cleanup, temporary shutdown, replacement of shielding/robotic parts, and limited public-notification/legal response.
robotic_sampling_failure
small containment breach
minor contamination event
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Major Breach
$14.5M/yr
Significant release or public exposure event (e.g., higher-transuranic tooth discovered outside containment, transport accident or a production spike), requiring large-scale remediation, long-term medical/legal response and major PR/legal action.
transportation accident with high-activity material
incident similar to 1885-A with public exposure
structural failure leading to environmental release
Personnel
15 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 8 | [#7, #20, #6] Researchers performing sampling, radiochemistry and materials research; included in staff wages and subject to sampling-related consumables. |
| Health Physicist | 1 | [#7, #11] Radiation-safety specialist responsible for dosimetry and protection programs. |
| Radiochemist | 1 | [#7, #4] Radiochemical analysis and sample prep; works with instrumentation and assays. |
| Robotics Technician | 1 | [#7, #3, #6] Maintains and operates remote-handling systems and robotic sampling equipment. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 4 | [#7, #8] On-site security personnel for perimeter and response (staffing to cover shifts included in recurring security costs). |
| Facility Manager / Administrative Staff | 1 | [#7, #16, #22] Site management, administration, and coordination with legal/cover operations and IT. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst line items and realistic budget items (construction, instrumentation, staffing, contingency). Uncertainty remains around the appropriate size of the contingency reserve, incident frequency, and long-term remediation/decommissioning costs, so confidence is medium.