SCP-1961 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1961
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$3.8M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
21
Initial capital outlay is approximately $3.83M driven by containment retrofit, lab buildout and contingency reserves; ongoing annual operations are roughly $3.01M/yr driven by staff wages (research + security), lab consumables, hazardous disposal, and contingency replenishment.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.8M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#4] BSL-grade wet lab buildout and specialized compounding/processing equipment for injections and blood processing (BSL-2/3 capable): sterile hoods, cold chain, centrifuges, synthesis capability, QC instrumentation.
Colony Expansion Contingency $750K
[#24] One-time capital reserve for emergency large-scale containment retrofit if SCP-1961-2 colonies expand (container-scale retrofit to industrial tanks or construction of new wing).
Facilities $575K
[#1, #2, #3, #17] Reinforcement and retrofit of Research Bay 12 and construction of a secure maintenance/restraint area and decontamination build-out; includes lead/poly shielding install for radiation (#2), acid/fire-resistant finishes, observation windows, shower locks, pass-throughs, bonded storage and plumbing for drains/neutralization.
Emergency Contingency Seed $500K
[#28] Seed contingency fund for immediate mobilization in mass-termination / breach response (liquid, unrestricted internal reserve).
Booth Replacement Reserve $300K
[#29] One-time reserve for replacement/replication costs of the SCP-1961 booth (specialized materials / suppressed suppliers).
Equipment $256K
[#2, #11, #13, #14, #18] Initial purchase/install of radiation monitors and MCA systems (#2: $25k), waterproof environmental suits stock for specimens (#11: $50k), hardened cameras/sensors (#13: $75k), secure IT servers/storage hardware (#14: $40k), and initial guard containment gear (#18: $66k).
Public Safety Liability Reserve $200K
[#30] One-time reserve for public-safety mitigation and discrete local infrastructure liability payments in the event of a significant incident.
Booth Major Refurb $150K
[#16] Major refurbishment reserve for SCP-1961 booth (every 5–10 years) including radioactive source handling and structural refurbishment.
Termination Equipment $50K
[#9] Initial purchase, certified storage and training setup for flamethrowers and certified flame containment equipment; permits and safe storage systems.
Acid Neutralization System $50K
[#10] Industrial acid tanks, automated dosing and neutralization equipment and corrosion-resistant containment installed on-site.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#7, #8] Research team payroll (~$550k/yr for 1 L3+ and supporting researchers/techs) plus dedicated security detail (~$750k/yr for 12 guards and supervisors/response team). Includes fringe benefits.
Supplies And Consumables $465K/yr
[#4, #5, #12, #17, #26] Lab consumables/reagents and sterile disposables for injections and blood processing (#4 $150–300k -> $225k), raw reagents and specialty chemicals (#5 ~$175k), staff PPE consumables (#12 ~$20k), decon consumables (#17 ~$20k), and specimen handling consumables/restraints (#26 ~$25k).
Research And Monitoring $450K/yr
[#16, #25] Routine booth maintenance/calibration and licensed radiological technician contracts (#16 ~$50k/yr) plus programmatic research budget for behavior/containment/control studies (#25 ~$400k/yr depending on scope).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#21] Ongoing legal counsel, cover stories, clandestine administrative costs and PR contingencies to maintain secrecy; baseline discretionary budget.
D Class Procurement And Maintenance $125K/yr
[#6] Recurring cost to procure, house, feed, medically screen and transport D-Class used in experiments; baseline assumes ~5 D-Class at ~$25k/yr each.
Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr
[#28] Annual replenishment target for the emergency response fund to maintain recommended reserve levels after use.
Medical Surveillance $80K/yr
[#20] Occupational health, radiation/chemical monitoring, counseling and long-term medical surveillance for interacting staff.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $60K/yr
[#10, #23] Contracted hazardous waste removal, neutralization and special biomatter processing for protoplasmic residues; baseline annual disposal and sludge processing.
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#2, #3, #13, #15, #18] Annual maintenance/calibration for radiation monitors (#2 ~$10k/yr), maintenance contracts for restraint suite (#3 ~$15k/yr), camera/sensor maintenance and data storage upkeep (#13 ~$15k/yr), HVAC/redundant power baseline ($15–25k; included midpoint), and periodic guard-gear repairs.
Training And Drills $55K/yr
[#19] Regular termination protocol training, breach drills, and psychological screening programs; includes contractor training courses.
Oversight And Audit $40K/yr
[#27] Periodic classified audit reports, O5 review support, secure printing and travel for oversight.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#22] Annual baseline for secure transport events (armored/sealed containers, escorts, climate control) averaged over expected moves.
Containment Suit Replacement And Repairs $20K/yr
[#11, #18] Replacement, repair and rotation costs for Type 47-B specimen suits and custom guard containment suits.
It Maintenance And Cybersecurity $15K/yr
[#14] Maintenance, patches, air-gapped backups and cybersecurity operations for classified storage and redaction systems.
Termination Equipment Fuel And Maintenance $10K/yr
[#9] Flamethrower fuel stockpile, periodic maintenance and training recertification costs.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operating year with no major incidents; routine research, maintenance, training and small replenishments occur as budgeted.
no breach routine research operations only scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized incident (small leak, single-subject escape attempt, minor contamination) requiring emergency response, targeted disposal, overtime and PR/legal work.
single specimen breach small hazardous spill isolated public exposure risk
🚨 Major Breach $3.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or mass-termination event requiring large-scale disposal, emergency containment, off-site housing/evacuations and major repairs.
multi-subject merging escape large termination operation local infrastructure impact
🚨 Colony Expansion $5.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Irreversible SCP-1961-2 colony growth beyond the standard suite requiring emergency industrial-scale containment construction or relocation.
uncontrolled colony growth failed in-situ termination need for new industrial containment
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#7] Includes 1 Level-3+ supervising researcher and 2 senior researchers; salaries accounted for in research staff wages.
Research Technician 3 [#7] Laboratory technicians and support staff for experiments, monitoring and sample processing; included in research wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#8] Front-line guards to provide 24/7 coverage (three 8-hr shifts); wages included in security staffing estimate.
Security Supervisor / Rapid Response 3 [#8] Supervisors and rapid-response team members included in the security staffing budget.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and provide ranges for most line items, allowing midpoint estimates, but large uncertainties remain around frequency/scale of colony expansion, lab biosafety classification and rare-event costs, so confidence is medium.
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