SCP-2044 — SCP-2044 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2044 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2044

Expected annual

$4.4M

One-time setup

$1.9M

Annual recurring

$4.3M

Personnel

One-time capital and R&D costs are approximately $1.87M, dominated by contingency, field investigation, and R&D; annual recurring costs are about $4.34M/yr, dominated by ICU medical care and specialist staff.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $700K

[#8, #10, #19] Acoustic two-way comms R&D/prototype ($350k), specialized micromanipulation instruments ($50k), micro-tracking R&D seed ($300k).

Incident Contingency Fund $500K

[#17] Reserve fund for emergency extraction, breach response, mass-treatment, or rapid deployment.

Field Investigation Campaign $400K

[#18] Initial multidisciplinary field campaign to locate fly origins / 'big wigs' (equipment, travel, teams).

Facilities $140K

[#4, #14] Structural containment cell modifications (duct/mesh/brace) and BSL-2 / autoclave / negative-pressure physical upgrades.

Equipment $100K

[#6, #13, #21, #16] HD c-mount microscope camera + mount ($30k), initial hazmat kit (10 suits $15k), secure server/setup for records ($5k), forensic/implant-detection equipment & contractor costs (~$50k).

Cover Story And Legal Initial $30K

[#22] Initial legal retention, documentation, and family/secrecy agreements to establish the cover story.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.3M/yr

Medical And Icu Care $1.8M/yr

[#1] Dedicated ICU bed/inpatient care for comatose SCP-2044-1 (ventilation, nursing, nutrition, imaging) estimated at ~$5k/day → ~$1.8M/yr.

Staff Wages $1.5M/yr

[#2, #3, #11, #12, #25] On-site medical staffing (physician + 2 RNs) $390k/yr, security staffing (9 guards + training/gear included in annual estimate) $400k/yr, entomology/xenobiology research staff and techs $460k/yr, computational/translation analyst $120k/yr, behavior technicians ~ $120k/yr.

Research And Monitoring $683K/yr

[#7, #9, #19, #20, #21, #26, #27, #29] Video capture/storage/backup $8k/yr, acoustic system maintenance/licensing $25k/yr, micro-tracking trials $100k/yr, controlled supply experiments $10k/yr, data analysis/archiving $10k/yr, small-animal/microfabrication lab maintenance $25k/yr, communications/intercom upkeep $5k/yr, long-term research program seed $500k/yr.

Field Investigation Followup $200K/yr

[#18] Ongoing follow-up field investigation budgets and travel/operations.

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#22, #28] Ongoing cover-story upkeep $10k/yr and containment breach/outbreak insurance & legal reserve $50k/yr.

Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr

[#10, #13, #15, #23] Micromanipulation consumables $10k/yr, hazmat consumables/waste disposal $5k/yr, routine staff screening & prophylactic treatment $5k/yr, health supplies & medications $30k/yr.

Forensic And Implant Screening $20K/yr

[#16] Ongoing higher-level screening protocols and contract costs following Incident-2044-B.

Training And Drills $20K/yr

[#24] Annual staff training, drills, and behavioral conditioning protocols.

Facilities Maintenance $19K/yr

[#5, #14, #30] Padded brace/spare parts & servicing $2k/yr, BSL-2 inspections/QA $5k/yr, miscellaneous maintenance (power, small repairs) $12k/yr.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.3M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with standard containment, ICU care, routine R&D and field follow-up; no major incidents.

stable ICU care routine R&D operations no breaches

🚨 Minor Incident $4.6M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Small containment incident or medical emergency requiring emergency response, limited additional forensic work and overtime.

localized breach emergency surgery or extraction short forensic investigation

🚨 Major Breach $6.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Widespread contamination or discovery leading to mass-treatment, large legal/PR response, and rapid scale-up of containment or capture operations.

host-to-host spread public exposure / litigation large-scale eradication or capture ops

👥 Personnel 20 total

Role	Count	Notes
Physician (Neurology/ICU attending)	1	[#2] Full-time physician-equivalent for consults/oversight ($250k/yr)
Registered Nurse / ICU Tech	2	[#2] Two dedicated RN/tech positions for containment-specific duties (~$140k/yr total)
Security Officer / MTF Agent	9	[#3] 24/7 security staffing (9 guards across shifts)
Entomology / Xenobiology Researcher	3	[#11] Senior entomologist/xenobiologist + materials scientist + researcher positions
Laboratory Technician	2	[#11] Technical support / lab technicians for entomology and microfabrication
Computational / Translation Analyst	1	[#12] Dedicated linguist/analyst for translations and NLP
Behavior Technician	2	[#25] Behavior techs for conditioning program (estimate: 1–2; counted as 2)

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates were provided by the analyst and are reasonably detailed (daily ICU rate, staff salaries, R&D ranges). Uncertainty remains around R&D scaling, field ops success, and the frequency/scale of incidents stemming from a parasitic intelligent insect population, so medium confidence is appropriate.

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