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SCP-2114 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2114
Expected annual
$689K
One-time setup
$580K
Annual recurring
$677K
Personnel
7
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $580,250 driven by containment room retrofits, sealed test chamber(s), contingency reserve and legal/setup costs; expected baseline annual operating costs are approximately $675,850 driven by staff wages (techs, security, PI), recurring research/monitoring, and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $580K
Facilities $185K
[#1, #3, #30] Containment room retrofit (#1), HVAC/ventilation installation (#3), and site-wide hardening/upgrades (#30) for sealed, soundproof BC-L1 rooms and secured infrastructure.
Contingency Reserve $112K
[#27] Initial insurance / liability reserve and contingency fund (one-time allocation).
On Site Incinerator $100K
[#17] Purchase and installation of a small on-site bioincinerator (capital cost option to meet incineration requirements).
Sealed Test Rooms $65K
[#2] Construction of at least one airtight testing chamber (pressure-rated doors, gloveports, viewports, lighting).
Legal And Cover Setup $50K
[#25] Initial legal, cover-story, permit, and documentation/setup costs to conceal anomalous activity.
Equipment $45K
[#5, #12, #16, #20, #22, #26] Initial terrariums and cage hardware (#5), tamper-resistant monitoring installation (#12), euthanasia equipment initial purchase (#16), inventory/tracking setup hardware (#20), emergency/recapture kit (#22), and IT/initial hardware/setup (#26).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $19K
[#21] Laboratory decontamination equipment (autoclave) and initial laboratory setup for handling contaminated materials.
Sterilization Surgeries $4K
[#19] One-time cost for surgical sterilization of up to 30 animals (if chosen instead of strict sex-segregation staffing).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $677K/yr
Staff Wages $388K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11] Salaries for dedicated animal technicians (#8), part-time/contract veterinarian (#9), research/PI oversight (#10), and security staffing/site watch (#11).
Administrative Overhead $116K/yr
[#28] Administrative overhead, central HR/procurement and benefits allocation (approx. 30% applied to personnel wages per note #28).
Research And Monitoring $88K/yr
[#14, #24, #29] Budget for sacrificial/low-value test equipment and consumables (#14), staff health monitoring / psychological evaluations (#24), and annual research program budget (tests/assays) (#29).
Logistics And Transport $36K/yr
[#22, #23] Emergency response/drills and small deployment costs (#22) and field eradication / occasional field ops budget (#23).
Equipment Damage Repairs $18K/yr
[#15] Reserve for unexpected equipment/infrastructure damage due to disassembly behavior (#15).
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#6, #7, #16, #18, #21, #20] Bedding/water hardware consumables (#6), animal feed and cleaning supplies (#7), euthanasia consumables (#16), off-site biohazard disposal contract baseline estimate (#18), decontamination chemicals (#21), and inventory/license recurring cost (#20).
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#4, #30] HVAC energy and routine HVAC maintenance/filters (#4) and site policy enforcement / minor recurring hardening costs (#30).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#25] Ongoing legal/cover-story maintenance, permits, and concealment-related costs.
Incinerator Operation $3K/yr
[#17] If on-site incinerator is commissioned, annual operation/maintenance and permits (alternative to off-site disposal).
It Maintenance $3K/yr
[#26] IT, secure data storage, backups, and access control maintenance and storage fees.
Sensor Maintenance $2K/yr
[#13] Tamper-proof sensor maintenance, replacements and data storage costs (#13).
Monitoring Maintenance $1K/yr
[#12] Annual maintenance and minor replacement for tamper-resistant monitoring/surveillance installed (#12).
Biohazard Disposal Contract $1K/yr
[#18] Recurring cost for off-site biohazard carcass disposal contract (alternative to on-site incinerator).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $677K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine care, monitoring, testing at current cadence, contractor disposal and planned maintenance.
scheduled tests only no escapes or major equipment failures routine field ops
🚨 Minor Incident $736K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$59K vs baseline
Small containment or equipment incident requiring rapid response, limited field deployment, repairs and legal/medical follow-up.
small escape / localized breach equipment disassembly causing repair needs limited field eradication deployment
🚨 Major Breach $976K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$299K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or exposure event causing major repairs, large field operations, legal exposure and high replacement/forensic costs.
multi-animal escape widespread equipment damage public/political exposure requiring legal defense
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Animal Technician 2 [#8] Two full-time technicians to perform hand-feeding, weekly cleaning, and daily maintenance/vacation coverage.
Veterinarian (part-time/contract) 1 [#9] One part-time or contracted veterinarian on-call for routine checks, euthanasia oversight and necropsy.
Research Scientist / PI 1 [#10] 0.5–1.0 FTE research oversight; counted as one supervising scientist for experiments, compliance and data analysis.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#11] On-site security coverage (rotating shifts) to prevent unauthorized access; number scaled to provide 24/7 coverage or mixture of remote monitoring + patrols.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide many specific cost ranges and concrete operational requirements (rooms, manual feeding, incineration/disposal), allowing a medium confidence in line-item estimates; uncertainty remains in option choices (on-site incinerator vs contractor), frequency of tests, and scale of security, so not rated high.
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