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SCP-2199 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2199
Expected annual
$362K
One-time setup
$868K
Annual recurring
$342K
Personnel
1.5
First-year setup (one-time) is substantial due to enclosure/HVAC/BSL upgrades, transport and contingency reserves (~$867,500). Ongoing annual costs are driven by on-site animal care, specialist research/analysis, security allocation, utilities and maintenance (~$341,500/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $868K
Facilities $288K
[#1, #4, #12] Enclosure retrofit, desert-appropriate HVAC structural work, and BSL facility-level upgrades (airflow/autoclave/pass-throughs) including permitting and construction labor.
Contingency Fund $150K
[#21] Reserved contingency for unexpected anomalous effects, emergency neutralization, rapid isolation upgrades or euthanasia protocols.
Transport And Recovery $130K
[#24] Historical transport, sedation/crating, covert logistics and initial quarantine costs to recover/import the specimen.
Archaeological Investigation Project Cost $115K
[#19] Multi-month field expedition costs (travel, permits, digs, dating, specialist collaboration) for provenance/origins work.
Equipment $88K
[#2, #5, #13, #14, #15, #10] Permanent sensor suite, backup UPS/generator tie-in hardware, medical imaging/endoscope hardware, initial servers/software for data acquisition, specialized security/capture equipment, and initial PPE kit.
Sampling Campaign Cost Per Event $45K
[#11] Per-campaign metagenomics, sequencing, culture attempts and specialist lab analysis (one full sampling campaign cost).
Cover Story Initial $35K
[#20] Initial cover-story/legal/PR setup (fake publications, paperwork, initial legal fees and cover documents).
Surgical Procedure Cost Per Event $18K
[#16] Per-procedure operating room/anesthesia/staff/post-op costs for any required hump surgical interventions.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $342K/yr
Research And Monitoring $102K/yr
[#14, #18] Data storage/licenses and audio analysis + specialist research scientist salary/benefits (0.5–1.0 FTE equivalent combined for xenobiology/audio biology).
Staff Wages $95K/yr
[#6] 1.0 FTE professional animal keeper plus 0.5 FTE veterinary technician salary/benefits/training allocation.
Security Allocation $42K/yr
[#15] Incremental security staffing allocation or partial guard shift, plus ongoing readiness for emergency response.
Veterinary Care $19K/yr
[#7] Routine exams, diagnostics, vaccines, parasite control, dental/hoof care and limited emergency treatments (excludes per-procedure operating room events).
Supplies And Consumables $17K/yr
[#3, #8, #9, #10] Sensor consumables/recalibration, diet and enrichment consumables, waste removal/sanitation, and ongoing PPE/biosafety supplies.
Cover Story And Legal $16K/yr
[#20, #25] Ongoing cover story maintenance, legal fees, PR updates, and liaison/ethical oversight costs for external collaborations.
Depreciation And Replacement $15K/yr
[#23] Annual set-aside to replace sensors, HVAC components, imaging gear and other capital assets over time.
Biosafety Training $12K/yr
[#12] Annual certification, staff training and compliance costs for BSL-2+/BSL-3 practices as required.
Containment And Compliance $8K/yr
[#17] Administrative overhead for containment documentation, audits, incident logs and interdepartmental meetings.
Training And Drills $8K/yr
[#22] Regular emergency drills, occupational health monitoring and zoonosis screening for staff.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4, #5] HVAC energy and maintenance, corrosion-resistant system upkeep, and UPS/generator annual load testing and minor maintenance.
Imaging Maintenance $2K/yr
[#13] Maintenance and sterilization costs for endoscopes, ultrasound and portable cameras.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $342K/yr
63.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine husbandry, monitoring, maintenance and minor supplies consumption.
routine_operations no_sampling_campaign no emergency
🚨 Minor Incident $369K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$28K vs baseline
Veterinary emergency requiring surgical intervention and associated emergency care.
medical_emergency surgical_intervention
🚨 Research Campaign $386K/yr
25.0% probability / year +$45K vs baseline
Planned sampling campaign that opens the hump for metagenomic/culture analysis.
sampling_campaign sequencing_and_culture
🚨 Major Breach $642K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Containment failure or large-scale incident (escape, widespread contamination or need for emergency neutralization/large upgrades).
containment_failure emergency_response structural_upgrades
👥 Personnel 1.5 total
Role Count Notes
Animal Keeper 1.0 Full-time professional animal keeper (included in staff_wages).
Veterinary Technician 0.5 Part-time veterinary technician allocated to SCP-2199 (included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasoned midrange estimate; uncertainty remains due to wide ranges for construction, BSL upgrades, sampling frequency and the unpredictable nature of anomalous contingencies.
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