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SCP-2245 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2245
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$395K
Annual recurring
$988K
Personnel
17
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $395,000 for containment upgrades, monitoring equipment, and initial research/medical setup. Recurring annual operations are roughly $988k driven primarily by D-Class program costs, security, research staffing, contingency/reserve and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $395K
Facilities $205K
[#1, #3, #20] Containment-cell modifications, HVAC/UPS installation and quarantine/post-exposure isolation buildout (structural and installation work).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $170K
[#2, #4, #5, #14, #21] Initial polysomnography/monitoring suite, biosafety cabinet and -80°C freezer/sample setup, initial veterinary baseline workup, initial neurocognitive baseline testing, and one-time SOP development costs.
Equipment $20K
[#24] One-time outfitting of secure transport crates/handling kits and other physical transfer hardware.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $988K/yr
D Class Program $225K/yr
[#8, #14] D-Class rotation pool operating costs including housing, food, medical screening and administration; includes costs associated with baseline neurocognitive testing allocation.
Security Staffing $200K/yr
[#9] Overnight dedicated guard coverage (2–3 FTEs) including training and benefits.
Administrative Overhead $129K/yr
[#26] Administrative overhead allocated by Site 66 (calculated at ~15% of direct recurring costs).
Staff Wages $110K/yr
[#6] Dedicated research staffing (1 FTE technician + PI oversight allocation).
Incident Response Reserve $100K/yr
[#23] Incident response & contingency fund for emergent breaches, medical emergencies, amnestic deployment and rapid lockdowns.
Research And Monitoring $62K/yr
[#15, #16, #18] Ongoing neurocognitive monitoring and follow-up, analytical chemistry/biology runs (mass spec, sequencing), and sample archiving/chain-of-custody administration.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#25] Legal/cover-up and external liaison budget to manage secrecy and external interactions.
Veterinary Care $25K/yr
[#7] Recurring veterinary care, twice-monthly inspections, incidental treatments and on-call emergency coverage.
Amnestic Memetic Program $20K/yr
[#19] Stock and administration budgets for amnestic/memetic countermeasures and associated medical care.
Depreciation And Maintenance Reserve $15K/yr
[#28] Depreciation, maintenance and spare parts reserve for EEG units, freezers, cameras and HVAC.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#20] Annual maintenance and upkeep for quarantine/post-exposure isolation capacity.
Biohazard Waste Disposal $12K/yr
[#17] Autoclave/incineration contracts and biohazard waste disposal services.
Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #13] Cage cleaning labor & sanitation supplies, daily/distilled water costs, enrichment replacement budget, and PPE/decontamination consumables.
Energy Consumption $7K/yr
[#22] Power for HVAC, monitoring rigs, -80°C freezer and continuous monitoring equipment.
Sop And Training Refreshers $5K/yr
[#21] Annual SOP refreshers, training simulations and staff refresher courses.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#24] Recurring secure transfer/transport costs (per-transfer contracts and consumables).
Long Term Research Program $0/yr
[#27] Optional strategic long-term research program (estimated $200k–$1M+ if pursued). Set to $0 for baseline operational projection.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $988K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents or breaches.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized incident such as equipment failure, a non-fatal medical emergency for a subject, or small containment breach requiring investigation and temporary lockdown.
equipment_failure medical_emergency localized_containment_response
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or fatality requiring large-scale response, site lockdown, extended investigations, legal action and heavy remediation.
fatality major_equipment_loss legal_exposure
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / PI 1 [#6] Part-time PI oversight allocation for experiments and protocol approval.
Research Technician 1 [#6] Dedicated full-time technician for day-to-day experiments and monitoring.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#9] Overnight dedicated guard coverage (2–3 FTEs) to cover nightly operations and rotation.
Veterinary Officer 1 [#7, #5] Veterinary oversight for twice-monthly inspections, baseline health workups and emergency interventions.
Medical Officer 1 [#15, #19] Medical support for neurocognitive monitoring, post-exposure care and administration of medical/amnestic countermeasures.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#3, #28] Facilities and equipment maintenance, HVAC and UPS upkeep and spare parts management.
Administrative Staff 1 [#26, #25] HR/procurement/accounting support and liaison for cover-story/legal coordination.
Class-D Personnel 8 [#8, #14] Rotational D-Class pool used nightly for exposure; includes housing/medical screening and administrative costs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst-provided line-item ranges are detailed, allowing mid-range point estimates, but many costs are site-dependent (existing infrastructure, D-Class accounting, and chosen research posture). Uncertainty remains around incident probabilities and optional long-term research scaling.
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