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SCP-2438 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2438
Expected annual
$3.8M
One-time setup
$13.1M
Annual recurring
$3.8M
Personnel
30
Initial capital/setup is approximately $13.1M driven by facility construction, land/lease and large one-time reserves; annual operating costs are roughly $3.8M driven by staff wages, hazard pay, consumables/replacement reserve, and facilities utilities/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.1M
Facilities $7.8M
[#1, #2, #5] Land acquisition/lease and site preparation (#1), construction of a BSL-2 compliant Annex and related structural work (#2), and HVAC/building services installation (#5).
Insurance Reserve $2.0M
[#22] Initial insurance/contingency/mortality/responsibility reserve fund for accidental deaths, disability payouts, litigation and catastrophic events.
Equipment $1.4M
[#4, #6, #7, #10, #13, #14, #15, #21, #17] Redundant power/wiring/UPS and protected links (#4), security hardware (#6), medical equipment setup (beds/ventilators/monitors) (#7), kitchen/RFID fit-out (#10), in-situ incinerator/macerator installation (#13), initial wearable telemetry fleet (#14), ambulance/vehicle purchase (#15), fleet vehicle purchases (#21), and initial IT/hardware/secure comms (#17).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#3] Permanent in-anomaly research pod and fixed instrumentation (sacrificial in-situ microscopes, imaging, sequencers, ruggedized feedthroughs and fixed instrumentation).
Decommissioning $500K
[#23] Decommissioning, site remediation and long-term sealing costs if project shuts down.
Legal And Cover Initial $125K
[#16] Initial legal/PR/archaeology retainers and cover-story start-up costs to establish plausible front (research facility/private clinic) and initial permit work.
Initial Training $50K
[#19] Initial staff training, certification, and compliance validation for BSL-2, addiction-risk protocols, emergency extraction and informed-consent processes.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#6, #7, #9, #14, #18, #24, #21, #17] Ongoing salaries for security personnel (guards & supervisor) (#6), medical staff (#7), mental-health professionals & program admin (#9), monitoring personnel (#14), research scientists and technicians (#18), administrative staff and janitorial/laundry support (#24), drivers/vehicle staff (#21), and IT/analyst staff (#17).
Supplies And Consumables $560K/yr
[#10, #12, #7, #24, #21] Cafeteria food and meal-tracking consumables (after kitchen staff wages) (#10), consumables & sacrificial equipment replacement reserve (disposable endoscopes, single-use kits) (#12), medical consumables and emergency meds (#7), miscellaneous admin/cleaning/PPE/uniforms supplies (#24), and routine vehicle operating costs (non-wage portion) (#21).
Personnel Hazard Pay $450K/yr
[#11] Hazard pay and retention premium for high-risk/addictive assignment (Foundation-style premium on base salaries to recruit/retain staff).
Research And Monitoring $385K/yr
[#8, #18, #14, #25] Observation/withdrawal bed usage and inpatient treatment per transfers (#8), non-wage research operations (software licenses, outsourced analysis, experiment consumables) (#18), monitoring-station non-wage operations and analytics (#14), and local epidemiology/health-surveillance coordination for leaks (#25).
Facilities Maintenance $335K/yr
[#4, #5, #13, #20] Generator/fuel & UPS maintenance and protected data link upkeep (#4), HVAC/environmental control operations & validation (#5), in-situ waste/incinerator operation & maintenance (#13), and site utilities (electricity, water, telecom) (#20).
Insurance Replenishment $250K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment/escrow contributions to maintain insurance/contingency reserves for mortality, disability, and litigation.
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#15] Emergency transport and medevac contractual standby fees and priority-response agreements (annual contracts/standby).
It Maintenance $80K/yr
[#17] Annual maintenance, secure-comms subscriptions, encrypted backups, and IT staffing/contract support for remote analysis and data integrity.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#16] Ongoing community relations, legal reserve and PR to maintain cover story, permits renewals, and small litigation contingencies.
Training And Certification $40K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training, drills, recertification and compliance validation for staff operating protocols.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine research, monitoring, and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research normal_staff_turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized medical emergency(s) or equipment losses requiring medevac, extra counseling, and replacement of sacrificial instruments.
overfeeding_event failed_monitoring_leading_to_medical_response
🚨 Major Breach $6.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure, multiple fatalities or sustained public exposure requiring legal settlements, major PR/cover-up expenditure, and expensive remediation/upgrades.
multiple_fatalities public_exposure_or_leak large_scale_legal_action
👥 Personnel 30 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 6 guards (2/shift × 3 shifts) plus 1 supervisor as specified in notes (#6).
Research Scientist 8 Lead and supporting researchers conducting in-situ experiments and digital analyses; part of research staffing noted in items #3 and #18.
Technician / Lab Technician 4 Technicians to operate in-anomaly instrumentation, rotate sacrificial equipment, and support imaging/sequencing workflows (#3, #12, #18).
Medical Officer 2 Physician-on-call and senior medical staff for the on-site medical wing (#7).
Medical Technician / Paramedic / Nurse 2 Nurses/paramedics to staff the medical wing and support 14-day observation capacity (#7, #8).
Mental Health Professional 3 2–3 FTE mental-health professionals and program admin to run counseling and addiction-management programs (#9).
Engineer / Maintenance 2 HVAC, generator, incinerator, and facilities maintenance staff to sustain BSL-2 operations (#4, #5, #13).
IT / Systems Administrator 1 Secure data infrastructure management and remote-analysis support (#17).
Administrative Staff 1 Site admin for procurement, scheduling, cover-story administration and coordination with local authorities (#16, #24).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling order-of-magnitude estimates; significant uncertainty remains due to variable research intensity, policy choices (internal ICU vs external medevac, staffing levels), and the unique requirement that in-anomaly instrumentation be sacrificial.
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