SCP-250
Euclid
✓
high confidence
SCP-250
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$10.4M
Annual recurring
$2.7M
Personnel
17
Upfront capital to build a reinforced, climate-controlled enclosure plus specialized equipment is estimated at roughly $10.4M, driven mainly by construction, power/HVAC and a contingency reserve; annual operating costs are about $2.72M/yr, driven by staff wages, HVAC energy, security and containment-readiness.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $10.4M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $2.7M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$2.7M/yr
Normal year with no breach or major incident; routine operations and scheduled maintenance only.
normal_operations
scheduled_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$3.0M/yr
Localized containment incident (e.g., limited displacement, equipment failure, small internal injury) requiring overtime, repairs, extra disposal and limited legal/PR response.
equipment_failure
limited_internal_breach
medical_treatment
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Major Breach
$5.7M/yr
Significant containment breach or major damage requiring emergency recontainment, facility repairs, replacement of many components, large legal/PR response and possible public mitigation.
full_containment_breach
major_structure_damage
public_exposure
Personnel
17 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 8 | [#14] Modeled shift complement (6–12 in notes) represented as 8 guards; salaries included in staff_wages. |
| Research Scientist | 4 | [#17] Paleozoologists, conservators and behaviorists (3–6 in notes) modeled as 4; salaries included in staff_wages. |
| Nightly Cleaning Technician | 3 | [#10] Specialized nightly crew (2–4 in notes) modeled as 3 FTE-equivalents; salaries included in staff_wages. |
| Groundskeeper | 1 | [#6, #7] Weekly vegetation maintenance modeled as 1 FTE (0.5–1 in notes); wages included in staff_wages. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#16] Onsite medic/trauma readiness modeled as 1 FTE with supplies; included in staff_wages. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all categories; mid-point modeling applied. Uncertainty remains for rare major breaches (handled via contingency), but routine cost estimates are well-supported.