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SCP-2502 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2502
Expected annual
$157K
One-time setup
$234K
Annual recurring
$152K
Personnel
4
One-time containment setup and specialized tooling are estimated at roughly $228k up-front, with annual operating costs about $152k. Major cost drivers are staff allocations/site overhead, research/monitoring and calibration, and contingency/reserve funding for incident response.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $234K
Equipment $117K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #12, #13, #18, #19, #20] Halo-brace design & fabrication, stainless rods & spare kit, initial retention pads/spares (initial portion), sensors + DAQ, environmental controller hardware, EMI shielding/integration, remote handling hardware, transport crate, UPS, imaging/imaging tooling, and one-time cover materials.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#15] Research equipment & experimentation initial budget (secure capture/imaging rigs, test rigs, high-speed capture equipment).
Incident Contingency Reserve $50K
[#14] One-time contingency/reserve fund allocation for emergency repair, overtime, and unscheduled replacement after accidental cleavage/breach.
Facilities $6K
[#5] Custom clear polycarbonate ventilated containment container: materials + fabrication.
Cover Story Materials $6K
[#20] One-time cover materials and minimal PR/legal setup (plausible copies, replacement inventory).
Sop Development $5K
[#17] Initial SOP and safety development, training materials creation (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $152K/yr
Administrative Overhead $50K/yr
[#22] Administrative processing, procurement overhead, clearance processing and miscellaneous (15% apportionment of combined one-time + recurring direct costs).
Research And Monitoring $34K/yr
[#4, #11, #15, #19] Sensor calibration & certifications, annual calibration/residual certification, ongoing research consumables/staff time, and secure storage allocation for extracted data.
Staff Wages $34K/yr
[#9, #16] Monthly inspection labor & logging (~24 hrs/yr technician + admin) and fractional FTE allocations for researcher/technician/security (0.1/0.05/0.05 estimates).
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#5, #7, #8, #12, #18] Site locker allocation & overhead, EMI monitoring & filtered power maintenance, remote-handling maintenance, container repairs/replacement amortized, and UPS battery replacement amortized.
Contingency Replenishment $5K/yr
[#14] Annual expected top-up to incident contingency/reserve as incidents or small repairs deplete fund.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#3, #10, #21] Replacement retention pads (annual replacement budget), preventive maintenance consumables (springs, O-rings, seals, adhesives), and hazardous-waste disposal small-volume costs.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#13] Expected annualized transport/security escort costs (per-move costs amortized as expected occasional transfers).
Training And Sop Refreshers $2K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for handling, emergency procedures, and relevant personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#20] Annual small cover-story/legal retainer and minimal public-relations expenses.
Environmental Power $350/yr
[#6] Power draw & operating cost for local environmental control module (annualized).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $152K/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with only routine inspections, maintenance, calibration, and modest research activity.
monthly inspections routine calibration no accidental contact or transport
🚨 Minor Incident $162K/yr
12.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Minor accidental contact or component degradation requiring emergency replacement and overtime.
pad/container degradation detected minor accidental contact during handling
🚨 Major Breach $252K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Significant accidental cleavage or breach event requiring emergency response, repairs, amnestics, and substantial replacement/repair costs.
object falls/strikes hard surface unexpected large-scale cleavage containment assembly failure
🚨 Research Scale Up $192K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Active experimental campaign or increased research throughput requiring extra consumables, equipment rental, and additional staff time.
approval for extended testing experimental expansion requiring additional capture and tooling
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Approx. 0.1 FTE allocation to review anomalies, authorize procedures and oversee limited experiments [#16].
Technician 1 Performs monthly inspections, preventive maintenance, and equipment calibration support (~0.05 FTE dedicated) [#9, #16].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 On-call/security escort and periodic site presence (shared 0.05 FTE allocation) [#16, #13].
Administrative Staff 1 Procurement, logging, and coordination for training/SOPs and cover-story tasks (fractional support) [#9, #17, #20].
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are based on explicit line-item ranges in the analyst notes and a conservative midpoint approach; uncertainties remain in frequency of transports/incidents, choice between off-the-shelf vs custom sealed manipulators, and site accounting conventions, so confidence is medium.
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