SCP-2596 — SCP-2596 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2596 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2596

Expected annual

$2.7M

One-time setup

$682K

Annual recurring

$2.6M

Personnel

16.2

Initial setup costs are moderate (~$682k) driven by containment retrofit, sump/tank installation, and equipment; annual operating costs are dominated by staffing and hazardous-liquid disposal at approximately $2.61M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $682K

Facilities $280K

[#1, #2, #15] Containment chamber retrofit, underground storage/sump installation, and HVAC/dehumidification upgrade (mid-range estimates aggregated).

Incident Reserve One Time $200K

[#22] Recommended contingency/reserve for emergency containment, specialized contractors, or one-off decontamination operations.

Equipment $110K

[#3, #11, #24, #25] Sump pumps/piping and corrosion-resistant fittings, waterproof CCTV/hardware, specialized EEG/fMRI-access instrumentation (purchase or initial rental), and initial surface stabilization fixtures.

On Site Treatment Setup $30K

[#4] One-time setup for on-site chemical sterilization treatment system and initial permitting (if chosen over full contracted hauling).

Conservation And Preservation Initial $22K

[#14] Initial assessment and stabilization/conservation work for the water-damaged wooden raft (non-invasive supports, humidity staging).

Data Infrastructure Initial $20K

[#20] Initial secure archival/encryption/backups and local storage hardware for CCTV and experiment logs.

Legal And Permits One Time $20K

[#16] Initial permit fees, municipal liaison, and cover-story establishment costs (mid-range estimate).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

[#5] Baseline assumes use of existing external BSL testing facilities; full on-site BSL-3 upgrade (1M–3M) is not purchased in baseline year and is handled as an adverse scenario if required.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr

Staff Wages $1.8M/yr

[#6, #7, #8, #9] Security guards (8 FTEs), containment technicians (3 FTEs), on-site medical staff (nurse/EMT + part-time physician contracts), and research staff (project lead + ~3 researchers/clinicians) aggregated.

D Class Program $450K/yr

[#10] Housing, feeding, medical screening and administration for D-class personnel (baseline assuming ~10 active D-class at mid-range cost).

Research And Monitoring $118K/yr

[#5, #20, #24] Routine sample processing and testing using external BSL facilities (~$100k/yr baseline), recurring data archival costs, and operational costs for hallucination research equipment/analysis.

Waste Disposal $100K/yr

[#4] Baseline assumes moderate on-site chemical treatment + permits and recurring chemical/monitoring costs (mid-range ~$100k/yr). Contracted hauling option would be significantly higher and is modeled in adverse scenarios.

Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr

[#12] PPE, decon supplies, medical consumables, single-use dressings and disposables (mid-range annual consumption).

Psychological Aftercare $30K/yr

[#21] Counseling, personnel reliability monitoring and employee assistance programs for staff exposed to traumatic events/hallucinations.

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#18] Secure transport, specialist consultations, and occasional off-site testing/transfer costs (annual budget for periodic transports).

Forensic Handling $18K/yr

[#13] Evidence bagging, cataloguing, cold storage, and occasional special analyses (DNA, material analysis).

Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr

[#3, #15] Routine maintenance for pumps/piping, backflow prevention, HVAC/dehumidification, and corrosion control (includes pump maintenance mid-range).

Emergency Drills $15K/yr

[#17] Regular hazard-response drills, overtime, and simulation materials.

Archival And Memorialization $10K/yr

[#23] Forensic archiving of personal effects and low-frequency coverup/records work for vanished subjects (annual budget for occasional incidents).

Data Infrastructure Recurring $8K/yr

[#20] Encryption, backups, archival storage fees, and secure off-site replication.

Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr

[#16] Ongoing liaison, false invoices/cover-story maintenance, and permit renewals (baseline minimal recurring estimate).

Conservation Monitoring $5K/yr

[#14] Periodic monitoring and small repairs for raft conservation and humidity control systems.

Energy Usage $5K/yr

[#19] Incremental electricity for continuous pumping, HVAC dehumidification and lab equipment (mid-range).

Cctv Storage And Maintenance $3K/yr

[#11] Redundant recording storage, waterproof camera maintenance and software upkeep.

Replacement And Repairs Recurring $3K/yr

[#25] Ongoing inspection, minor repairs and consumables for raft supports and non-invasive fixtures.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal operating year with routine maintenance, weekly disposal via on-site treatment and no major incidents.

routine_weekly_disposal regular_staffing_and_maintenance no containment incidents

🚨 Minor Spill $2.9M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$260K vs baseline

Localized pump/piping failure or short-term overflow requiring emergency cleanup and temporary contracted hauling.

pump_failure temporary overflow short-term contracted disposal

🚨 Major Breach And Contamination $3.9M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or contamination event requiring full external hazardous decontamination, extended disruption, and forensic/legal response.

containment_breach sewer/municipal exposure external_decontamination

🚨 Bsl Upgrade Required $4.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.9M vs baseline

Discovery of pathogenic/unknown agents or regulatory requirement forces a one-time on-site BSL-3 upgrade and expanded on-site treatment capacity.

pathogen_discovery regulatory_audit requirement_for_on-site_bsl3

👥 Personnel 16.2 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#6] 6–10 guards recommended to provide 24/7 coverage; baseline uses 8 FTEs.
Containment Technician / Maintenance	3	[#7] 2–4 FTEs for daily maintenance and pump/sump checks; baseline uses 3 FTEs.
Research Scientist / Project Lead	4	[#9] Project lead + researchers/clinicians (3–6 staff total); baseline uses 4 research/clinical staff.
Medical Officer (Nurse/EMT)	1	[#8] At least one nurse/EMT present during experiments.
Medical Officer (On-call Physician, fractional)	0.2	[#8] Part-time/contracted physician coverage (on-call) represented as fractional FTE.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use mid-range values from analyst notes and known fluid production; uncertainty remains high for disposal strategy choice (contracted hauling vs on-site treatment), probability of breaches, and optional BSL upgrade costs, so confidence is medium.

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