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SCP-2645 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2645
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
14
Initial setup is estimated at approximately $1,343,000, driven by containment retrofitting, core equipment (HVAC, monitoring, remote manipulators) and dedicated research instruments. Annual operating costs are estimated at roughly $1,921,000/year, driven mainly by staff wages, recurring research/campaign budgets, maintenance, and insurance/IT.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Equipment $358K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8] One-time capital for HVAC integration, gas monitoring hardware, gas scrubbing installation, backup generator/UPS, daylighting/LED system, surveillance/tamper sensors, and remote handling rigs (midpoint estimates).
Facilities $325K
[#1, #15] Containment chamber construction plus one-time decontamination/isolation room installation (midpoint of provided ranges).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $305K
[#9, #11, #17] Dedicated analytical suite (GC-MS/FTIR/spectrometers/etc.), controlled-gas experiment hardware, and initial artifact conservation/assessment (midpoint estimates).
Decommissioning Removal Contingency $162K
[#27] One-time contingency for decommissioning/removal/secure disposal (midpoint).
Initial Campaign Budget $138K
[#10] Initial allocation for advanced imaging / national-lab campaign access (neutron/synchrotron/etc.) — one campaign budget (midpoint).
Transport And Installation $30K
[#18] Secure transport, vibration-isolating crate, rigging and installation (midpoint).
Data Management Setup $25K
[#19] Secure server/encryption/backup setup and initial IT/hardening (midpoint estimate).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #15] Annual personnel costs: security staff, research team & technicians, containment engineers/maintenance, and medical allocation (midpoint totals including benefits/overhead).
Research And Monitoring $336K/yr
[#3, #9, #17, #22, #23] Ongoing calibration/service contracts for sensors and instruments, periodic artifact monitoring, annual experimental campaign budget, and theoretical consultancy retainers (midpoint totals).
Facilities Maintenance $142K/yr
[#2, #5, #6, #7, #8, #26] HVAC/electrical maintenance and energy, generator testing/fuel, daylighting/LED maintenance, surveillance monitoring/storage, remote-handling maintenance, and pro-rated site overhead (midpoints).
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#20, #24] Annual legal/cover-story liaison, permit management and discretionary PR/disinformation technical costs (midpoint totals).
Insurance And Reserve $75K/yr
[#21] Annual contingency reserve/insurance allocation for incidents, repairs, and rapid replacement of equipment (midpoint).
Supplies And Consumables $46K/yr
[#4, #11, #16] Consumables: filter/media replacement, gases/regulators/flow controllers, PPE and disposable sampling supplies (midpoint totals).
It And Data Management $15K/yr
[#19] Recurring hosting, encrypted backups, IT support and secure data retention (midpoint).
Archival Storage $6K/yr
[#25] Climate-controlled archival storage for records, sensors, and evidence samples (midpoint).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
91.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine experiments and no containment incidents.
routine_research regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment event or equipment failure requiring repairs, limited medical treatment, and replacement of consumables/equipment.
small_gas_leak short_power_outage localized_equipment_failure
🚨 Major Breach $3.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Severe containment breach or prolonged power/outage incident requiring emergency response, major equipment replacement, external contracts, and legal/PR action.
prolonged_power_outage personnel_breach large_scale_equipment_failure
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#12] 6–8 full-time guards to cover rotations; midpoint used (7).
Research Scientist 3 [#13] 2–4 senior researchers (physicist/chemist/engineer) allocated; midpoint used (3).
Lab Technician 1 [#13] 1–2 technicians for daily experiment support; midpoint used (1).
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#14] 1–2 containment engineers/maintenance staff on-call and scheduled; midpoint used (2).
Medical Officer 1 [#15] Medical allocation for screening/decon/emergency readiness included as 1 FTE-equivalent in recurring costs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs, allowing midpoint estimates; however anomalous, campaign-driven, and casualty-related costs are inherently uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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