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SCP-2649 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2649
Expected annual
$979K
One-time setup
$563K
Annual recurring
$950K
Personnel
6
Initial setup is a mid-range capital expense (~$563,000) driven by ceramic-lined containment, custom automated feeding and lab/quarantine outfitting; annual operations are dominated by staff wages and recurring research/maintenance (~$949,500/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $563K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#11, #12] Research program initial setup (instrument access, test fixtures) and quarantine/biohazard processing outfitting (hoods, autoclave, containment storage).
Equipment $198K
[#3, #4, #8, #9, #10, #13, #14, #16, #17] Containment plumbing/sump, automated refrigerated feeder & delivery hardware, non-organic handling toolset, surveillance/CCTV hardware, RF monitoring equipment, spill/response kit, UPS/transfer switch, ceramic-lined transport crate, and initial data/security server hardware.
Facilities $35K
[#1, #15] Ceramic lining of containment chamber (tiles, waterproof grout/adhesives, substrate work) and HVAC/negative-pressure installation/upgrade.
Ceramic Soled Boots $10K
[#2] Purchase of 20 pairs of custom ceramic‑soled boots (staff + spares).
Legal And Cover Initial $10K
[#18] Initial legal/cover-story setup costs.
Initial Training And Sop Development $5K
[#7] Initial training, SOP writing, and drills for non-standard PPE and feeding/randomization procedures.
Transport Per Move Cost $5K
[#16] Per-move security/logistics cost (one-off when a transfer occurs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $950K/yr
Staff Wages $572K/yr
[#6] Salaries and benefits for minimum assigned personnel (senior researcher, junior researcher, 2 technicians, 2 guards) including payroll taxes/benefits.
Research And Monitoring $130K/yr
[#10, #11] RF monitoring analyst/licenses and operational research budget for SCP-2649-A analysis and material-compatibility experiments.
Annual Capital Reserve $55K/yr
[#21] Depreciation/replacement reserve (approx. 10% of initial capital).
Contingency Fund $50K/yr
[#19] Rapid-response contracting reserve for breaches/emergencies.
Insurance And Risk Reserve $50K/yr
[#20] Insurance premiums or internal risk reserve contributions.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#3, #4, #9, #12, #14, #15, #17] Maintenance/inspection of containment plumbing/sump, feeder service, CCTV/hosting/power, quarantine lab maintenance, UPS fuel/maintenance, HVAC energy/filters/certification, and server hosting/maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#18] Annual legal retainer/PR readiness and cover-story maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $21K/yr
[#5, #8, #13, #22] Raw meat procurement + refrigerated electricity/waste disposal, tool replacement/consumables, spill/response replenishment, and miscellaneous consumables/utilities/administrative overhead.
Training And Drills $5K/yr
[#7] Recurring training, SOP refreshers, and drills.
Ceramic Soled Boots Replacement $2K/yr
[#2] Annual repairs/replacements for ceramic‑soled boots (~20%/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $950K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance, and research activity only.
routine maintenance scheduled research no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $974K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment incident (localized spill, small equipment failure, or brief alarm) requiring overtime, minor repairs, and temporary contractor support.
localized spill small equipment repair overtime response
🚨 Major Breach $1.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or removal of containment materials requiring emergency contractors, replacement of chamber lining/equipment, and elevated security/legal response.
large containment breach replacement of ceramic lining or major equipment external contracting & legal action
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.4M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Research reveals hazardous properties or need for BSL-3 upgrades / expanded containment and staffing; one-time capital and near-term operational scale-up required.
evidence of higher biological risk requirement for BSL-3 upgrades need for expanded research/staffing
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Senior) 1 [#6] Lead research oversight and experimental design.
Research Scientist (Junior) 1 [#6] Assists with experiments, analyses, and day-to-day research tasks.
Containment Technician 2 [#6] Perform feeding, maintenance, monitoring and containment procedures.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Security coverage; minimal shared rota assumed.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many cost items are explicitly specified in analyst notes (feeding, ceramic lining, staffing), so core recurring and capital costs are well-constrained; uncertainty remains around research outcomes (possible BSL upgrades) and low-probability high-cost breach scenarios, which prevents a 'high' confidence rating.
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