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SCP-2657 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2657
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$4.5M
Annual recurring
$2.7M
Personnel
14
Initial capital costs to build a compliant containment cell, lab, and initial R&D (notably antivenom development) are substantial (~$4.5M one-time). Main recurring drivers are staff wages (security, researchers, medical, monitoring) and long-term R&D/contingency, yielding annual costs of roughly $2.68M.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.5M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.4M
[#5, #6, #13, #20] Research & lab setup: environmental microhabitat construction, climate-control/HVAC systems, initial antivenom R&D program funding (early-stage development/trials/production seed), and BSL-2 lab build-out with core instruments.
Facilities $885K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #17, #18, #19, #25, #29] Capital work: dedicated 6×6×5m arthropod containment cell, steel plating, soundproofing, double-door airlock, emergency/secondary containment installation, redundant power/generator, autoclave installation, transport/crating kit, and initial contingency fund seed.
Equipment $272K
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #24] On-site equipment: tunable/high-intensity lighting, continuous AV and microphone array + servers, active acoustic cancellation, remote handling manipulators, initial PPE stockpile, portable medical/ventilation equipment, and specialized tooling.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#14, #16, #21, #22] Annual wages: on-site medical support/contract ($150k–$300k range), dedicated security augmentation (~6–12 guards), research personnel (2–4 researchers), and monitoring/data-science personnel for 24/7 analytics.
Long Term Rnd $500K/yr
[#30] Multi-year R&D contingency for alternate containment strategies, sterilization, reproductive control research, or antivenom scale-up (programmatic spending reserved annually).
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#20, #21] Research operations (non-salary): lab consumables, contract testing, field equipment, analysis software, travel and compute for behavioral studies and venom analysis.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#26] Cover/legal/compliance costs: front company maintenance, permits, liaison with local authorities, and PR/legal contingencies.
Antivenom Production $100K/yr
[#13] Recurring production/scale costs if antivenom/biotherapeutics move to manufacture and stockpiling (optional/contingent recurring line).
Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr
[#29] Annual replenishment budget for contingency/liability fund after incidents or to rebuild reserves.
D Class Program Overhead $80K/yr
[#15] D-class program overhead: selection, secure transport, escort, administrative support and prisoner handling incremental costs.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#23, #25] Operational logistics: monthly cleaning operation costs (two D-class entries per month) and standing transport/relocation planning (recurring per-move costs treated as contingency/occasional expense).
Facilities Maintenance $46K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #17, #18] Recurring facility costs: horticulture and habitat upkeep, HVAC energy & maintenance, occasional high-intensity lighting events, AV/storage maintenance, emergency systems testing/upkeep, and generator fuel/maintenance.
Training And Drills $40K/yr
[#27] Regular drills, psychological screening, and breach/response training for staff and security.
Supplies And Consumables $32K/yr
[#11, #19, #24] Consumables: PPE replacement and decontamination supplies, waste disposal/contract biohazard removal, and consumable tooling/cleaning materials.
Data Retention $15K/yr
[#28] Secure archival, off-site backups, and compliance auditing for recordings and research data.
Medical Readiness $12K/yr
[#12] Medical readiness recurring costs: ventilator upkeep, oxygen refills, emergency drug replenishment, and training/maintenance for emergency medical gear.
Equipment Maintenance $10K/yr
[#10] Maintenance for remote handling systems, integration support and periodic servicing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.7M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, maintenance, monthly cleanings, and ongoing research.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small containment breach or personnel envenomation requiring medical response and modest repairs.
small_breach minor_injury localized_equipment_failure
🚨 Major Breach $4.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure, public exposure, mass damage or large-scale response required.
containment_breach public_exposure mass_escape
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $3.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Discovery (e.g., viable antivenom candidate or reproduction event) that triggers rapid scale-up of R&D and manufacturing.
antivenom_success reproduction_spike need_for_scale-up
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#16] Dedicated guards and rapid-response team (6–12 assumed; staffing and overtime budget included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 3 [#21] Arachnologists/ethologists/xenobiologists (2–4 researchers assumed; salaries included in staff_wages).
Data Scientist / Monitoring Technician 2 [#22] Monitoring personnel and data scientists for 24/7 analytics and model maintenance.
Medical Officer 1 [#14] On-call physician/medical responder with expertise in neurotoxic envenomation (partial FTE/contract included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are well-specified (containment cell, HVAC, staffing), so base recurring and capital estimates are reasonable; largest uncertainty is antivenom R&D scale and breach probabilities, which can change multi-year budgets substantially.
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