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SCP-2683 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2683
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$3.9M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
9
Estimated first-year capital expenses are approximately $3.89M driven primarily by hardening reserves and equipment/clean-lab setup; sustained annual operations are roughly $1.89M/year, driven by personnel, sequencing/research, logistics (carcass recovery/incineration) and contingency buffers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.9M
Containment Hardening Reserve $2.8M
[#26] Capital contingency reserve for major containment upgrades (enclosures, electrified barriers, hardened facility).
Equipment $485K
[#3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #19] Purchase of field vehicles/loader/crane, generator/solar arrays, perimeter sensor nodes, CCTV/camera/backbone installation, gas detectors, -80C freezers and initial comms/servers.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $340K
[#9, #11] Field necropsy/pathology station buildout and (optional) contamination-controlled clean-room/ancient-DNA prep lab build-out near site.
Cover Up Contingency Fund $150K
[#23] One-time contingency fund for major PR/legal contingencies or emergency cover-up expenditures.
Facilities $65K
[#20, #29] Signage installation and initial archival/vaulting setup (vaulting estimate included here as initial facility work).
Legal And Permits Initial $55K
[#21] Initial legal fees, permit application costs, negotiation and cover-story establishment fees.
Ppe Initial $25K
[#17] Initial PPE, decon gear, CBRN suits, first-aid and decon-station installation supplies.
Vet Initial Stock $20K
[#16] Initial stock of large-animal sedatives, darts, antidotes and veterinary equipment.
Mobile Incinerator Purchase $0
[#14] Mobile incinerator purchase option considered but not purchased in baseline (plan is to contract incineration; set to $0 here).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $425K/yr
[#1] Salaries for on-site team (1 senior lead researcher, 2 research scientists, 2 field technicians, 4 guards) aggregated to baseline staffing payroll.
Research And Monitoring $340K/yr
[#11, #25, #28] Annual sequencing/ancient-DNA budget, scientific research program (behavioral/isotope/paleo studies), external specialist consulting/data analysis.
Miscellaneous Contingency $316K/yr
[#30] Buffer equal to ~20% of non-contingency operating budget to cover unforeseen liabilities, exchange-rate and logistics shocks (within recommended 15-30%).
Logistics And Transport $215K/yr
[#4, #13, #14] Vehicle/heavy equipment maintenance & fuel, expected per-carcass recovery/transport costs averaged annually, contract incineration/disposal costs averaged annually.
Emergency Response Standby $100K/yr
[#2] Annual contingency/standby budget for rapid-response MTF deployments; per-deployment costs handled separately in scenarios.
Equipment Depreciation $95K/yr
[#27] Depreciation/replacement spare parts budget (~10-20% of capital per year).
Healthcare Insurance $90K/yr
[#24] Worker insurance premiums, medical evacuation reserves and incident compensation fund.
Animal Medical And Veterinary $74K/yr
[#16] Yearly replenishment of sedatives/supplies, contracted wildlife veterinarian visits and associated operations.
Supplies And Consumables $49K/yr
[#12, #15, #17, #9] Pathology/genetics reagents and disposables, biohazard waste handling services, PPE replacement, field lab consumables/cleanup.
Communications And Data $44K/yr
[#7, #19] Data comms/storage, satellite/4G uplink, secure servers, backups and hosting/licensing for video/log archival.
Facilities Maintenance $36K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #8, #10, #20] Generator/solar fuel & servicing, sensor/calibration maintenance, cold-storage alarm & maintenance, perimeter/site upkeep.
Cover Story And Legal $35K/yr
[#21, #23] Ongoing permit renewals, local liaison payments, retention of PR/legal teams for incident response.
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher courses, emergency drills, animal-handling and gas-exposure training.
Community Relations $30K/yr
[#22] Local community reimbursements, outreach, employment of locals and compensation for impacts.
Archival Storage $15K/yr
[#29] Ongoing long-term storage/management of genetic and physical samples at off-site secure facility.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, no major incidents or large deployments.
routine_monitoring periodic_sampling no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$290K vs baseline
Single aggressive specimen or limited incident requiring an armed response, carcass recovery and limited PR/legal action.
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🚨 Major Breach $3.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Multi-specimen incident or containment failure requiring hardened containment, large-scale deployments, heavy legal/PR and extended research remediation.
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👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Lead Researcher 1 [#1] Oversees research, containment decisions and liaison with HQ.
Research Scientist 2 [#1] Conducts necropsy, sequencing, data analysis, and field studies.
Field Technician 2 [#1] Sample handling, equipment maintenance, overnight/shift coverage and carcass handling support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#1] On-site guards for 24/7 coverage and initial containment; large responses use external MTF deployments funded separately.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed itemized ranges for most categories, enabling midpoint-based estimates; however frequency of carcasses, sequencing needs, and decision to purchase vs contract (e.g., incinerator, clean-room) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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