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SCP-2707 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-2707
Expected annual
$46K
One-time setup
$75K
Annual recurring
$46K
Personnel
3
One-time setup costs are approximately $75,300 driven primarily by the dedicated room fit-out and contingency reserve; recurring annual operations are approximately $45,500/yr driven by staff wages, training/monitoring, and a 20% administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $75K
Facilities $40K
[#2] Dedicated containment room fit-out (HVAC tweaks, rodent-proofing, electrically-locked door, basic lighting). Assumes use of existing building shell.
Equipment $14K
[#1, #8, #10, #15, #19, #28] Custom containment cage, CCTV hardware, phone/device lockers & signage, emergency capture & sedation kit, secure data infrastructure setup, proximity/prohibition sensors.
Incident Contingency Reserve $10K
[#22] Contingency reserve for escape/incident (capital set-aside for rapid response, public containment, capture operations).
Sop And Memetic Protocol Development $5K
[#11] SOP and memetic-safety protocol development (drafting, legal review, document control).
Initial Legal And Permits $5K
[#17] Legal/compliance & permits (CITES/export documentation, initial legal review).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1K
[#3] Initial environmental enrichment package (natural branches, rocks, climbing structures, safe toys).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $46K/yr
Staff Wages $18K/yr
[#7, #13, #27] Assigned animal technician (0.15 FTE, $7,500), psychologist consultant weekly sessions ($8,000), research assistant (0.05 FTE, $3,000).
Administrative Overhead $8K/yr
[#30] Administrative overhead allocation (~20% applied to recurring operational costs).
Annual Incident Response Fund $5K/yr
[#23] Annual incident response fund (training drills, overtime, emergency consumables).
Research And Monitoring $5K/yr
[#9, #20, #26, #29] CCTV storage & monitoring, data hosting/backups and access control, translation/transcription and linguistic analysis, sensor/system monitoring maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #25] Enrichment replacement/consumables, food and water, cleaning and sanitization, waste disposal and hazardous-waste handling.
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#16, #18] Controlled-substance handling/permits and cold-chain (registration/renewal) and ongoing legal/compliance retainer / public-affairs contingency.
Veterinary Care $2K/yr
[#14] Veterinary care (biannual exams + routine meds/vaccines/parasite control).
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#24] Transportation & logistics for secure transfer to vet/specialist clinics or other facilities.
Staff Training $1K/yr
[#12] Staff memetic-safety training (annual/biannual refresher courses, exercises).
Facilities Maintenance $500/yr
[#21] Incremental utilities/energy costs for HVAC, lighting, and camera power.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $46K/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations and no major incidents.
routine care and monitoring scheduled vet and psychologist sessions
🚨 Minor Incident $52K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$7K vs baseline
Small escape/containment disturbance requiring rapid-response capture and overtime, using part of incident funds.
temporary lapse in exclusion enforcement unplanned capture, overtime, emergency veterinary treatment
🚨 Major Breach $76K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Containment breach spreading into adjacent areas requiring multi-team response, public containment efforts, and replacement/relocation expenses.
physical escape from enclosure extended capture operation specialist contractor call-outs
🚨 Political Exposure $96K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Public exposure or FOIA-driven attention requiring heavy legal, public-affairs, and possibly relocation/cover actions.
unauthorized media/FOIA release local government scrutiny high-profile legal action
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Animal Technician 1 [#7] Assigned animal technician (0.15 FTE) responsible for daily checks, feeding, and enrichment maintenance; included in staff_wages estimate.
On-site Psychologist / Behavioral Scientist 1 [#13] Weekly socialization sessions (consultant, ~1 hr/week) included in staff_wages estimate.
Research Assistant 1 [#27] Part-time research assistant (0.05 FTE) for documentation and experiment prep; included in staff_wages estimate.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates for every cost category and realistic assumptions about facility reuse; figures are therefore well-specified and internally consistent.
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