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SCP-2802 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2802
Expected annual
$33.2M
One-time setup
$16.1M
Annual recurring
$32.7M
Personnel
116
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $16.1M, driven by facility buildouts, specialist lab and R&D equipment, and large-scale tracker procurement. Recurring annual costs are approximately $32.7M, dominated by staff wages, hazardous-waste disposal, and global field logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.1M
Equipment $7.0M
[#1, #5, #7, #10, #26] Server/comms racks and GIS workstations (#1), initial field capture gear (#5), tracker units procurement (#7), initial PPE purchase (#10), and mobile response vehicle conversions (#26).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.4M
[#7, #9, #12, #16, #18, #27] Chemical necropsy lab upgrades (#12), imaging & analysis suite (#16), tracker engineering R&D (#9) and prototype work (#7), cryostorage (#18), and neutralization R&D (#27).
Facilities $2.5M
[#1, #11, #19] Facility buildout and structural work: Area-22 monitoring center locked facility/antenna install and decontamination/aviary construction buildouts per notes.
Legal Retainer And Setup $200K
[#23] One-time legal retainers and initial cover-up/setup costs called out in analyst notes.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $32.7M/yr
Staff Wages $10.0M/yr
[#3, #15] Field capture/response teams (baseline 100 agents at ~$80k all-in) and veterinary/pathology specialist salaries (mid-scale estimate).
Hazardous Waste Disposal $7.5M/yr
[#13] Specialized hazardous-waste disposal and transport for acid-laden specimens; large variable per-note (program-level mid/high estimate chosen).
Contingency Reserve $4.3M/yr
[#30] Program contingency/reserve fund (15% of baseline recurring program budget) for surges, mass incidents, or political/legal emergencies.
Logistics And Transport $3.8M/yr
[#4, #22, #26] Field travel and deployment for regional teams, sample/cold-chain transport, and operational costs for mobile response units.
Research And Monitoring $2.3M/yr
[#2, #8, #16, #27, #28] Monitoring center hosting/IT and server maintenance, tracker telemetry service fees, imaging maintenance, ongoing neutralization testing, and long-term ecological monitoring.
Supplies And Consumables $1.8M/yr
[#5, #6, #10, #14, #17, #18] Recurring replacements and consumables: field capture consumables, bird bands, PPE consumables/replacement, euthanasia consumables, biochemical assay reagents, and cryostorage power/LN2.
Cover Story And Legal $1.3M/yr
[#23, #24, #31] Recurring legal/permit costs, PR/misinformation campaigns, and insurance/indemnity costs.
Aviary Operating $400K/yr
[#20] Feed, enrichment, veterinary care, utilities and staffing for Area-22 free-flight aviary operations.
Facilities Maintenance $350K/yr
[#11, #19, #32] Maintenance, utilities and replacement for decon infrastructure, aviary HVAC/utilities and corrosion-related facility upkeep.
Medical And Occupational Health $300K/yr
[#25] Emergency medical readiness, occupational-health programs, and on-call specialist coverage.
Tracker Replacements $300K/yr
[#7] Recurring replacement/repair of miniature GPS/VHF tags and chemically resistant housings.
Training Programs $200K/yr
[#29] Recurring training and certification for corrosive-animal handling, capture, and chemical safety.
Corrosion Replacement $200K/yr
[#32] Ongoing replacement of corroded infrastructure and PTFE/acid-resistant fixture replacements.
Hatchling Care $30K/yr
[#21] Supplies and limited staffing for hand-raising anomalous hatchlings.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $32.7M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Typical uneventful year with normal monitoring, tagging, terminations, and ongoing R&D and maintenance.
routine_tagging_and_terminations ongoing_research_and_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $34.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized acid-release incidents or small cluster events causing elevated medical costs, cleanup, and temporary operations surge.
small_acid_release localized_cluster_of_scp_2802 incident_response_deployments
🚨 Major Breach $47.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Large-scale containment incident or mass rupturing/acid release with high disposal, medical, legal, and remediation costs and potential public exposure.
mass_release widespread_acid_contamination public_exposure_and_legal_action
👥 Personnel 116 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (field capture teams) 100 [#3] Baseline 100 full-time regional agents as specified in analyst notes (used $80k/yr all-in).
Veterinary Officer / Pathologist 16 [#15] Veterinary and pathology specialists (count chosen to match recurring salary budget allocated for specialists).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing mid-range estimates, but key uncertainties (number of terminations, hazardous-waste per-specimen costs, and scale of legal exposure) could materially change totals.
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