SCP-2946
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-2946
Expected annual
$9.4M
One-time setup
$46.2M
Annual recurring
$9.3M
Personnel
33
Upfront capital and engineering (large custom tank, high-speed agitation, decontamination systems, and large-scale fluidics) drive one-time costs (~$45.7M); recurring annual costs are dominated by payroll, industrial IPTG procurement/synthesis, hazardous waste handling and reagent consumption (~$9.35M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $46.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $9.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$9.3M/yr
Normal uneventful year with standard operations, routine maintenance, 4 production cycles and no major containment incidents.
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Minor Incident
$9.6M/yr
Localized operational incident (small spill, limited personnel exposure, small hazardous waste disposal event, contractor remediation or medical treatment) requiring incident response and limited repairs.
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Major Purge
$14.3M/yr
Major containment escalation requiring emergency HCl purge, large-scale hazardous waste disposal, contractor remediation, possible structural repairs and replacement of critical custom hardware.
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Personnel
33 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 5 | BSL-3 certified microbiologists and senior researchers to design experiments and supervise transformations [#14]. |
| Technician | 10 | Laboratory technicians for culture maintenance, media prep, sorting, and consumables handling; supports continuous culture cycles [#14]. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 10 | 24/7 perimeter and access control, rapid response during transformation periods and emergencies; salaries included in staff_wages estimate [#14, #25]. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 3 | Containment systems, agitation/drive maintenance, HVAC and process engineering support for bespoke equipment [#2, #5, #18]. |
| Medical Officer | 2 | On-site medical staff to perform surveillance, emergency decontamination and post-exposure care [#13]. |
| Administrative Staff | 2 | Procurement, contract management, documentation and regulatory liaison [#20, #21]. |
| Safety Officer / QA/QC | 1 | Biosafety officer overseeing training, audits and containment validation [#15, #28]. |
Confidence Notes
Detailed engineering and consumable requirements are well-described, supporting medium confidence. Major uncertainties remain around industrial-scale IPTG procurement vs. on-site synthesis and feasibility/cost of extreme engineering (300 rpm on a filled 125 m^3 glass-sided tank), which increase cost variance.