SCP-2988 — SCP-2988 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2988 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2988

Expected annual

$2.7M

One-time setup

$4.8M

Annual recurring

$2.6M

Personnel

Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $4.79M driven by containment construction, canopy/netting, vehicles, and laboratory upgrades. Recurring annual costs are roughly $2.63M, driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing laboratory assays/monitoring, and insurance/administration.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.8M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.7M

[#15, #17, #32] BSL-3 laboratory build/upgrade or mobile unit, initial sample storage (-80°C/LN2) equipment, and propagation/tissue-culture/greenhouse build-out.

Contingency Emergency Eradication $1.5M

[#30] Budgeted contingency for emergency eradication/eradication-scale response (helicopters, demolition, environmental mitigation) per analyst estimate.

Equipment $975K

[#7, #9, #11, #13, #22, #23, #24] Remote monitoring hardware (cameras/PTZ/thermal), initial environmental sensors, drones/remote manipulators purchase, mobile command trailer/generator (capital portion), test/observation rigs, specialized mitigation R&D/equipment, and vehicles/field transport capital.

Facilities $650K

[#1, #2, #3, #20] Land acquisition/easement, perimeter fencing/signage, limb/fruit containment canopy and initial soil remediation/excavation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr

Staff Wages $1.9M/yr

[#4, #5, #6, #12, #25] 24/7 on-site security staffing, QRF/armed response team, on-site paramedic staffing, drone/robot operators, and scientific/research staff salaries (including benefits).

Research And Monitoring $215K/yr

[#16, #28] Ongoing laboratory assays/analytical work (toxicology, sequencing, cultures) and data management/archiving.

Insurance And Administrative Overhead $120K/yr

[#31] Site insurance, internal audits and administrative overhead (including estimated 10–20% operational overhead).

Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr

[#29] Public cover/PR, local compensation and legal retainer/cover-up retainer budget.

Supplies And Consumables $55K/yr

[#18, #33] PPE, biohazard consumables, and miscellaneous consumables/incidentals.

Biohazard Waste Disposal $50K/yr

[#19] Routine contracted biohazardous waste handling and incineration/disposal budget (contracted disposal assumed vs. one-time incinerator purchase).

Forensics And Autopsy $50K/yr

[#21] Annual budget for autopsies, pathology and associated forensic analyses on test subjects/animal models.

Logistics And Transport $40K/yr

[#24] Vehicles and field transport maintenance, fuel, and small transport logistics.

Drone Platform Maintenance $35K/yr

[#11] Annual maintenance, insurance, batteries, spare parts and crash replacements for drones/remote manipulators.

Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr

[#14] Electrical/energy costs, generator fuel and basic site/facility maintenance.

Training And Drills $30K/yr

[#26] Regular exercises, SOP development, safety drills and training materials.

Psychological Care $30K/yr

[#27] Counseling, medical care and personnel replacement support following exposure/trauma.

Monitoring Maintenance And Comms $22K/yr

[#8, #10] Monitoring system maintenance, bandwidth/satellite link, DVR/cloud backup, software licenses, sensor calibration and occasional replacement consumables.

Medevac Retainer $10K/yr

[#6] Helicopter/medevac contract retainer / contingency (hourly costs handled per-use in scenarios).

Sample Storage Power $7K/yr

[#17] Power/maintenance for ultra-low freezers and LN2/cryostorage systems.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr

85.5% probability / year

Normal year with steady containment and research operations; no major breach or eradication action.

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🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Limited limb detachment or small localized breach causing minor injuries, sensor/equipment replacement, overtime and legal/medical costs.

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🚨 Major Breach $3.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure requiring multi-day response, heavy remediation, multiple medical evacuations and legal payouts.

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🚨 Catastrophic Breach $5.6M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Full-scale eradication or emergency eradication attempt with heavy-lift helicopters, demolition, extensive environmental mitigation and major legal/PR fallout.

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👥 Personnel 29 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	10	[#4] 24/7 on-site guard rotations (includes benefits).
Quick Reaction Force	4	[#5] Trained armed response team on call/assigned.
Research Scientist	4	[#25] Lead researchers overseeing laboratory and field research.
Research Technician / Lab Tech	5	[#25] Field and lab technicians supporting assays, sampling and containment.
Medical Officer	2	[#6] On-site paramedic/EMT staffing (vehicle/first response capability).
Drone Operator / Field Technician	2	[#11, #12] Pilots/operators for drones, remote manipulators and robotic platforms.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#13, #14] Site generator, power systems, and physical infrastructure maintenance.
Administrative Staff	1	[#31] Site administrative and liaison duties (cover story coordination, procurement).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are midpoints taken from wide analyst ranges; many costs (land, BSL-3, eradication) have high uncertainty and depend on chosen operational posture, so overall confidence is medium.

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