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SCP-334 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-334
Expected annual
$4.0M
One-time setup
$17.3M
Annual recurring
$3.9M
Personnel
18
First-year capital expenditure for a new, secure containment facility is approximately $17.3M driven primarily by magnetic containment hardware, duplicate secondary cell and site/build costs; recurring annual operating costs are approximately $3.83M dominated by staffing, insurance/reserve contributions, research and energy.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.3M
Facilities $8.8M
[#1, #10, #12, #27] Primary containment cell build, secondary transfer/maintenance cell, reinforced flooring/magnetic underside, and site/secure building or land purchase/lease costs.
Equipment $8.4M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #9, #18, #20, #21, #23, #29] Magnetic generator array, backup generators/UPS, emergency battery bank, power distribution/transformer upgrades, cooling/cryogenic hardware, hardened sensor suite, initial EMI hardening, initial security hardware, inert-gas injection system, high-speed imaging/data-acquisition systems, initial spare-parts inventory, and initial EM-hardened/air-gapped data integrity systems.
Legal Setup $100K
[#28] One-time legal/registration/cover story setup and initial compliance permitting costs (setup portion).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#17] 24/7 trained containment technicians, magnet engineers, research scientists, animal techs, medical and management payroll (shift coverage and specialized staff).
Catastrophic Reserve And Insurance $1.0M/yr
[#30] Annual reserve contribution / insurance premium allocation for catastrophic-breach scenarios and large liability claims.
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#22, #21] Ongoing research program funding, experiment budgets, and data acquisition/processing/analysis costs.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#28] Annual legal counsel, permitting renewals, classification program overhead and PR/cover contingency.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#13] Damage repair / breach contingency budget and ongoing structural/containment maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $141K/yr
[#7, #11, #16, #26] Cryogen and cooling consumables, anti-heat coating maintenance, experimental feedstock/consumables, and waste/biohazard disposal.
Energy Consumption $120K/yr
[#14] Ongoing electricity to operate magnetic fields, cooling and environmental systems.
Periodic Overhauls Amortized $100K/yr
[#24] Amortized annual contribution to scheduled coil replacement/refurbishment and major system overhauls.
Guard Training And Specialized Gear $60K/yr
[#19] Annual training, specialized non-electrical/anti-EM gear and response-team readiness costs.
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#15] Live-animal provisioning, vivarium operation and associated logistics for daily mice introduction.
Health Surveillance And Ppe $30K/yr
[#25] Regular medical checks, EM exposure monitoring, PPE and occupational health requirements.
Emi Mitigation Maintenance $10K/yr
[#9] Ongoing EMI shielding upkeep, certification testing and shielded cabling maintenance.
Waste Handling $10K/yr
[#26] Contracted biohazard and animal disposal services.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.9M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with planned operations, maintenance, research and no major containment incidents.
normal_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $4.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$225K vs baseline
Localized containment breach or equipment failure requiring repairs and short downtime.
small_breach localized_coil_damage minor_structural_repair
🚨 Major Breach $5.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach causing major equipment failure, structural damage and higher downtime/recapture costs.
major_coil_failure large_structural_damage extended_downtime
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $13.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Rare catastrophic event resulting in facility loss or public exposure requiring rebuild, large claims and major program costs.
facility_destruction public_exposure multi-system_failure
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Technician 4 [#17] Shift technicians for 24/7 containment operations and weekly maintenance transfers.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#17] On-site security personnel for perimeter and immediate response; also referenced in guard force wages/training [#19].
Research Scientist 3 [#17, #22] Plasma physicist(s) and biologist(s) conducting ongoing experiments and program oversight.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#17] Magnet/electrical/cryogenic engineers responsible for high-power systems and repairs.
Animal Technician 1 [#15] Vivarium and daily live-animal provisioning oversight.
Medical Officer 1 [#17, #25] On-call physician and health surveillance coordination.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#17] Program/managerial oversight and liaison for legal/cover operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed component-level ranges but large architectural choices (superconducting vs resistive magnets, site reuse vs new build) produce wide cost ranges; estimates are mid-to-upper-range assumptions.
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