SCP-3343 — SCP-3343 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3343 Euclid ✓ high confidence

SCP-3343

Expected annual

$393K

One-time setup

$134K

Annual recurring

$390K

Personnel

Initial setup costs are modest (~$135k) driven mainly by room renovation, research instrumentation, and one-time legal/retainer fees; ongoing costs (~$390k/yr) are dominated by staff wages and programmatic research/monitoring with a 15% operating contingency.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $134K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $54K

[#3, #12, #13, #16, #17] Environmental control & monitoring, initial WGS/omics, behavioral experiment apparatus, specialized imaging/handling tools, data/LIMS setup (one-time portions).

Facilities $25K

[#1] Room renovation: convert small lab into sealed, lockable enclosure with HVAC tie-in and soundproofing.

Equipment $20K

[#2, #4, #5, #9, #14, #19, #20] Primary enclosure, surveillance hardware (cameras/DVR), UPS, security setup (hardware), euthanasia kit, archive cabinets, transport container.

Legal Retainer One Time $20K

[#18] Legal/ethics/PR retainer and contingency for potential exposure (one-time retainer).

Training And Sop Development $10K

[#11] Initial SOP creation, training program development, ethical approvals (one-time development).

Personnel Screening Initial $4K

[#10] Initial background checks/security clearances for ~5-person team.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $390K/yr

Staff Wages $270K/yr

[#6, #7, #8, #22] Assigned entomologist/primary researcher, 2 animal care technicians, behavioral/cognitive specialist (budgeted as part-time/consultant or fractional appointment), pro-rated facility security allocation.

Contingency Pct $51K/yr

[#25] 15% contingency applied to recurring operating budget to cover unexpected costs and inflation (standard practice).

Research And Monitoring $40K/yr

[#12, #13] Ongoing genetic/biochemical follow-ups and experimenter time for behavioral trials and analyses.

Insurance Liability $5K/yr

[#21] Incremental institutional liability/insurance premium adjustments.

Veterinary Care $4K/yr

[#14] Invertebrate-savvy veterinary consultations and consumables for health checks.

Chaplain Consultant $4K/yr

[#24] Part-time chaplain/religious studies consultant stipend for handling San Pietro events and related ethics.

Training And Sop Refresher $3K/yr

[#11] Annual refresher training, emergency drills, and SOP updates.

Containment Breach Reserve $3K/yr

[#23] Annual reserve for recapture supplies, pest-control contracts, and ad-hoc messaging if an escape occurs.

Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr

[#18] Ongoing small PR/ethical/legal budget for potential inquiries or limited legal actions.

Software Licenses $2K/yr

[#17] LIMS, video annotation, statistical packages, secure hosting licenses.

Personnel Psych Monitoring $2K/yr

[#10] Periodic psychological assessments and ongoing monitoring for exposed staff.

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#15] Food substrates, bedding, cleaning supplies, PPE, HVAC filters.

Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr

[#1] HVAC servicing, minor room repairs and upkeep tied to the renovated containment room.

Logistics And Transport $1K/yr

[#20] Expected per-transfer costs (container, trained personnel) averaged to ~1 transfer/year.

Equipment Maintenance $750/yr

[#16] Calibration, maintenance and minor repairs for microscopes, sensors, and fine tools.

Video Cloud Storage $700/yr

[#4] Annual cloud/video storage and timestamped archival of behavioral/security footage.

Security Systems Maintenance $350/yr

[#9] Keycard/door contact/tamper alarm maintenance and minor repairs.

Archive Storage Maintenance $300/yr

[#19] Controlled storage cabinet upkeep, cataloging, inert-container maintenance.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $390K/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine care, monitoring, and scheduled research.

routine_operations scheduled_experiments no_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $395K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline

Small escape or equipment failure requiring targeted recapture, minor repairs, and data restoration.

small_escape equipment_failure localized_data_loss

🚨 Major Breach $465K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

Significant containment breach with public exposure, pest infestation risk, legal action and extensive remediation.

escape_with_public_contact widespread_infestation legal_exposure

🚨 Research Scale Up $510K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline

Program decides to aggressively expand research scope (expanded omics, additional hires, upgraded instrumentation).

funding_opportunity research_breakthrough expanded_omics

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	[#6] Mid-level entomologist/primary researcher responsible for daily care, experiments and reporting.
Research Technician	2	[#7] Animal care technicians for feeding, cleaning, daily checks and rotating shifts.
Behavioral/Cognitive Specialist (part-time consultant)	1	[#8] Part-time consultant for protocol design and interpretation; budgeted as fractional appointment but counted as 1 position for staffing.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (pro-rated allocation)	1	[#22] Facility-level security pro-rated allocation for random checks and oversight.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and ranges for both one-time and recurring costs; figures are mid-range estimates with explicit contingency added, so overall confidence is high.

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