SCP-3409 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3409
Expected annual
$5.6M
One-time setup
$13.6M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
42
Estimated first-year capital + operations are approximately $13.6M one-time and $5.415M recurring annually; largest drivers are custom drone/distant-exploration hardware, BSL-4 lab buildout and imaging, and ongoing personnel (security, medical/hazmat, drone ops) plus contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.6M
Equipment $5.6M
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #11, #14, #16, #18, #21] HVAC/filtration install, generators/UPS, CCTV/IT hardware, custom exploration drones and tether/winch systems, initial security vehicles/equipment, gas‑tight suits purchase, mobile MRI, sample transfer modules, flame/thermal gear, and vehicle/fleet acquisition.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M
[#13] BSL-4 capable research laboratory build-out and fixed lab infrastructure for pathology, sequencing, EM, cryostorage.
Facilities $2.3M
[#2, #12, #15, #20] Structural hermetic sealing, decontamination system install, aperture barrier works, and perimeter/fence construction/physical upgrades.
Site Acquisition $1.1M
[#1] Purchase or long-term lease of the confection facility and adjacent land plus initial local payments/retainers to suppress inquiries and secure easements.
Contingency Reserve One Time $1.0M
[#28] Catastrophic contingency reserve (one-time funded portion) for uncontrolled spread, major replacement, or emergency relocation.
Emergency Cache One Time $350K
[#19] One-time cache of rapid-deployment assets, mobile decon trailers and quarantine staging supplies.
Cover Story Initial Response $300K
[#24] Immediate cover-story/recall actions, confiscated product destruction, and initial public-health remediation costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #29] Salaries and benefits for drone operations/technicians, on-site security personnel, medical/hazmat staff and supervising clinicians, and long-term monitoring/research oversight staff.
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#13, #23] Ongoing BSL-4 reagents/consumables, sequencing and pathology costs, data analysis and modelling to characterize SCP-3409-A/B and associated secure R&D.
Logistics And Transport $450K/yr
[#19, #21] Fleet fuel/maintenance and drivers, transport logistics for staff rotation and supply delivery, and recurring rapid-response/quarantine logistics and training asset upkeep.
Facilities Maintenance $385K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #11, #14, #15, #20, #22] HVAC filter and critical-part replacement, generator fuel/maintenance, IT/storage maintenance, gas-suit testing and upkeep, MRI service contracts, aperture/seal inspections and perimeter maintenance, and site utilities/upkeep.
Supplies And Consumables $365K/yr
[#10, #12, #16, #17] IV fluids and sterile consumables, hazardous waste disposal contracts and decon consumables, sample cold-chain consumables/maintenance, and high-turnover PPE and disinfectants.
Drone Spares And Replacement $250K/yr
[#6] Spare custom drone platforms, tether spools, and replacement parts for repeated exposure to particle-dense non-terrestrial environment.
Disposal Replacement $200K/yr
[#12, #30] Recurring hazardous disposal contracts and periodic replacement/demolition of heavily contaminated infrastructure and fixtures.
Contingency Replenishment $200K/yr
[#28] Ongoing replenishment fund contribution to maintain contingency reserve levels over time.
Cover Story And Legal $185K/yr
[#24, #25] Ongoing cover-story management, public-health follow-up, legal retainers, municipal agreements, and PR/legal contingencies.
Psychological Remediation $100K/yr
[#26] Amnestics administration, counseling and post-event monitoring for witnesses and operatives.
Training And Drills $100K/yr
[#27] Regular hazmat, thermal control, drone ops, med/emergency response, and breach-containment drills and certification.
Flame Fuel And Permits $50K/yr
[#18] Fuel for authorized thermal/flame control measures and recurring environmental permitting/mitigation costs.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady operations, no major incidents; routine maintenance, personnel salaries, and scheduled research continue.
no breaches routine drone missions only normal staff rotations
🚨 Minor Incident $6.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Small-scale incident such as lost/damaged drone(s), localized contamination event, or short-term temporary breach requiring targeted response.
drone loss/failure localized contamination requiring extra disposal short emergency-deployment
🚨 Major Breach $8.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or wider contamination requiring large-scale quarantine, emergency incineration, replacement of contaminated infrastructure, and temporary site shutdown/relocation.
uncontrolled spread multi-cage fatalities reducing aperture stability regional quarantine and large-scale incineration
👥 Personnel 42 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#8] Active on-site armed security presence (approx. 12 active personnel to maintain 24/7 coverage as noted).
Research Scientist 6 [#13, #29, #23] Senior researchers and scientific staff for BSL-4 work, monitoring SCP-3409-B, sequencing and analysis.
Drone Operator / Technician 6 [#6, #7] Operators, engineers, and analysts running remote drone missions and maintaining ROVs/tethers.
Medical Officer 6 [#9, #10, #11] Med-techs, nurses and supervising physician(s) to manage IV refills, clinical monitoring and hazmat medical response.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#3, #4, #21, #22] HVAC, generator, vehicle and site maintenance staff for environmental systems and infrastructure.
Administrative Staff 3 [#25, #24, #23] Admin, legal liaison, and records personnel managing permits, municipal relationships, and cover-story logistics.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#29, #25] Overall site management and executive approvals for containment and response.
Logistics Driver / Vehicle Operators 4 [#21, #19] Drivers and transport operators for supplies, rotations, and emergency deployment.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium-confidence: analyst notes provide clear line items and ranges, but SCP anomalous behavior (infection dynamics, aperture interactions) and remote-environment engineering introduce substantial uncertainty in frequency and scale of incidents.
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