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SCP-3577 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3577
Expected annual
$5.6M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
23
Estimated initial one-time capital of $1,267,500 for habitat upgrades, specialized equipment (veterinary OR, chronallagi instrumentation, forensic DB) and transport; main recurring drivers are capture operations, staff wages, liability reserves, and ongoing research/forensics totaling ~$5.37M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Equipment $752K
[#2, #4, #12, #13, #14, #18, #21] CCTV/install, veterinary OR setup, initial tranquilizer stock, transport crates & vehicle modifications, immutable forensic DB development, chronallagi diagnostic equipment, necropsy table/setup.
Facilities $250K
[#1] Controlled Habitat construction/upgrade (secondary enclosures, reinforced fencing, burrow-proof flooring, double-door entries; two secondary holding enclosures and upgrades to Controlled Habitat-02).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#17] Initial sequencing / genomics lab equipment and start-up consumables for genomic/chronal research.
Staff Immunization One Time $50K
[#5, #9] One-time staff pre-exposure immunization programs (rabies pre-exposure budgets noted in #5 and #9 combined).
Quarantine And Biosecurity Setup $15K
[#8] Quarantine and biosecurity procedures & supplies one-time setup (PPE stations, decon, dedicated tools, autoclave use setup).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#5, #6, #16, #18] Salaries for veterinary personnel & routine medical care, animal care staff, research staff payroll, and chronallagi specialists (permanent staffing payroll).
Logistics And Transport $1.1M/yr
[#10, #11] Field capture operations (MTF Beta-4 ops costs, vehicles, traps, sedatives, per-diems) and helicopter/air support / rapid response capability.
Liability Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#24] Contingency & escalation fund for large-scale capture/sterilization campaigns or surge operations in containment-failure scenarios.
Research And Monitoring $315K/yr
[#14, #17, #19] Forensics/immutable DB maintenance, per-genome sequencing consumables and lab disposables, long-term archival/cold-storage & audits.
Intergroup Cost Sharing $300K/yr
[#25] Inter-Group-of-Interest (GoI-466) contracting and shared-operation reimbursements / placeholder for negotiated cost-sharing.
Supplies And Consumables $282K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #8, #9, #12, #21, #22] CCTV maintenance & storage, GPS collars/microchips replacements, sterilization consumables & per-sterilization OR time, food and enrichment, quarantine consumables, PEP contingency, tranquilizer replenishment, per-necropsy consumables, waste disposal.
Administrative Overhead $180K/yr
[#30] Administrative staff, facility management, procurement overhead and internal site chargebacks.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#15] Non-payroll legal/PR/remediation operations and cover-story actions (digital forensics operations and remediation reimbursements beyond personnel costs).
Public Liaison $100K/yr
[#23] Public safety and local authority liaison costs (MOAs, administrative reimbursements, coordination with local agencies).
Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr
[#28, #29] Electric/HVAC/utilities for habitat and labs and small capital replacement / routine facility repair budget.
Communications Security $75K/yr
[#27] Secure communications for field teams, ops security, deception operations and sanitization of retroactive public materials.
Incident Response $60K/yr
[#20] Medical and psychological care contingency for staff attacked/injured; record remediation of staff medical files.
Training And Sops $30K/yr
[#26] Regular training programs, SOP documentation updates, tabletop exercises and live drills.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr
74.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with steady capture tempo, routine research, and no major incidents.
standard field ops cadence routine sterilizations periodic forensic audits
🚨 Minor Incident $5.9M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized retroactive insertion or small-scale generation requiring additional capture and forensic remediation.
localized containment breach detectable retroactive public record insertions
🚨 Major Breach $7.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant uncontrolled generation in the wild requiring multi-week elevated operations, heavy aerial support and large-scale remediation.
multiple simultaneous generation events widespread retroactive record contamination need for sustained aerial capture support
🚨 Catastrophic Outbreak $13.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Large-scale, sustained unchecked population growth or systemic retroactive information spread requiring months-long national response and large reserve drawdown.
runaway generation in wild national-level public exposure mass mobilization and culling/sterilization campaigns
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 4 Senior researchers studying behavior, genetics, and retrocausality; payroll included in staff_wages.
Lab Technician / Research Tech 3 Sequencing and lab consumables handling; payroll included in staff_wages.
Veterinarian 2 Full-time veterinarians for sterilization surgeries and medical care; payroll included in staff_wages.
Veterinary Technician 3 Vet techs assisting surgeries and routine medical care; payroll included in staff_wages.
Animal Care Technician / Handler 4 Daily caretakers, feeding, cleaning, enrichment and behavioral observations; payroll included in staff_wages.
Chronal Specialist / Temporal Researcher 2 Temporal diagnostics and calibration specialists for chronallagi measurements; payroll included in staff_wages.
Digital Forensics Specialist 3 Forensic monitoring and record remediation staff (payroll portion accounted for in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 2 Procurement, site admin and coordination (payroll included in staff_wages / administrative overhead).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes and ranges are detailed and allow midpoint estimates, but many inputs (wild population, GoI cost-sharing, outbreak scale) are uncertain and chronal effects introduce unique unpredictability, so confidence is medium.
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