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SCP-3594 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-3594
Expected annual
$109K
One-time setup
$17K
Annual recurring
$100K
Personnel
1.3
One-time startup ~ $17,000 for enclosure, monitoring, and contingencies; recurring annual operations ~ $100,100 driven primarily by staff wages (research and animal care), data/monitoring, and ongoing supplies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17K
Equipment $7K
[#2, #4, #5, #9, #10, #15] Heating lamp & battery/UPS, one-time environmental monitoring hardware, one-time video/audio hardware, initial full veterinary exam, initial PPE/equipment, one-time security hardware.
Cover Story Contingency $5K
[#21] One-time conservative cover-story / legal contingency fund (practical conservative budget).
Contingency Capital Reserve $2K
[#22] Spare terrarium, spare sensors, extra batteries, emergency spare parts reserve (one-time initial reserve).
Decommissioning And Archival $1K
[#23] Long-term archival & decommissioning (equipment decontamination/disposal) one-time estimate when applicable.
Facilities $800
[#1] Standard amphibious terrarium buildout (secure lid, water basin, substrate, hide, splashproofing).
Transportation Crate $500
[#18] Safe transport crate and associated one-time transport hardware.
Permits And Licensing One Time $300
[#14] One-time application fees and initial institutional animal care approvals.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $100K/yr
Staff Wages $82K/yr
[#11, #12, #13] Dedicated animal tech (~0.2 FTE) and combined part-time research personnel (linguist/historian/data analyst/psychologist) plus admin overhead (0.1 FTE).
Research And Monitoring $7K/yr
[#4, #5, #16, #17] Cloud storage/monitoring service fees, transcription/translation contracts and storage, secure archival/data storage and analyst compute time, library/database subscriptions and research materials.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10] Live food supply (insects/worms), occasional vertebrate prey (mice) procurement/ethical handling, routine enclosure consumables (water treatment, substrate, disinfectants), recurring PPE replacement.
Incident Response And Drills $2K/yr
[#19] Annual incident response planning, minor drills, emergency overtime and response kit replenishment.
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#21] Small recurring legal/PR retainer and minimal cover-story maintenance budget.
Insurance And Liability $1K/yr
[#20] Incremental institutional liability insurance adjustments for exotic animal research.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#15] Security/access control maintenance, minor enclosure repairs and facility upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $500/yr
[#18] Annual transport/relocation contingency, veterinary transport and courier costs.
Permits And Licensing $300/yr
[#14] Annual permit renewals, inspections, and institutional animal care re-approvals.
Power Consumables $250/yr
[#3] Rechargeable battery lifecycle amortized (replacement every 3–5 years) and routine charging hardware/electricity costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $100K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine care, monitoring, and scheduled research activity; no major incidents or expansions.
routine_operations scheduled_research_sessions
🚨 Minor Incident $110K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Small containment incident or unusual telepathic event requiring overtime, temporary replacement equipment, and extra consultation.
escape_attempt unusual_telepathic_event small_equipment_failure
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $180K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline
Significant research lead that requires expanded specialist time, increased data capture/storage, and temporary scale-up of monitoring and legal/cover resources.
intensive_research_program high-profile_publication external_collaboration_requests
👥 Personnel 1.3 total
Role Count Notes
Animal Technician 0.2 [#11] Dedicated tech time for feeding/cleaning/logging (~0.1–0.25 FTE).
Linguist (Research Consultant) 0.2 [#12] Part-time allocation for language verification and translation.
Historian (Research Consultant) 0.2 [#12] Part-time allocation for historical verification of claims.
Data Analyst 0.3 [#12, #16] Part-time allocation for dataset analysis and archival/computational work.
Psychologist / Behavioral Scientist 0.3 [#12] Part-time allocation to study telepathic communication and subject interactions.
Administrative Staff 0.1 [#13] Admin/project management FTE for scheduling, recordkeeping, and approvals.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit line-item ranges for nearly all costs; SCP is mundane in containment needs so physical costs are well-bounded. Research staffing variance is the largest uncertainty but ranges were provided.
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