SCP-3765 — SCP-3765 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3765 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3765

Expected annual

$6.6M

One-time setup

$13.1M

Annual recurring

$6.5M

Personnel

One-time containment and mitigation buildout is large (~$13.1M) driven by habitat construction, contingency reserves, and R&D/countermeasure programs. Annual operating costs are substantial (~$6.37M/yr) led by contractor retainers, property-damage mitigation, staffing, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.1M

Long Term Facility Expansion $2.8M

[#19] Land purchase/site prep and construction for dedicated expansion if population grows or relocation required.

R And D Countermeasures $2.8M

[#21] One-time R&D program to develop non-lethal methods to block/alter copying behavior (development, prototyping).

Contingency Reserve $2.8M

[#32] Recommended liquid reserve for catastrophic incidents, mass replication events, or class-action exposure.

Facilities $1.2M

[#1] Concrete/steel-lined pools, flow-control, reinforced glazing, perimeter security and HVAC for on-site enclosures sized for dozens–hundreds of animals.

Equipment $1.1M

[#8, #9, #24] Monitoring hardware (cameras/tags/drones), transportation fleet (trucks/trailers/boats/ATVs/barges), and sawmill / wood-shaping tooling purchases.

Sterilization Program Initial $700K

[#18] One-time surgical sterilization/initial population-control campaign for large cohort (mid-range estimate).

River Infrastructure Projects $550K

[#25] One-time river/landscape engineering projects (culverts, hardened banks, flow-control devices).

Field Capture Initial $425K

[#2] Initial large-scale roundup costs: traps, mobile handling units, anesthetic supplies, logistics and overtime.

Initial Property Damage Fund $300K

[#15] Initial set-aside to compensate homeowners/businesses for beaver-caused damage.

Security Upgrades $175K

[#12] Perimeter fencing, intrusion detection hardware, secure storage retrofits and one-time perimeter upgrades.

Information Security Setup $150K

[#22] One-time secure information handling: encryption, secure print rooms, secure archival retrofits.

Composting Setup $60K

[#11] Setup of composting systems and initial waste-processing infrastructure.

Legal Permitting One Time $55K

[#13] Initial permits, environmental impact assessments, and one-time consulting/legal compliance costs.

Legal Retainer One Time $50K

[#27] One-time legal retainer for FOIA/confidentiality management and initial litigation preparedness.

Rapid Response Initial $48K

[#17] Initial rapid-response team training and readiness setup costs.

Ethics Audit One Time $12K

[#28] Occasional one-time ethics/animal-welfare audit fees.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.5M/yr

Goi 466 Contract $1.1M/yr

[#5] GOI-466/contractor retainer, per-call fees and operational contract costs under the Boring Agreement.

Property Damage Mitigation $1.1M/yr

[#15] Annual compensation fund, protective installations and emergency repairs for beaver-caused damage.

Research And Monitoring $555K/yr

[#8, #20] Recurring research program costs and monitoring data/storage/analysis (baseline research program + data costs).

Staff Wages $450K/yr

[#3] Animal handlers/husbandry techs and 1 site manager for continuous care (baseline staffing estimate).

Security Personnel $375K/yr

[#12] Guard staffing to prevent civilian access and hunting, background checks and security operations.

Wood Procurement $300K/yr

[#6] Bulk lumber purchases, processing and secure storage to supply beaver construction needs and reduce private property damage.

Rapid Response Teams $300K/yr

[#17] On-call rapid-response staffing, training, and readiness costs for capture/containment activations.

Supplies And Consumables $275K/yr

[#7] Nutrition and supplemental feeding (bark/branches/formulated feed) to reduce foraging damage and maintain health.

Municipal Reimbursements $275K/yr

[#26] Reimbursements to local government for disrupted services, road repairs, and emergency responses.

Replacement Fund Recurring $275K/yr

[#29] Annual contingent fund for replacement/repair of Foundation property affected by replicants.

Logistics And Transport $265K/yr

[#2, #9] Field capture follow-ups and transportation fleet fuel/maintenance for mobile operations.

Cover Story And Legal $190K/yr

[#14, #13, #27] Public outreach/media campaigns plus ongoing permitting, FOIA responses and legal counsel costs.

Structure Removal $175K/yr

[#16] Removal/demolition and disposal of unauthorized wooden structures constructed by SCP-3765.

Veterinary Services $150K/yr

[#4] Regular exams, surgeries, vaccinations, medications, and diagnostics for population health.

Insurance And Liability $112K/yr

[#23] Annual insurance premiums for liability, environmental and specialty animal-keeper coverage.

Foia And Legal Recurring $112K/yr

[#27] Ongoing FOIA response costs, confidentiality management and litigation defense pool.

Community Programs $112K/yr

[#31] Community mitigation programs: education, homeowner assistance, and subsidized tree guards/landscaping.

Population Control Recurrent $100K/yr

[#18] Recurring contraceptive re-dosing or follow-up monitoring costs if non-surgical population control methods used.

Facilities Maintenance $70K/yr

[#10] Energy, pumps, water-recirculation, filtration, lighting and general site utilities for enclosures.

Oversight Travel $42K/yr

[#30] Travel and lodging for Foundation inspectors and GOI liaison visits.

Waste Handling $35K/yr

[#11] Ongoing composting operations, municipal waste removal and handling of veterinary/chemical waste.

River Maintenance $28K/yr

[#25] Inspection and maintenance of river-control and dam-management infrastructure.

Sawmill Maintenance $18K/yr

[#24] Consumables and maintenance for sawmill and wood-shaping equipment.

Ethics Oversight $15K/yr

[#28] Animal-welfare audits, IRB reviews and NGO scrutiny mitigation.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.5M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, oversight by GOI-466, and no major replication incidents.

routine operations no major incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $7.0M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$488K vs baseline

Localized replication event or several unauthorized structures requiring extra removals and small-scale response.

small mass replication increased property-claims rapid-response activation

🚨 Major Breach $9.9M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$3.4M vs baseline

Large coordinated replication event affecting critical infrastructure or widespread damming/flooding requiring municipal-level response and large compensations.

mass replication of high-value structures widespread damming or flooding major legal/class-action exposure

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Animal Handler / Husbandry Tech	6	[#3] Full-time technicians for daily care, habitat maintenance and handling.
Site Manager / Supervisor	1	[#3] On-site manager responsible for operations oversight and liaison with WWS/GOI-466.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are mid-range interpolations from broad analyst ranges in the notes. Many items have wide ranges and scenario-dependent scaling (population custody, GOI involvement, and choice of population-control), so uncertainty is material but line items are well-identified.

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