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SCP-3818 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3818
Expected annual
$984K
One-time setup
$194K
Annual recurring
$973K
Personnel
11
One-time setup and specialized testing (~$194k) plus contingency are the principal upfront costs; recurring costs are dominated by staff wages (security, technicians, payroll) and administrative overhead, totaling roughly $973k/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $194K
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#17] Contingency reserve for escalation (quarantine facilities, additional staff, specialized labs).
Initial Specialized Testing $30K
[#8] One-off specialized testing: whole-genome sequencing, methylation profiling, microbiome profiling, toxicology, MRI/EEG, forensic reconfirmation.
Facilities $20K
[#1] Two standard humanoid containment suites minor retrofit: secure locks, tamper-proof windows, nonreactive surfaces, HVAC balancing, signage and installation labor.
Legal Cover One Time $20K
[#15] One-time HR/legal handling costs to revoke clearance, process administrative hold, and initial cover-story generation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $10K
[#18] One-time sample storage / biobanking setup and initial laboratory storage provisioning.
Equipment $7K
[#2, #3] Secure lockable/tamper-detect ID collars ($2,000) and CCTV/recording/monitoring station setup ($5,000) including installation and initial hardware.
Training $5K
[#19] Staff training and protocol drills for duplicated-person scenarios, chain-of-custody and ID-check procedures.
It Admin Setup $2K
[#12] Initial IT/access-control admin work to revoke credentials, create shadow accounts, and initial logging/audit setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $973K/yr
Staff Wages $683K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #14] Security personnel (6 guards, 24/7), 2 containment technicians, medical staffing (fractional physician/nursing support), and possible payroll/compensation for SCP-3818-A & -B if retained on payroll.
Administrative Overhead $150K/yr
[#20] Fractional share of site administration, compliance, auditing, occupational health and indirects.
Research And Monitoring $65K/yr
[#7] Ongoing forensic/genetic/psychological research: fractional PI oversight, lab technicians/assistants, and research consumables included in this line.
Supplies And Consumables $19K/yr
[#9, #10, #18] Routine monitoring tests ($4,800/yr), food/laundry/consumables for two detainees (~$9,600/yr conservative), and annual lab consumables/biobanking disposables ($5,000/yr).
Psychological Care $16K/yr
[#13] Ongoing mental-health support for both individuals (weekly therapy sessions / monitoring).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#11] Utilities and HVAC (sensitive climate control), HEPA filtration, incremental energy usage for two suites and monitoring equipment.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#15] Ongoing legal retainer and cover-story/HR handling retainer costs to manage secrecy and personnel/legal issues.
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#16] Secure transfer logistics and occasional transports for specialized testing (~$2,000 per transfer; budgeted for a few moves).
Video Storage $6K/yr
[#3] Redundant recording storage, archival retention, and secure storage provisioning for CCTV footage.
It Monitoring $6K/yr
[#12] Ongoing IT monitoring, access-control maintenance, audit logging and periodic cyber-surveillance.
Collar Replacement $200/yr
[#2] Annual spare/replacement budget for tamper-detect ID collars and sensors.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $973K/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with standard containment and ongoing research/operations.
no breaches standard research cadence no payroll policy changes
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized incident such as collar tampering, minor medical event or small-scale containment breach quickly contained.
collar tampering minor breach or medical emergency temporary repairs and legal/admin work
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant breach event requiring multi-site response, recapture operations, replacement equipment, and elevated legal/medical costs.
site-wide breach extended containment failure multi-MTF response and equipment replacement
🚨 Research Escalation Requiring Scale Up $2.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Discovery of transmissibility/replication or other escalation requiring quarantine upgrades, major facility retrofits, and sustained additional staffing.
evidence of replication/transmissibility requirement for quarantine-level facility long-term expanded staffing and biobanking
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Two guards per shift, three shifts for 24/7 coverage (redundancy).
Containment Technician / Site Ops 2 [#5] Two full-time technicians for daily checks, cleaning, logging, and maintenance.
Medical Officer (fractional) 0.5 [#6] Fractional physician time for intake and on-call duties (embedded in medical staffing estimate).
Nursing Support (fractional) 0.5 [#6] Nursing support hours aggregated as fractional FTE (included in medical staffing estimate).
SCP-3818 Personnel (administrative hold, on payroll) 2 [#14] Conditional payroll/compensation for both contained individuals if retained on payroll as described in notes.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are derived from explicit analyst notes and standard institutional pricing, but uncertainties remain around policy choices (whether detainees remain on payroll), low-probability escalation paths (contagion/transmissibility), and site-specific overhead allocations.
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