SCP-382 — SCP-382 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-382 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-382

Expected annual

$627K

One-time setup

$341K

Annual recurring

$616K

Personnel

3.5

Initial one-time capital costs are moderate (~$341k) driven by specialized containment, redundancy, robotics option and a contingency seed; recurring annual operations are significant (~$615.5k/yr) driven primarily by staffing (security/medical/monitoring), autopsies, armed response retainers, and contingency top-ups.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $341K

Specialized Manipulation Tools $100K

[#21] One-time engineering/robotic systems and remote manipulation rigs to avoid human exposure if chosen as containment/research strategy.

Contingency Fund Seed $100K

[#20] Recommended minimum seed contingency fund for unexpected anomalies, emergency relocation, or legal/PR emergencies.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $55K

[#13, #14] Initial lab instruments (microscopes, imaging, sample prep equipment) and initial cataloging/catalog setup for long-term sample storage and records.

Facilities $45K

[#1, #3] Chamber construction (plexiglass box, seals, installation, HVAC tie-in, seismic mounting) and secure room allocation/modifications (assumed marginal retrofit).

Equipment $15K

[#4] Initial continuous camera system, NVR, storage hardware, UPS and local recording hardware (initial purchase and installation).

Backup Containment Box $14K

[#2] Redundant replacement plexiglass containment box, spare seals and panels to allow safe swap-out during maintenance.

It Security Setup $12K

[#24] Initial secure-network and IT hardening setup, encrypted offsite backup provisioning and air-gap preparation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $616K/yr

Staff Wages $150K/yr

[#5, #6, #9] Monitoring personnel (0.25–0.5 FTE marginal), on-site security presence (marginal supervision), and medical on-call staffing (ER physician/nurse/paramedic partial FTEs).

Armed Agent Standby Retainer $105K/yr

[#7] Annual standby/retainer cost for armed agent availability for removals/testing (annualized contract or dedicated availability).

Autopsy And Disposal $90K/yr

[#10] Per-corpse autopsy, pathology, histology, toxicology, secure disposal and sample processing; assumed ~12 autopsies/yr at mid-range per-case cost.

Research And Monitoring $57K/yr

[#13, #14, #4, #24] Reagents and assay costs (genetics/proteomics), sample storage and archive management, video storage & maintenance, and recurring IT/security operational costs for research data.

Armed Agent Mobilization $45K/yr

[#7] Per-operation mobilization costs (agent overtime, transport, equipment) assumed ~12 deployments/yr at mid-range per-deploy cost.

Opportunity Overhead $35K/yr

[#25] Allocated site overhead, administrative share, facility rent/utility allocation for the containment space.

D Class Procurement $33K/yr

[#8] Procurement/administrative/transfer costs for D-class/test subjects; assumed ~12 tests/yr at a mid-range per-subject cost.

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#15] Ongoing legal counsel, cover-story maintenance, NDA management, and baseline public-inquiry handling.

Insurance And Liability $20K/yr

[#23] Worker’s comp, liability reserves and insurance premium allocation for staff and contractors.

Psych Counseling $15K/yr

[#12] Psychological screening, ongoing counseling and rotation-related costs for staff exposed to anomalous effects.

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#16] Secure transport retainer, special crates, permits and occasional moves to imaging or larger facilities.

Contingency Topup $10K/yr

[#20] Annual top-ups to incident contingency fund to rebuild reserves after draws.

Morgue And Refrigeration $9K/yr

[#22] Morgue/refrigeration capacity and per-body handling fees (includes per-body holding for multiple tests).

Training And Drills $6K/yr

[#18] Regular safety/emergency response training, drills and instructor fees (quarterly/biannual cadence).

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#17] HVAC, environmental controls, minor room repairs, dehumidification/heater marginal power and maintenance for containment room and plexiglass chamber.

Containment Auditing $3K/yr

[#19] Periodic audits, compliance inspections and external reviewer fees.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#11] PPE, decontamination supplies, disposable consumables and routine replacement after tests.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $616K/yr

94.5% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring and periodic testing (~12 tests/year) and no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $690K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

Localized containment incident or unexpected behavior requiring emergency response, limited PR/legal action, and limited replacement/repair.

unexpected_behavior localized_injury limited_equipment_damage

🚨 Major Breach $2.1M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Severe breach or public exposure or unforeseen contagious/accelerated behavior triggering large-scale medical response, relocation, major PR/legal costs and contingency drawdown.

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👥 Personnel 3.5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Monitoring Operator	0.5	[#5] Part-time/pooled remote video observer coverage (0.25–0.5 FTE marginal).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1.0	[#6] On-site security supervision for containment area (marginal allocation).
Armed Response Agent (contract standby)	0.5	[#7] Contract/retainer availability for removals and armed response.
Research Scientist	0.5	[#13] Research lead supporting assays and interpretation (partial allocation).
Medical Officer / On-call	0.5	[#9] On-call medical staffing for removals/tests and emergency response (partial FTE).
Administrative Staff	0.3	[#15, #25] Admin/records/legal liaison and overhead allocation.
Lab Technician	0.2	[#10, #14] Sample processing and autopsy support (partial allocation).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use analyst-provided ranges and a moderate testing cadence assumption (≈12 tests/yr). Major uncertainties: testing frequency (drastically alters recurring costs), choice to fund robotics vs human testing, and contingency sizing; costs are therefore approximated rather than precisely known.

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