SCP-395 — SCP-395 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-395 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-395

Expected annual

$1.8M

One-time setup

$3.1M

Annual recurring

$1.8M

Personnel

Upfront capital and contingency requirements are modestly large (~$3.06M one-time) while recurring operations are significant (~$1.81M/yr), driven primarily by continuous security/staffing, donor management/compensation, and R&D/contingency costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.1M

Large Catastrophic Response Reserve $1.0M

[#30] Multi-year large contingency reserve for catastrophic response (recommended $1M floor).

Facilities $985K

[#1, #12, #28] Containment room buildout (10×10 m) including sealed finishes and physical/perimeter barriers; includes scheduled hardware replacement initial cycle.

Equipment $818K

[#2, #3, #9, #10, #11, #14, #19, #22, #29] HVAC/fume extraction install, custom specimen jar & secondary containment, refrigeration/collection gear, medical freezers, remote manipulators/robotic feeding arm, surveillance install, specialized sensors, secure server setup, and remote neutralization/incineration tooling.

Coverup Compensation Reserve $200K

[#21] Reserve for victim/family compensation or quiet settlements (one-time reserve).

Legal One Time $50K

[#20] Initial legal/records containment payments, records redaction and one-time cover operations.

Background Checks Onboarding $3K

[#23] One-time onboarding/background checks for initial staff cohort.

Donor Onboarding $2K

[#8] Initial serology and onboarding for donor pool (one-time screening/onboarding costs).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr

Staff Wages $775K/yr

[#5, #6, #7, #25] 24/7 guard coverage (9 FTE guards), containment officer, medical/phlebotomy staff, and janitorial staffing (male-only coverage) salaries/benefits.

Research And Monitoring $502K/yr

[#18, #19] Ongoing R&D to reduce risk/neutralization work and monitoring calibration/maintenance (EEG/heartbeat/chemical sensors).

Donor Management $156K/yr

[#8] Donor compensation ($200/week/donor × 10), ongoing medical costs, housing/monitoring and replacement of donors.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#20] Annual legal retainers, NDAs, media management, and ongoing cover operations.

Emergency Response $75K/yr

[#13] Rapid-response team hazmat/armed readiness, training, equipment refresh and drill overtime.

Medical Contingency Fund $50K/yr

[#17] Emergency medical treatment and expedited replacement/onboarding for harmed donors.

Opportunity Cost $50K/yr

[#27] Estimated lost-use cost for secure facility space reserved for SCP-395.

Supplies And Consumables $33K/yr

[#4, #15, #16, #7] Formaldehyde replenishment & sensors, biohazardous waste disposal, PPE/sterilization/consumables, and per-draw consumables.

Psychological Support $22K/yr

[#24] Counseling and mandatory psychological support programs for staff.

Utilities $18K/yr

[#26] Electricity and utilities for continuous HVAC, freezers, lighting and redundant UPS/emergency power.

Facilities Maintenance $11K/yr

[#2, #14, #28] HVAC/fume extraction operation & maintenance, surveillance maintenance, and averaged replacement-cycle budgeting.

Perimeter Patrols And Drills $10K/yr

[#12] Recurring perimeter patrols, buffer-zone checks and drills.

Donor Logistics And Cold Chain $3K/yr

[#9] Refrigerated transport, collection kit consumables and temporary storage electricity/maintenance.

Backup Storage Maintenance $3K/yr

[#10] Freezer/medical-grade storage electricity and maintenance.

Data Logging And Hosting $3K/yr

[#22] Secure server hosting, encrypted backups and cloud storage for video/access/medical logs.

Background Check Renewals $2K/yr

[#23] Annual renewals, polygraphs and re-screening costs.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr

94.4% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled operations, no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Missed feed or donor illness requiring overtime, expedited donor replacement and limited emergency response.

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🚨 Major Breach $3.3M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Containment failure or female proximity event leading to local exposures, neutralization deployment, repair and legal actions.

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🚨 Catastrophic Breach $6.8M/yr

0.1% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Rapid, uncontrolled range expansion or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, city-level quarantine or full neutralization campaign.

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👥 Personnel 15 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (guards)	9	[#5] Two guards on-site 24/7 requiring ~9 FTE to cover shifts, vacations and benefits.
Containment Officer / On-site Supervisor	1	[#6] Single full-time containment specialist responsible for daily checks and coordination.
Medical Officer / Phlebotomist	1	[#7] 0.5–1.0 FTE medical staff for donor draws, feed prep and safety; budgeted as 1 FTE.
Janitorial / Decontamination	1	[#25] Male-only janitorial coverage (part-time equivalent budgeted as a headcount).
Research Scientist	2	[#18] Dedicated scientists for R&D programs to reduce feeding risk and pursue neutralization research.
Administrative / Support	1	[#20, #22, #23] Administrative support for legal/records, data logging and personnel clearances.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates are reasonably detailed in analyst notes (facility, staffing, donor costs, R&D), but uncertainty remains around donor pool medical risk, likelihood of breach events, and the size of required contingency funds; those factors reduce overall confidence to medium.

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