SCP-3974
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-3974
Expected annual
$6.0M
One-time setup
$16.2M
Annual recurring
$5.9M
Personnel
40
Initial containment retrofit and biosafety infrastructure drive capital costs (~$16.2M), while ongoing staffing, research, and contingency provisioning dominate annual expenses (~$5.88M/year). Major drivers: BSL-4–equivalent suite, on-site waste treatment, research/R&D, and security/medical staffing.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $16.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $5.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$5.9M/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; regular operations, research, maintenance and reserves funded.
no breaches
regular research progress
routine maintenance
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Minor Incident
$6.2M/yr
Limited exposure or localized containment event requiring extra decontamination, temporary quarantine expansion and overtime.
limited exposure
small breach or spill
single-person infection
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Major Breach
$10.9M/yr
Significant containment breach with multiple infections, large-scale decontamination, legal/regulatory response, and temporary facility shutdown for remediation.
multi-person infection
facility contamination
extended shutdown and legal exposure
Personnel
40 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 16 | [#7] 12–16 active guards recommended; estimate uses 16 for 24/7 coverage across shifts. |
| Security Supervisor | 2 | [#7] Supervisory positions to manage shifts and incident command. |
| Research Scientist | 6 | [#10, #11] Dedicated virology/research scientists for sequencing, pathogenesis, and therapeutic R&D. |
| Research Technician / Lab Tech | 4 | [#10] Wet-lab technicians to support assays, culture work and sequencing pipelines. |
| Nurse / Containment Technician | 3 | [#9] 2–4 FTE nurses/techs recommended; used 3 for continuous monitoring and medical care. |
| Medical Officer (Infectious Disease, on-call) | 1 | [#9] On-call infectious-disease physician for exposure management and clinical oversight. |
| Containment Lead / Senior Technician | 1 | [#9] Lead to oversee containment protocols, SOPs and daily decontamination oversight. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 2 | [#3, #4, #16] HVAC, generator and plumbing specialists for BSL-grade systems and emergency repairs. |
| Transport Crew / Driver | 2 | [#22] Trained drivers/operators for armored/biocontainment transfers. |
| Administrative Staff | 2 | [#24, #25] Site admin, HR and liaison for legal/PR and personnel screening coordination. |
| Site Director / Executive Staff | 1 | [#7, #24] Executive oversight and incident command liaison. |
Confidence Notes
Detailed line-item ranges were provided, enabling order-of-magnitude estimates, but large uncertainty remains due to site-dependent retrofit costs, choice of on-site vs contracted disposal, and depth/scope of multi-year R&D — hence medium confidence.