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SCP-3979 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3979
Expected annual
$120K
One-time setup
$518K
Annual recurring
$105K
Personnel
2
One-time setup (locker, retrofits, optional lab equipment, and contingency reserve) is dominated by a potential reactivation contingency; recurring costs are modest, driven by part-time security/research oversight and overhead. Main drivers are staff wages, legal/cover needs, and a reserved contingency for reactivation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $518K
Reactivation Response Contingent $300K
[#22] Conditional one-time cost for active anomaly re-emergence response (quarantine wing, containment upgrade, rapid procurement, contractors).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $52K
[#6] One-time lab equipment and bench setup for optional full research program (microscopes, dedicated bench space, specialized instruments).
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#17] Contingency / breach remediation reserve (recommended minimum allocation).
Legal And Cover One Time $35K
[#18] One-time legal/cover-story/record-sealing fees and immediate PR/legal actions.
Historical Incident Recovery $28K
[#10] Initial raid/evidence packaging/forensics/transport historical costs.
Equipment $14K
[#1, #2] Secure containment locker (locker + installation + tamper sensors) and CCTV/monitoring hardware & installation.
Facilities $14K
[#7] BSL-2 bench / biological containment retrofitting (retrofit of bench/adjacency; structural/containment work).
Emergency Response Kit $8K
[#16] Emergency response equipment, preparedness kit and documentation (one-time purchase).
Archive Setup $6K
[#20] Secure archive/classified records storage setup (vaults, access control) one-time.
Baseline Sample Analysis $6K
[#9] Baseline DNA/RNA sequencing and microscopy of remains (one-time archival assays).
Secure Transport Per Transfer $5K
[#11] Secure transfer (armored/secure evidence transport) per transfer cost estimate.
Budgeting Summary $0
[#24] Budgeting summary note — ranges provided in analyst notes (no direct cost).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $105K/yr
Staff Wages $52K/yr
[#4, #5] 0.5 FTE security officer (daily checks + on-call) and part-time scientific oversight (0.1–0.2 FTE entomology/biocontrol).
Administrative Overhead $21K/yr
[#19] Institutional indirects and overhead (~25% of recurring direct baseline costs).
Research And Monitoring $10K/yr
[#3, #20, #23] Video storage/archival retention and classified records storage recurring costs plus annual containment policy/review costs (video retention, offsite replication, audits).
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal/PR monitoring, small ongoing legal fees and cover-story maintenance.
Psychological Support $5K/yr
[#15] Staff counseling and psychological support budget for exposed personnel.
Medical Surveillance $3K/yr
[#21] Periodic health checks and pathogen testing for staff handling specimens.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#8] PPE, consumables, decontamination supplies (gloves, vials, disinfectants, sampling kits).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#12] Long-term secure storage footprint / opportunity cost per cubic meter per year (site-assigned internal cost).
Emergency Drills Training $2K/yr
[#16] Annual drills and training refresh for emergency response readiness.
Waste Handling And Disposal $1K/yr
[#14] Biological waste disposal contracts / in-house disposal for sampling waste.
Hvac Environmental Control $600/yr
[#13] Incremental HVAC/environmental stabilization energy costs for preservation, dehumidification, and camera/sensor power.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Sequencing And Analysis $0/yr
[#9] Recurring sequencing/assay costs only if active research program is undertaken; set to 0 for baseline posture.
Budgeting Summary $0/yr
[#24] Budgeting summary note — ranges provided in analyst notes (no direct recurring cost).
Active Research Program $0/yr
[#6] Optional full research program recurring cost (estimated $150k–$250k/yr) — modeled separately as a scenario when active.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $105K/yr
84.0% probability / year
Minimal maintenance and archival posture with locker, monitoring, part-time oversight, and standard recurring costs.
no_research_program no_breach routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $115K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Small operational incident requiring secure transport, overtime, limited incident response and minor remediation.
localized_incident site_transfer minor_containment_response
🚨 Research Active $318K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$212K vs baseline
Foundation elects to run a full active research program on SCP-3979 (hiring PI/techs, recurring assays, increased monitoring).
funding_allocated research_approval active_experiments
🚨 Reactivation Major Breach $405K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
SCP re-emerges or behaves anomalously, triggering large one-time containment upgrade, quarantine, contractors and rapid procurement.
reactivation containment_upgrade large_remediation
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 0.5 FTE allocated to SCP-3979 (daily checks + on-call); cost included in staff_wages. [#4]
Research Scientist 1 Part-time entomology/biocontrol oversight (approx. 0.1–0.2 FTE); cost included in staff_wages. [#5]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and typical site practice; object is neutralised and small so baseline costs are well bounded, but optional research and low-probability reactivation introduce uncertainty.
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