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SCP-4027 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4027
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
15
Initial capital/setup costs are approximately $1.94M driven by containment retrofit, site biosafety upgrades, and major equipment purchases; ongoing annual operations are about $1.91M/yr driven primarily by staff wages (security, clinical, response, and research) and a contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Mobile Containment Unit $800K
[#28] Optional mobile humanoid cell build/certification; included here as a program-capable option ($800k midpoint of $400k–$1.2M).
Facilities $575K
[#1, #13] Containment chamber retrofit ($300k midpoint of $200k–$400k) plus pathology/BSL-2+ upgrades ($275k midpoint of $150k–$400k).
Equipment $499K
[#2, #3, #12, #15, #16, #17, #18, #20, #23] One-time purchases: monitoring/recording systems ($60k), biometric/EEG equipment ($27.5k), morgue/mobile refrigeration purchase ($60k), GPS-tagging campaign/tags ($50k), drones & trail cameras ($50k), secure transport van ($115k), transport/restraint kits ($10k), IT/evidence setup ($60k), GPR + forensic kit ($66.5k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $48K
[#7, #24] Initial laboratory/sample infrastructure: ULT/freezer + backup power ($42.5k midpoint of $25k–$60k) and controlled-substance safe/licensing initial cost ($5.5k midpoint of $3k–$8k).
Training Sop Development $22K
[#19] One-time development of curriculum and SOPs ($22.5k midpoint of $15k–$30k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #14, #26] Salaries: 6full-time guards (~$360k), containment response base staffing (~$250k), 2 clinicians (~$300k), research program (PI + RAs ~$240k), avian/zoology specialist(s) (~$160k) — totals approximate.
Contingency Reserve $200K/yr
[#27] Reserve for unforeseen escalation (recommended 20–30% of annual ops). Set here as a $200k/yr contingency.
Research And Monitoring $160K/yr
[#2, #3, #6, #13, #14, #15, #16, #19, #20, #24, #28] Ongoing monitoring/storage ($14k), sensor calibration ($4k), clinician training/cert ($10k), biosafety validation ($25k), avian data subscriptions ($5k), GPS replacements/new campaigns ($5k), field-surveillance maintenance/data retrieval ($5k), annual SOP refresher ($30k), IT/SOC & evidence maintenance ($27.5k), off-site vaulting ($5k), mobile containment readiness/maintenance ($30k).
Cover Story And Legal $110K/yr
[#21, #30] Retained legal/liaison & public-affairs costs (~$50k/yr) plus program administrative overhead/hiring/HR (~$60k/yr). Per-incident legal coordination costs modeled in scenarios.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#12, #13] Annual maintenance/validation: BSL/HEPA/validation and containment chamber upkeep, ULT/freezer electricity & maintenance (~$40k total).
Supplies And Consumables $38K/yr
[#7, #8, #11, #18] Controlled-pharmacological consumables (~$10k/yr), compliance/admin for controlled substances (~$5k/yr), medical supplies & emergency care baseline (~$20k/yr), baseline PPE consumables (~$3k/yr).
Aftercare Program $20K/yr
[#25] Baseline psychosocial aftercare program administration (~$20k/yr). Per-host treatment costs are per-incident and modeled separately.
Logistics And Transport $18K/yr
[#5, #17] Vehicle fuel, routine maintenance and transport logistics (~$18.5k/yr midpoint of $12k–$25k). (Per-deployment travel costs are modeled in incident scenarios.)
Community Engagement $15K/yr
[#29] Cemetery/community outreach and legitimate engagement (~$15k/yr midpoint of $5k–$25k).
Forensic Exhumation Per Incident $0/yr
[#9] Per-incident forensic exhumation costs ($8k–$25k per exhumation). Baseline-ish per-year expected deployments are modeled in scenarios.
Autopsy Per Sample $0/yr
[#10] Per-sample autopsy/pathology ($2k–$15k per case). Modeled under incident scenarios.
Per Exhumation Decon Disposal $0/yr
[#11] Per-exhumation decontamination and regulated disposal ($1k–$8k). Modeled per incident.
Incident Cover Budget $0/yr
[#22] Per-incident cover/remediation funds ($2k–$15k). Modeled in incident scenarios.
Per Host Aftercare $0/yr
[#25] Per-host psychosocial aftercare costs ($2k–$20k per host). Modeled per incident.
Per Hire Vetting $0/yr
[#30] Per-hire vetting (polygraph/background/clearance) costs ($1k–$3k per hire). Annual hires assumed low; per-hire costs modeled operationally as needed.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with only planned operations and no substantive exhumation/autopsy incidents beyond routine monitoring.
no exhumation incidents only routine monitoring & research no field deployments
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Single local incident requiring one forensic exhumation, one autopsy, one field deployment, and associated legal/cover actions.
one exhumation/forensic deployment one autopsy/sample analysis single containment/recapture deployment
🚨 Major Incident $2.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$270K vs baseline
Multiple related incidents in a year (several exhumations/autopsies), multiple field deployments, and extended forensic and legal effort.
3+ exhumations/autopsies multiple deployments sustained forensic & legal operations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $2.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Escalated, multi-site or mass-uncontainment requiring emergency mobilization, large-scale containment and remediation, and possibly urgent procurement.
simultaneous multiple uncontainments mass-casualty or region-wide activity urgent large-scale mobilization
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Six full-time guards to cover 24/7 shifts (~$60k each fully-burdened).
Containment Response Specialist 2 [#5] Two full-time rapid-response specialists included in containment response staffing budget.
Part-time Medic / Contract Medic 1 [#5] Part-time medic/medical liaison as described in containment response staffing.
Medical Officer / Clinician 2 [#6] Two full-time clinicians trained for elicitation/interrogation (~$150k fully-burdened each).
Research Scientist 3 [#26] PI + 1–2 RAs to run anomalous psychology/avian interaction research (combined salary pool).
Zoologist / Ornithologist 1 [#14] One dedicated avian specialist (can scale to two if program expands).
Forensic / Field Technician 1 [#9, #23] Single technician/evidence tech typically assigned for deployments; additional contractors used per incident.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges and clear categories but incident frequency and program scale (single-site vs multi-site vs mobile adoption) are uncertain. Salaries and reserve choices drive most variance; per-incident costs are highly event-driven.
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