SCP-4055
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-4055
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$460K
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
10
One-time capital for cell hardening, precision timekeeping and recording systems is roughly $460k; recurring annual costs are dominated by on-site security and research staff plus contingency, totaling about $1.65M/yr.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $460K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.6M/yr
Cost Scenarios
📊
Baseline
(baseline)
$1.6M/yr
Normal year with regular operations, maintenance and no containment incidents.
routine_operations
scheduled_maintenance
🚨
Minor Incident
$1.8M/yr
Localized containment breach or equipment failure requiring emergency response, short-term overtime, repairs and limited investigation.
localized_containment_breach
equipment_failure
short_response_deployment
🚨
Major Breach
$2.4M/yr
Significant breach with extended MTF deployment, casualties, media/legal exposure and major equipment replacement.
full_containment_breach
multiple_casualties
public_exposure
Personnel
10 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | 6 FTE dedicated guards for 24/7 coverage (3 shifts) per containment protocols [#15]. |
| Lead Researcher | 1 | Principal investigator responsible for SCP-4055 research and oversight [#17]. |
| Research Technician | 2 | Two research assistants/technicians for experiments, logging and sample handling [#17]. |
| Analyst | 1 | Analyst for interview logging, data analysis, and chain-of-custody documentation [#17]. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a mid-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains due to ranges for capital items, variable MTF allocation policies and unpredictable breach/incident frequency.