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SCP-426 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-426
Expected annual
$726K
One-time setup
$316K
Annual recurring
$715K
Personnel
2
One-time setup is modest (~$316k) for a sealed containment cell, sensors, IT safeguards and initial research setup; primary recurring costs are personnel (two Level-3 researchers), ongoing medical/legal reserves and controlled research (~$715k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $316K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#12] One-time setup for controlled research protocols, specialised safe equipment and ethics/oversight infrastructure.
Facilities $62K
[#1, #2, #19] Containment cell construction, HVAC installation and isolated circuit/kill-switch electrical hookup (materials, labour, installation).
Disposal Contingency $50K
[#20] Contingency funding for specialized destruction/disposal if required (speculative, highly variable).
Equipment $35K
[#3, #4, #10, #16] Environmental/tamper sensors and UPS, access control and DLP setup, initial restraint/sedation kit, and IT/communications safeguards hardware/software setup.
Sop And Training Development $10K
[#11] Initial SOP development and staff training for handling, restraint, sedation and amnestic procedures.
Initial Secure Transport $5K
[#14] Initial discrete secure confiscation/transfer costs for moving the object into containment.
Background Checks $4K
[#15] Enhanced vetting and psychological screening for a pool of eligible Level-3 staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $715K/yr
Staff Wages $250K/yr
[#5] Two Level-3 researchers on rotation (2 × ~$100k–$150k fully loaded).
Medical Emergency Reserve $150K/yr
[#9] Contingency fund for on-site emergency response, ER, surgery and rehabilitation for severe incidents.
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#12] Annual operating budget for cautious, limited testing, analysis and associated staff time.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#13] Annual reserve for legal fees, payouts, amnestization operations and cover-story management.
Insurance Reserve Funding $75K/yr
[#22] Annual internal insurance/reserve to cover reputational, legal and liability risks.
Administrative Overhead $18K/yr
[#6] HR/scheduling, clearance tracking and rotation administration (0.1–0.2 FTE equivalent).
Incremental Site Security $10K/yr
[#21] Fractional allocation of site security resources and rapid-response coverage.
Psychiatric Evaluations $8K/yr
[#7] Monthly psychiatric evaluations for rotating staff (24 evaluations/yr at ~$200–$500 each).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#14] Occasional secure moves/inter-site transfers and discrete transport costs.
Psychological Longterm Followup $5K/yr
[#18] Long-term counseling and monitoring for reassigned or affected personnel.
Amnestic Administration $4K/yr
[#8] Stock, clinician time and administration costs for occasional Class C amnestic administrations.
Emergency Drills And Training $4K/yr
[#11] Annual drills and refresher training for containment breach, restraint and medical response.
Access Control Support $4K/yr
[#4] Ongoing support and updates for access control, DLP and automated document filters.
It Support And Encryption $3K/yr
[#16] Support for encrypted logs, auto-redaction services and communications safeguards.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#17] Bread/props for testing, gloves, disposables and cleaning supplies.
Restraint Kit Maintenance $1K/yr
[#10] Replacement soft restraints, padded transport chambers and refresher training annually.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#1, #2, #19] Minor room upkeep, HVAC servicing coordination and electrical circuit inspections.
Hvac Filters Replacement $400/yr
[#2] Filter replacements and basic HVAC consumables for the sealed chamber.
Sensors Maintenance $350/yr
[#3] Maintenance and UPS battery replacement for environmental/tamper sensors.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $715K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine containment, rotations, scheduled research and no major incidents.
no_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $745K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Single minor medical/behavioral incident requiring ER care, limited legal/amnestic response and extra admin time.
single_non-fatal_self-harm local_ER_visit amnestic_administration
🚨 Major Incident $1.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Severe self-harm or multi-case incident requiring hospitalization, major surgery, extended rehab and substantial legal/cover-up costs.
severe_injury multiple_affected_personnel external_investigation
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Level-3) 2 [#5] Two assigned Level-3 researchers on rotation (one primary + one backup). Salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Facility and personnel costs are well-defined; medical, legal and destruction contingencies are highly variable which reduces confidence.
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