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SCP-428 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-428
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$7.4M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
11
Initial capital costs are dominated by biocontainment retrofit, containment cell construction and major safety equipment; recurring costs are dominated by 24/7 armed staffing and dedicated research personnel. Total one-time CAPEX includes a large contingency reserve to cover potential expansion/neutralization.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.4M
Expansion Or Neutralization Reserve $5.0M
[#23] Project-level capital reserve for containment expansion or neutralization program (order-of-magnitude contingency).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $750K
[#8] BSL-3-class lab retrofit/upgrade, autoclave, fume hoods, negative pressure and initial lab instrumentation for sample analysis.
Equipment $645K
[#2, #4, #10, #14, #16, #17, #20, #12, #11] High-voltage electrification system install, monitoring/sensors installation, optional on-site incinerator purchase, UPS/generator purchase, robotic manipulator purchase, initial weapons/armor kit, armored-van purchase, initial medical equipment, initial PPE stockpile.
Facilities $425K
[#1, #3] Secure containment cell construction (5×5×5 m) and corridor airlock / blast/secure doors / access-control structural work.
Misc Contingency One Time $300K
[#25] One-time CAPEX contingency (recommended 10-20% of CAPEX).
Legal Incident Reserve $200K
[#19] One-time incident contingency reserve for legal/PR/cover-up actions.
Memetic Safety Development $50K
[#18] Initial development of memetic-safety SOPs, training packages and materials.
Summary Ballpark Reference $0
[#26] Analyst summary / ballpark totals reference (no additional cost).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $730K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] 24/7 armed guard staffing (8 guards fully burdened) plus escort overtime reserve and dedicated research team (2 Level-3 researchers + 1 lab technician).
Administrative Overhead $245K/yr
[#24] Site HR, accounting, security administration and shared-site allocations (~20% of recurring line items).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#19] Annual legal retainer, routine cover-up, crisis PR and ongoing external legal support.
Misc Contingency Recurring $120K/yr
[#25] Recurring contingency reserve (~10% of recurring budget) for unexpected annual expenses.
Research And Monitoring $102K/yr
[#4, #8] Monitoring storage/licenses and BSL-3 consumables/reagents; ongoing sample analysis and continuous recording retention costs.
Supplies And Consumables $75K/yr
[#11, #12, #18, #22] PPE and decontamination consumables, recurring medical/emergency readiness costs, memetic-training/counseling, and recurring drills/training exercise costs.
Logistics And Transport $65K/yr
[#9, #20] D-Class screening, procurement and termination logistics and armored transport drivers/fuel/maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $38K/yr
[#2, #14, #15] HV inspection/testing and certification, backup generator fuel/maintenance, routine containment inspection/door/seal/sensor recalibration and amortized larger-refurb reserve.
Hazardous Disposal Contract $30K/yr
[#10] Contracted hazardous biological disposal / incineration (alternative to on-site incinerator purchase).
Energy Costs $11K/yr
[#13] Electricity for HV system, HVAC for sealed cell, monitoring and HV losses (~44,000 kWh/yr estimate).
Hazardous Waste Transport $10K/yr
[#21] Hazardous waste transport, manifests, permits and regulatory compliance for off-site disposal.
Weapons Training And Ammo $10K/yr
[#17] Ammunition, range time and tactical training emphasizing safe-distance protocols.
Robotics Maintenance $5K/yr
[#16] Maintenance and minor repairs for remote manipulators and intervention tooling.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal operations, scheduled maintenance and planned research.
normal_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment incident requiring overtime, minor repairs and incident response.
attempted_absorption localized_breach equipment_repair
🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach causing casualties, facility damage, emergency neutralization and large-scale response.
successful_escape mass_absorption facility_damage
🚨 Containment Expansion $6.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Event forcing expansion or neutralization program (construction of additional suites or large-scale neutralization program).
scaling_absorptions requirement_for_additional_cells decision_to_neutralize
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#5] Armed guards on 24/7 rotation (covers leave/rotation).
Research Scientist 2 [#7] Two Level-3 researchers dedicated full-time to SCP-428 research.
Lab Technician / Research Assistant 1 [#7] Technician for sample handling, assays and lab support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built directly from analyst line items and known salary/contract figures, but several optional choices (incinerator purchase vs contract, BSL level, expansion scope) and SCP behavior uncertainties introduce material variance; figures are order-of-magnitude budget-level estimates.
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