SCP-4394 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4394
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
13
Initial one-time setup ~ $1.88M driven by construction of two secure humanoid cells, BSL lab upgrades and research/containment equipment; steady-state recurring costs ~ $2.23M/yr dominated by staff wages, ongoing R&D/monitoring, security and long-term care contingencies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Facilities $650K
[#1, #2, #4] Includes construction/modification of two reinforced humanoid cells (including observation/sluice/decon features), installed soundproofing/acoustic isolation per-cell, and secondary-containment vault shelving and bunding.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $560K
[#6, #22, #13] BSL-2+/containment lab upgrade (cabinets, fume hoods, autoclave, cold rooms), controlled small-scale freeze rig and research startup funds for analytical profiling and early-stage studies.
Equipment $360K
[#3, #8, #16, #10, #7, #14, #21, #23, #12] One-time purchases including environmental monitoring hardware, access control/CCTV and cameras, armored transport vehicle, inventory software, initial PPE stock, clinical/extracorporeal equipment, lockboxes, monitoring sensors/storage hardware, and initial forensic/cataloging setup.
Emergency Contingency Fund $200K
[#17] One-time emergency reserve for rapid incident response, temporary quarantine facilities and immediate remediation.
Miscellaneous Reserve One Time $100K
[#25] One-time miscellaneous / escalation budget for unforeseen contractors, conservators or legal costs.
Background Checks One Time $13K
[#11] Initial background checks and vetting for ~20 personnel (one-time screening costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#8, #9, #13, #23, #16] Annual salaries for security guards (24/7 coverage), medical staff/psychiatric consults, research scientists/technicians, monitoring staff and operational escorts/drivers.
Overhead And Security Premium $231K/yr
[#24] Administrative overhead and security premium (estimated at 20% applied to staffing and facility line items).
Research And Monitoring $215K/yr
[#13, #3, #23] Ongoing analytical R&D (toxicology, proteomics, animal studies), telemetry/monitoring staff costs and recurring experimental/assay budgets.
Long Term Care $150K/yr
[#20] Lifelong medical and psychiatric care costs for converted individuals / addiction management (assumes at least one long-term case).
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#18] Legal retainer, PR mitigation and liaison costs for civilian interactions and potential settlements.
Emergency Contingency Reserve $100K/yr
[#17] Ongoing reserve for incident overtime, temporary facilities and immediate response needs.
Supplies And Consumables $74K/yr
[#5, #7, #14, #15, #21, #12] Drum rotation/sterilization, PPE resupply, blood-product consumables standby, hazardous-waste disposal contracts, sample-security consumables and archival consumables.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#16] Per-transport operational costs, climate-controlled/escorted movement and vehicle maintenance.
Insurance And Compliance $55K/yr
[#19] Insurance premiums and regulatory permit costs for hazardous materials handling and facility coverage.
Miscellaneous Reserve Recurring $50K/yr
[#25] Recurring miscellaneous/escalation budget for unforeseen operational costs.
Facilities Maintenance $43K/yr
[#3, #6, #8, #4, #23] HVAC/environmental monitoring maintenance and alarms, BSL lab maintenance/calibration, access control/CCTV upkeep and vault/environment upkeep.
Training And Vetting $30K/yr
[#11] Annual staff training, psychological screening, and random drug testing for ~20 personnel.
Audits And Compliance $10K/yr
[#10] Routine inventory audits, software licenses and compliance checks.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady operations, routine maintenance, no major incidents.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small-scale theft attempt, limited diversion or accidental release requiring emergency response, limited legal/forensic work and consumable replacement.
attempted_theft inventory_discrepancy localized_contamination
🚨 Major Breach $3.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Successful diversion or multiple-person conversion resulting in public exposure, large legal settlements, mass incident response and accelerated containment R&D.
organized_theft multiple_conversions public_exposure
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $3.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Discovery prompting large-scale R&D and capital investment to pursue reversal or therapeutic deployment.
promising_reversal_candidate require_clinical_scale_trials
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] 24/7 rotating armed/unarmed guard presence to prevent theft/diversion; included in staff wages.
Research Scientist 2 [#13] R&D staff to conduct analytic profiling and experiments; salaries included in staff wages.
Medical Officer 2 [#9] On-site/consulting physicians/nurses and psychiatric consults for routine checks and addiction management; included in staff wages.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#3, #6] Facility/HVAC and lab equipment maintenance and calibration; included in staff wages.
Administrative Staff 1 [#10, #18] Inventory, compliance, and liaison duties; included in staff wages.
Monitoring & Lab Technician 1 [#23] Continuous telemetry, CCTV and assay monitoring; included in staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from analyst ranges in supplied notes; many items have wide ranges (site-dependent construction, R&D scope, legal/settlement variability) so totals are best-effort mid-range picks rather than firm quotes.
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