SCP-4617
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-4617
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
14
One-time capital/setup costs are roughly $1.9M driven by facility retrofits, containment-specific fittings and a recommended health-liability reserve; recurring annual costs are roughly $1.84M driven mainly by staff wages, hazardous-waste handling, and insurance/legal overhead.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.9M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.8M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.8M/yr
Normal operational year with scheduled monitoring, maintenance, and no major incidents.
routine monitoring
scheduled maintenance
no decontamination surges
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Minor Incident
$1.9M/yr
Year with several additional contamination events requiring extra decontaminations, expedited testing and increased disposal volumes.
increased ζ-output contamination
3–6 additional decontamination operations
expedited contract testing
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Major Breach
$3.3M/yr
Significant containment incident requiring wing shutdown, mass decontamination, large-scale hazardous disposal, legal/medical claims and emergency response.
large-scale contamination release
multiple staff exposures/medical claims
major disposal and legal action
Personnel
14 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Researcher | 1 | [#7] Senior Researcher salary line (~$120k/yr) included in staff_wages (#7). |
| HMCL Supervisor | 1 | [#7, #17] HMCL Supervisor (curatorial/handling oversight) (~$90k/yr) included in staff_wages (#7, #17 handling duties). |
| Research Technician | 2 | [#7] Two rotating technicians to limit exposure (~$60k/yr each) included in staff_wages (#7). |
| Hazmat / Chemical Technician | 4 | [#8] Level II+ chemical handling personnel (4 techs @ $50k each) included in staff_wages (#8). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | [#9] Six guards for 24/7 coverage included in staff_wages (#9). |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are drawn directly from analyst line items where provided; some items are duplicated across notes (#3 and #13 both list similar disposal costs) and long-term health/liability exposures are highly uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.