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SCP-4618 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4618
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$396K
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
8
First-year program costs (one-time + first-year recurring) are approximately $2.02M, driven primarily by research/lab buildout, ongoing personnel (embedded operatives and research staff), and an amnestics program. Major recurring drivers are staff wages, legal/cover/cooperation payments, contingency reserves, and amnestic procurement/administration.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $396K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#12] BSL-2 lab fitout and capital instruments (-80°C freezer, centrifuges, PCR/sequencing prep gear, biosafety cabinet, microscopes).
Equipment $42K
[#3, #7, #8] CCTV camera units, PoE switches, cabling and NVR (item #3); UPS / small generator hardware (item #7, one-time portion); secure sample collection equipment and BSL-2 specimen kits (item #8, one-time equipment).
Legal Cover Initial Work $30K
[#15] One-time document manipulation / initial record-forgery and digital forensics setup to establish cover/legal scaffolding.
Facilities $24K
[#6] Physical modifications to parking/vehicle zone: gates, doors, sensors and access control (one-time install).
First Year Estimate Note $0
[#30] Analyst's reported first-year summary (included here as a reference; individual line items accounted above/below).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $675K/yr
[#1, #2, #5, #11] Embedded on-site operatives (2 FTE), part-time/on-call medical operator (~0.6 FTE), CCTV monitoring staff (1 FTE if separate), and dedicated research personnel (PI + technicians + analyst) salaries, benefits and overhead.
Cover Story And Legal $325K/yr
[#15, #16, #17, #18, #24, #26, #29] Recurring legal retainer and document maintenance (#15), school cooperation stipend / payments (#16), liability/insurance costs (#17), PR/disinformation and leak-response (#18), documentation/compliance/audit labor (#24), privacy/student-records mitigation (#26), and archival/publication suppression budget (#29).
Containment Escalation Reserve $200K/yr
[#27] Reserve for rapid containment escalation: mobile units, surge personnel mobilization and specialized equipment; sized for moderate escalation readiness.
Amnestics Program $180K/yr
[#13, #14] Class-A amnestic procurement + annual administration costs (procurement per-dose + operational administration scale; midline operational budget assuming regular witness-treatment cadence).
Contingency Reserve Fund $100K/yr
[#22] Emergency contingency/reserve fund maintained annually for relocation, emergency medical, sanitation, and immediate remediation.
Research And Monitoring $64K/yr
[#4, #9] Video storage/secure backups and cloud retention (#4) plus off-site laboratory analysis budget (estimated sample load averaged into per-year lab testing costs, #9).
Cybersecurity $24K/yr
[#19] Encryption, access control, incident response and contracted threat monitoring for CCTV and data infrastructure.
Supplies And Consumables $22K/yr
[#8, #23, #25, #28] Biohazard consumables and PPE/waste disposal (recurring portion of #8 and #23), routine benign vehicle maintenance for plausibility (#25), and miscellaneous administrative consumables/petty cash (#28).
Training And Drills $12K/yr
[#21] Covert training sessions for school administrators, drills, staff compensation for time and training materials.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#10] Secure courier, chain-of-custody transport baseline for samples and sensitive media.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#20] Routine maintenance for containment bay modifications, sensors, doors and physical site upkeep; includes lens cleaning and periodic hardware servicing.
Generator Fuel And Maintenance $1K/yr
[#7] Fuel and maintenance for backup generator and UPS upkeep.
Annual Ranges Note $0/yr
[#31] Analyst's annual recurring range summary (reference only; individual recurring categories above capture line-item costs).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Routine year with scheduled manifestations, normal monitoring, administration of routine amnestics, and no major incidents or escalations.
routine_operations scheduled_manifestations_only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized exposure or small-scale incident requiring mass amnestic administration, additional lab tests, targeted PR/legal response, and short-term relocation or cleanup.
limited_exposure increased_witness_treatment targeted_PR_response
🚨 Major Escalation $2.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment escalation (e.g., widespread exposure, anomalous behavior beyond school bounds) requiring large reserve deployment, mobile containment units, broad PR/legal operations and expanded lab effort.
widespread_exposure containment_failure rapid_escalation_deployment
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded Operative / Security Officer 2 [#1] Two covert operatives embedded as school staff/security to monitor daily activity, administer amnestics and coordinate incidents.
Medical Officer (Nurse) 1 [#2] Licensed nurse (0.6 FTE operationally) for amnestic preparation, administration and medical oversight.
CCTV Monitor / Surveillance Operator 1 [#5, #3] Dedicated remote monitor during school hours to observe SCP-4618-A movements and ensure no interference.
Research Scientist (PI) 1 [#11] Senior researcher overseeing SCP-4618 study and coordination with labs.
Research Technician 2 [#11, #12] Laboratory technicians for sample processing, assays and maintenance of research equipment.
Data Analyst 1 [#11, #4] Analyst for video audit, data retention, and processing of monitoring footage and test results.
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: containment procedures and staffing are well-described (supporting personnel and monitoring costs), but major uncertainties remain in amnestic scale (witness counts per manifestation), sample analysis frequency/scope, and contingency sizing; these drive year-to-year variance (notably items #9, #13-14, #22, #27).
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