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SCP-4692 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-4692
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$10.2M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
22
One-time setup and contingency reserves are the primary up-front expense (~$10.21M) driven by construction of a negative-pressure containment suite, specialized vehicles/equipment, and an R&D startup; baseline annual operating costs are dominated by staff wages, utilities, security, ongoing R&D/investigations, quarantine operations and consumables (~$4.64M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.2M
Facilities $4.2M
[#1, #19, #26] Containment suite construction (retrofit/BSL-4-like suite) estimated at $4.0M (midpoint of $2–6M range), quarantine-room retrofit $100k, decontamination infrastructure installation $150k.
Contingency Reserve Fund $3.0M
[#22] Liquid reserve sized mid-range for breach contingency (recommended $1M–$5M) used as one-time funded reserve.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#6, #12, #18, #21] R&D program startup (midpoint) $1,250,000; initial investigative fund $200,000; surveillance/IT database one-time $50,000; initial SOP development $25,000.
Equipment $1.4M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #9, #14, #15, #24, #25, #27] HVAC installation $400k; generator+ATS $150k and UPS $25k; medical ventilators/pumps $102k; -80C freezers $40k + monitoring $10k; rapid-response vehicle/kit $350k; IT/CCTV installation $75k; environmental sensors $30k; transport vehicle $150k; records archival hardware $20k; mortuary protocol development (protocol/equipment dev) $25k.
Plasma Banking Initial $50K
[#17] Initial plasma banking / sample banking and cold-chain setup (one-time startup costs for inventorying and secure banking).
Hazardous Disposal Setup $10K
[#11] Hazardous waste disposal contract setup $10,000 one-time.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#7, #8] Medical staff wages (6 nurses @ $80k = $480k; 1 RT $90k; physician retainer/salary ~$175k) and security wages (12 guards @ $55k = $660k; supervisors 2 @ $70k = $140k).
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#6] Ongoing laboratory R&D and experimental monitoring to replicate/replace SCP-4692-2 (multi-year program operating budget).
Investigations $500K/yr
[#12] Ongoing forensic/investigative operations, travel, covert ops and rewards (midpoint of $300k–$1M/yr).
Utilities And Energy $315K/yr
[#16] Electricity load for HVAC/freezers/critical life support (midpoint $200k–$400k/yr = $300k) plus medical gases ~$15k/yr.
Surveillance Program $300K/yr
[#18] Long-term epidemiological surveillance and contact tracing program baseline ($150k–$500k/yr; midpoint used).
Quarantine Operations $300K/yr
[#19] Baseline operations for quarantine housing and staffing (midpoint of $200k–$500k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $250K/yr
[#9, #24] Rapid-response team readiness & training $200k/yr and transport/vehicle operations baseline $50k/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#13, #28] Routine legal/PR/cover-story liaison $100k/yr plus covert local support payments / community liaison baseline $100k/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#5, #10, #11, #17] PPE and disposable medical supplies $75k/yr; LN2/consumables for freezers $5k/yr; hazardous-waste baseline disposal $50k/yr; plasma/IV consumables/logistics baseline $20k/yr.
Training And Drills $125K/yr
[#21] Annual training, drills, SOP certification budget (midpoint of $75k–$200k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $115K/yr
[#2, #3, #26, #15, #14] HVAC/filter certification and maintenance $40k/yr; generator fuel/testing was folded into facilities maintenance $20k/yr; decon system consumables/maintenance $25k/yr; sensor calibration $5k/yr; IT monitoring/maintenance $25k/yr.
External Specialist Retainers $100K/yr
[#23] Retainers/fast-access contracts with national labs, infectious disease consultants.
Psychological Support $100K/yr
[#20] Employee assistance, counseling and occupational health funding (~$50k–$150k/yr; midpoint used).
Audit And Compliance $60K/yr
[#30] Regular audits, external compliance reviews and corrective action (~$30k–$100k/yr).
Mortuary Services $50K/yr
[#27] Specialized mortuary handling and higher per-case disposal baseline (contracts and kits).
Medical Equipment Maintenance $20K/yr
[#4] Service/maintenance contracts for ventilators, infusion pumps and bedside monitors ~$20k/yr.
Records Maintenance $10K/yr
[#25] Secure archival maintenance, audits and offsite backup ~$10k/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.6M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staff wages, utilities, R&D, investigations and quarantine operations.
no breach regular R&D activity routine training and surveillance
🚨 Minor Incident $4.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized containment event requiring rapid-response deployment, overtime, consumables, limited decontamination and extra disposal of a few decedents/materials.
short ventilator/IV failure single-room aerosolization rapid-response deployment
🚨 Major Breach $6.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Larger-scale aerosol release with multiple affected individuals, mass decontamination, large-scale incineration/disposal, public-health intervention and significant equipment replacement.
facility-wide power or HVAC failure multiple simultaneous system failures delayed containment re-establishment
🚨 Long Term Indefinite Care $5.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Failure to replicate SCP-4692-2 and inability to secure donor plasma results in indefinite long-term ICU-level care or perpetual plasma banking costs.
donor not located replication research fails decision to maintain subject indefinitely
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Nurse 6 [#7] Six on-site nurses for continuous monitoring (6 x $80k assumed).
Respiratory Therapist 1 [#7] One full-time respiratory therapist for ventilator management.
Physician 1 [#7] One physician retainer / attending for on-call oversight.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#8] Twelve armed guards with biohazard training (24/7 coverage assumption).
Security Supervisor 2 [#8] Supervisory personnel and training overhead (salaries embedded in security budget).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates rely on wide published ranges and numerous scientific/operational uncertainties (ability to replicate SCP-4692-2, donor discovery, breach frequency, local construction costs). Many line items are scenario-dependent (per-deployment costs, mass-incineration, long-term remediation) so numerical confidence is low.
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