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SCP-4719 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4719
Expected annual
$162K
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$138K
Personnel
2
Baseline one-time capital and setup (excluding large escalation contingencies) are modest, but recommended contingency reserves dominate total upfront funding. Recurring costs (~$138k/yr) are driven by fractional research staffing, outsourced laboratory analysis/contract spectroscopy, hazardous‑waste handling, and a PR/legal retainer.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Emergency Contingency Reserve $500K
[#10] Reserve for nuclear/radiological incident contingency and immediate emergency response (recommended mid-range reserve $500k).
Containment Escalation Reserve $500K
[#24] Reserve for escalation to dedicated containment bay / shielding / buildout (mid-range contingency estimate; actual range $250k–$750k).
Equipment $44K
[#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #13, #14] Includes $10,000 incident-reporting system development (#1), $300 spare locomotive GPS unit (#2), $8,000 CCTV installation (#3), $5,000 PPE and dosimeter purchases (#5), $12,500 lead-lined cabinet / lead pigs / seals (#6), $800 basic Geiger/counting meter (#7), $2,000 evidence shelving & labels (#13), and $5,000 median retrieval/tele-robotics baseline purchase (#14).
Optional Gamma Spectrometer Purchase $25K
[#7] Optional/purchase of handheld gamma spectrometer (purchase alternative to contractor rental). Marked optional; baseline assumes contractor use.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4K
[#12, #19] Includes $2,000 medical-surveillance program setup (#12) and $2,000 small woodshop/test-rig tooling and materials startup (#19).
Training Program Development $2K
[#4] One-time development of training program, quick-reference cards and initial materials.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $138K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17] PR / cover-story retainer and legal contingency budget recommended at $50k/yr.
Staff Wages $30K/yr
[#15] Fractional PI & technician support (~0.1–0.2 FTE PI + 0.25 FTE tech; budgeted ~$30k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $22K/yr
[#7, #8] Outsourced high-resolution spectroscopy contractor budget ~$2k/yr plus outsourced lab analyses baseline ~$20k/yr (assumes ~50 samples/year; lower/higher mix changes total).
Hazardous Waste Disposal $5K/yr
[#9] Annual hazardous-waste handling & disposal contract baseline $5k/yr.
Ballistics Analysis Contingency $5K/yr
[#11] Annual contingency budget for ballistics/forensics testing (~$5k/yr baseline expectation).
Medical Surveillance Program $5K/yr
[#12] Ongoing dosimetry program admin and baseline medical checks ~$5k/yr (incident-specific follow-up costs are additional).
Insurance And Liability $5K/yr
[#21] Internal insurance/liability reserve modeling set-aside ~$5k/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#3, #20] Camera storage/maintenance ($1k/yr) and minor facility wear-and-repair from tripping/incidental damage ($2k/yr).
Emergency Drills $3K/yr
[#23] Annual tabletop/exercise and drill budget ~$3k/yr.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#18] Chain-of-custody shipping & inter-site transfers baseline $2k/yr.
Audit And Compliance $2K/yr
[#22] Annual audit/compliance/protocol review costs ~$2k/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#16, #19] Routine consumables (evidence bags, labels, swabs) $1k/yr and mock-carriage materials $500/yr.
Ppe And Dosimetry Maintenance $2K/yr
[#5] Dosimeter calibration/replacement ~$1,000/yr and PPE replenishment ~$500/yr.
It Hosting And Software Maintenance $1K/yr
[#1] Hosting and annual maintenance for incident-reporting & logging system (GPS-triggered alerts, database, UI).
Evidence Storage And Archival $500/yr
[#13] Climate-control marginal cost and archival maintenance for non-hazardous gifts ~$500/yr.
Robotics And Remote Handling Maintenance $500/yr
[#14] Maintenance and minor repairs for retrieval tools / small tele-robotic platforms ~$500/yr.
Training And Refresher $500/yr
[#4] Annual refresher course delivery and printed materials ~$500/yr.
Gps And Cellular Service $245/yr
[#2] Cellular/SIM plan (~$120/yr) plus amortized replacement (~$125/yr) for locomotive transmitter.
Containment Escalation Operational $0/yr
[#24] Conditional recurring staffing/ops cost if full containment enacted (~$100k/yr if enacted); set to $0 here as baseline recurring (only applies if escalation occurs).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $138K/yr
81.0% probability / year
Typical uneventful year with routine monitoring, outsourced analyses, fractional PI/tech support, and regular maintenance/drills.
routine_samples annual_drill regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $153K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Localized hazard or forensic incident (toxin sample, artillery-type carriage retrieval, multiple suspect samples) requiring extra lab runs, disposal, and limited overtime/contractor work.
toxin_or_suspect_sample artillery_carriage_retrieval spike_in_lab_tests
🚨 Nuclear Incident $688K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$550K vs baseline
Discovery or mishandling of a radioactive gift requiring emergency radiological response, licensed contractor removal, extended monitoring, and legal/regulatory actions.
nuclear_flask_recovery unshielded_radioactive_source regulatory_escalation
🚨 Full Containment Escalation $738K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Behavioral change or expansion of SCP-4719 necessitates construction of a dedicated containment bay with shielding and 24/7 operations.
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👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Dr. Agnes - fractional PI time funded (~0.1–0.2 FTE covered by staff_wages line item). [#15]
Laboratory Technician 1 Fractional lab tech support (~0.25 FTE funded through staff_wages). [#15]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and sensible baselines, but several high-cost contingencies (radiological response, full containment) are inherently uncertain in frequency and magnitude, producing medium confidence in the expected figures.
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