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SCP-4796 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4796
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$6.7M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
13
Estimated one-time setup and acquisition costs are approximately $6.71M driven primarily by island purchase, site construction, secure vaulting, and contingency reserves; recurring annual operations are about $1.97M/year driven by staff wages, remote logistics, and ongoing monitoring/consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.7M
Facilities $3.5M
[#1, #3, #10] Island purchase/lease and legal/title (1), construction of Provisional Research Site including labs, living quarters, dock and helipad (3), and secure climate-controlled vault (10).
Containment Failure Reserve $1.0M
[#24] Contingency reserve for full containment failure / island quarantine or destruction scenarios (recommended $1,000,000) (24).
Equipment $870K
[#4, #6, #9, #11, #15, #20] Power infrastructure installation (diesel gensets/solar/UPS) (4), boat purchase & outfitting (6), site surveillance & perimeter detection installation (9), biohazard containment equipment/install (11), non-lethal capture & containment gear purchase (15), secure sample/container set (20).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $590K
[#12, #16, #22] Laboratory instrumentation and capital for biomaterial analysis (12), initial archaeological excavation/conservation campaign (16), and training/SOP development program (22).
Covert Permitting And Cover Story $300K
[#2] Covert permitting, local government buy-in, cover-story PR, legal counsel and travel for clandestine establishment (2).
Evidence Suppression Initial Reserve $250K
[#19] Initial rapid-response / evidence suppression reserve (budgeted initial $250k) (19).
Environmental Contingency Reserve $100K
[#23] Contingency reserve for environmental remediation & invasive species control setup (23).
Water And Sanitation Installation $75K
[#5] Fresh water and sanitation installation (desalination/rain capture, wastewater treatment) (5).
Amnestic Setup $25K
[#13] Amnestic administration setup and training costs (13).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#7, #8] On-site security staff salaries/rotations and management (7) and scientific/technical staff salaries including researchers, engineers, medic, and site director/PI (8).
Supplies And Consumables $190K/yr
[#11, #13, #25] Biohazard disposal contracts and consumables (11), amnestic/medical supplies restocking (13), and general consumables/food/fuel/lab consumables for station operations (25).
Logistics And Transport $190K/yr
[#6, #14, #20] Boat fuel/maintenance and crew (6), helicopter medevac retainers and drills (included medevac-related entries from #6 and #14), drills & medevac supplies (14), and per-shipment secure transport budgeting for occasional artifact/sample transfers (assumed one shipment/year) (20).
Cover Story And Legal $165K/yr
[#17, #18, #19] Ongoing legal counsel/retainer and incident response legal costs (17), local community compensation and hush/stipends (18), and annual provisioning to the evidence suppression / incident response fund (19).
Research And Monitoring $134K/yr
[#12, #16, #21, #22, #23] Outsourced high-end analyses (mass spec, sequencing) (12), ongoing archaeological conservation/analysis (16), satellite/AIS data subscriptions and data storage (21), annual training refreshers/SOP drills (22), and environmental mitigation budget (23).
Facilities Maintenance $102K/yr
[#4, #5, #9, #15] Power fuel & maintenance (diesel/solar upkeep) (4), fresh water operations & testing (5), surveillance & perimeter systems maintenance (9), non-lethal gear maintenance/replacement (15).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents; containment holds and only scheduled research/maintenance occurs.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized civilian exposure or small off-island ingestion event requiring targeted amnestic/cleanup/forensic response and modest PR/legal actions.
civilian_ingestion_nearby small_public_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Widespread exposure or public breach necessitating island quarantine, large-scale remediation, emergency use of containment reserves and heavy legal/PR response.
mass_exposure perimeter_breach
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#7] Four full-time posted guards (rotating) budgeted at regional premium rates.
Security Manager 1 [#7] Site security manager / lead overseeing guards and rapid-response coordination.
Research Scientist 4 [#8] On-site scientists (botany/biochem/pathology) for ongoing study and sample analysis.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#8] 1–2 full-time engineers for infrastructure, power, water, and equipment maintenance.
Medical Officer 1 [#8] One on-site nurse/medic for staff care and incident stabilization.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#8] Site Director / PI responsible for overall program and liaison.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and recommended midpoints for many items, producing a reasonable budget range; uncertainty remains around covert/local payments, frequency of off-island shipments/incidents, and exact medevac/legal costs so confidence is medium.
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