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SCP-482 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-482
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$972K
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
11
Initial one-time capital expenditures are concentrated in lab/autopsy setup, containment upgrades, and a crisis reserve (~$972k total). Annual recurring costs are dominated by personnel (security, medical, research) and ongoing research/monitoring, totaling roughly $1.36M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $972K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $395K
[#8, #19, #23] Medical/forensic autopsy suite outfitting (#8), initial SOP development and training program setup (#19), and duplicate-creation / safe-analog research program setup (#23).
Crisis Response Reserve $250K
[#25] One-time crisis response fund / liability reserve allocation (#25).
Facilities $191K
[#1, #11, #18] Containment locker installation (#1), bespoke containment cell upgrades for mutated subjects (#11), and perimeter/site security upgrades/install (#18).
Equipment $96K
[#2, #9, #12, #13, #16, #17, #29] Access control/CCTV hardware and local recorder (#2), localized thermal-cleansing equipment (#9), initial restraints/PPE kit (#12), emergency termination procurement and secure storage (#13), cryogenic freezer purchase (#16), secure transport case (#17), initial consumable stockpile (#29).
Forensic Investigation $40K
[#22] One-off forensic/field investigation expenses (tracking origin, fieldwork, contracting specialists) (#22).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $904K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #14, #20] Fully loaded salaries for Level-2 personnel (#4), senior researcher (#5), dedicated security guards (#6), medical/pathology staff (#14), and partial administrative FTE for access logging/compliance (#20).
Research And Monitoring $250K/yr
[#7, #15] Controlled-testing program budget (subject acquisition, monitoring) (#7) and laboratory testing/analysis budget (genetics, histology, sequencing) (#15).
Facilities Maintenance $56K/yr
[#2, #16, #18, #28] Ongoing CCTV/access hardware maintenance and storage costs (#2), freezer power/maintenance (#16), perimeter/security operations (#18), and incremental utilities/site energy (#28).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#24] Annual retainer and contingency for legal, public-affairs, and cover-story activities (#24).
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#9, #10, #12, #29] Per-use energy/consumables for thermal-cleansing (#9), per-incident autopsy/disposal consumables (#10), replacement/maintenance for restraints/PPE (#12), and annual replenishment of consumable stockpile (#29).
It Security And Database Maintenance $18K/yr
[#21] Hardened servers, encryption, patching and auditing for containment records and access logs (#21).
Psychological Care And Monitoring $15K/yr
[#26] Staff counseling and monitoring program budget for post-exposure / psychological aftercare (#26).
Training And Drills $15K/yr
[#13, #19] Ongoing refresher training, drills and SOP updates for termination/autopsy and Level-2 access (#13, #19).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#17] Per-transfer armored courier / secure transport costs for moving SCP-482 between sites (#17).
Long Term Archival $6K/yr
[#30] Secure archival and personnel record retention costs (multi-decade redundancy/encryption) (#30).
Incident Reporting And Audit $3K/yr
[#27] Labor for incident reporting, redaction and internal audits per incident averaged annually (#27).
Digital Logging And Video Storage $1K/yr
[#3] Encrypted digital storage, backups and software licenses for access logs and video retention (#3).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing, maintenance and no major incidents.
routine_testing scheduled_maintenance no_beta_events
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
One localized Beta event requiring termination, autopsy, disposal and additional lab sequencing/legal work.
single_beta_manifestation autopsy_and_disposal additional_lab_sequencing
🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Containment breach or escaped/active mutated subject requiring emergency response, bespoke cell upgrades, legal exposure and major remediation.
containment_breach escaped_mutated_subject public_exposure
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Senior Researcher 1 [#5] Senior researcher on-call and approval authority (fully loaded).
Research Assistant / Level-2 Personnel 2 [#4] Level-2 trained staff with authorized access performing handling, logging and basic testing.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Dedicated security guards to provide 24/7 coverage (shift coverage assumptions).
Medical Officer / Pathologist 1 [#14] Pathologist responsible for autopsies and medical oversight.
Medical Technician / Nurse 2 [#14] Techs/nurses to support autopsy suite, sample handling and medical monitoring.
Administrative Staff 1 [#20] Part-time administrative support for access logging, redaction and compliance (budgeted as ~0.25-0.5 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories (salary estimates, equipment ranges, per-incident ranges), but frequency assumptions, staffing/benefit loadings and incident rates required judgement; some one-time items and incident frequency remain uncertain.
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