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SCP-4846 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4846
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
6
Initial capital outlay of approximately $2.4M driven by vault construction, secure cabinetry, vehicles, and contingency funding; recurring annual costs ~ $1.26M driven by staff wages, acquisition/restoration funds, field recovery ops and ongoing research/IT/security expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #24] Vault construction or retrofit (hermetic vault, environmental systems, blast-resistant doors) plus reserved expansion allowance for additional storage/cabinets.
Equipment $525K
[#2, #3, #8, #16] Climate-controlled specimen cabinets, vault security installation (cameras, sensors, interlocks), transport crates/truck purchase, initial secure server/database hardware.
Contingency Fund Establish $500K
[#21] Establish initial emergency contingency/escalation fund for large-scale or unexpected anomalous responses.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#9] Basic conservation lab equipment and setup (microscopes, precision tools, vacuum chambers, humidity cabinets, sandblaster); micro-CT purchase deferred to recurring per-scan budget.
Field Vehicles $65K
[#6] SUV/4x4 vehicle purchase and outfitting for rapid response/recovery.
Legal Retainer $40K
[#14] Initial legal/PR retainer to enable timely cover-story and legal response.
Retiree Placement Startup $20K
[#18] Per-placement relocation and startup stipend for initial caretaker placement.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $490K/yr
[#4, #5] Salaries, benefits, and overhead for lead paleontologist, conservator, collection/technical manager and 3 full-time security guards (24/7 coverage).
Acquisition And Restoration Fund $200K/yr
[#11] Discretionary fund for acquiring newly manifested instances, site restoration, steward payments and small restoration projects.
Field Recovery Ops $80K/yr
[#7] Per-mission travel, per diem, charter/helicopter or specialist rentals averaged over expected annual mission count (budgeted average deployments).
Cover Story And Legal $65K/yr
[#14, #25] Annual legal retainer, covert public-relations/community outreach budgets and minor remediation/forgery coordination.
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#9, #22] Ongoing scientific analysis budgets (per-scan micro-CT service and radiometric/proteomic/isotopic analyses) and behavioral/academic research.
Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr
[#21] Annual set-aside to maintain contingency/escalation fund after draws.
Storage Expansion Reserve Recurring $50K/yr
[#24] Annual reserve toward future additional cabinets/vault expansion.
Monitoring And Osint $46K/yr
[#12] Subscriptions/software for NGO/charity tracking plus partial FTE analyst time to monitor donors and high-profile charities.
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#3, #23] Vault maintenance, environmental-control HVAC energy and backup generator maintenance, plus contracted security monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#6, #8] Vehicle maintenance/fuel, climate-controlled shipping rentals and transport-related recurring costs.
Background And Investigations $30K/yr
[#13] Background checks, investigations of persons of interest, travel surveillance and occasional private investigator engagement.
Insurance $30K/yr
[#20] Artifact/transit liability and field operations insurance premiums.
Retiree Program Recurring $25K/yr
[#18] Administration of vetted retiree caretaker list and ongoing stipends/check-ins for placed caretakers.
Training And Exercises $20K/yr
[#17] Regular containment procedural training, drills and materials for research, security and field teams.
It Hosting $15K/yr
[#16] Secure hosting, backups and air-gapped archival maintenance for specimen database and chain-of-custody logs.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#10] Consolidants, adhesives, gloves, archival housing, spare padding, replacement sensors and consumables.
Park Permit And Liaison $10K/yr
[#19] Permit fees, liaison costs and baseline mitigation payments/park coordination.
Creation Of Replicas $10K/yr
[#15] Budget for commissioning high-quality replicas/forgeries as needed to replace displayed specimens during cover operations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with infrequent/managed manifestations and no major incidents; containment and scheduled operations proceed as budgeted.
occasional recoveries routine maintenance scheduled research
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Single high-cost recovery or localized public exposure requiring helicopter retrieval, elevated PR/legal action, or moderate mitigation.
helicopter/charter recovery small public attention requiring PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Multiple concurrent manifestations or a significant public exposure/litigation event requiring large-scale deployments, contingency fund use, and extensive legal/forgery replacement.
multiple simultaneous recoveries significant public exposure or litigation
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Lead Paleontologist (Research Scientist) 1 [#4] Senior researcher with field experience; salary included in staff_wages.
Conservator / Fossil Preparator 1 [#4, #9] Full-time conservator responsible for specimen preparation and lab work; salary included in staff_wages.
Technician / Collection Manager 1 [#4] Full-time technician responsible for collection management, inventory and daily handling; salary included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#5] Three full-time guards providing 24/7 coverage for vault; wages and benefits included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have analyst-provided ranges and clear mappings, enabling mid-range estimates; uncertainty remains around manifest frequency, per-mission counts, and discretionary fund draw sizes, so confidence is medium.
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