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SCP-489 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-489
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
15
One-time setup approximately $1.49M for construction, specialized equipment and robotics; main recurring drivers are staff wages, contingency/insurance, and facilities maintenance totaling roughly $2.07M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Facilities $773K
[#1, #5, #6, #7, #19] Includes secure containment chamber construction (#1), airlock/shower and change-room installation (#5), physical barriers/buffer zone setup (#6), perimeter setup (#7), and quarantine locker/containment setup (#19).
Equipment $460K
[#2, #3, #4, #11, #12, #16, #17] Crane/rigging and heavy-move equipment (#2); fire-suppression install (#3); HVAC/filtration install (#4); CCTV/non-optical sensor install (#11); PPE initial inventory (#12); chemical/VOC monitoring install (#16); specialist manipulators/robotics (#17).
Emergency Response Setup $150K
[#14] Initial emergency response team training, equipment and containment kit setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $102K
[#13, #18] Hazardous-waste training/containers and initial lab equipment for cataloguing/forensics/specimen processing (#13, #18).
Cover Story Creation $5K
[#22] One-time cover story / public-relations creation and legal setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $925K/yr
[#8, #9] Permanent security staffing and salaries (#8) plus research & containment personnel (lead researcher, technicians, entomologist, maintenance engineer) (#9). Includes estimated benefits.
Administrative Overhead $345K/yr
[#25] Administrative overhead, utilities, site allocation and shared-site costs (estimated ~20% of direct recurring costs) (#25).
Insurance Contingency $300K/yr
[#24] Annual reserve/insurance/contingency fund to draw on in catastrophic breach or public-exposure events (#24).
Facilities Maintenance $170K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #11, #14, #16, #20, #21, #19] Ongoing fire-suppression maintenance (#3); HVAC energy and filter replacement (#4); laundry and airlock maintenance (#5); buffer/zone monitoring calibration (#6); perimeter pest-exclusion routines (#7); CCTV/sensor maintenance (#11); emergency-response refresher training and readiness (#14); VOC sensor calibration (#16); decontamination/cleaning (#20); replacement/repair budget for moving parts and sensors (#21); quarantine operations (#19).
Testing Operations $100K/yr
[#10] D‑Class/testing subject procurement, testing operation costs, transport, and medical oversight (#10).
Logistics And Transport $55K/yr
[#23, #2] Inter-site transfers and transport coordination for insectile anomalies (#23); (routine heavy-move costs are one-time; ongoing transport coordination included here).
Incident Repair Reserve $50K/yr
[#26] Annual allocation to cover incident-specific repair & replacement following attacks/damage (#26).
Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr
[#12, #13, #27] PPE replacement and consumables (#12); hazardous-waste disposal contract recurring costs (#13); miscellaneous consumables and small tools (#27).
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#18, #7, #11] Ongoing cataloguing/forensic per-sample sequencing and analysis (#18); periodic entomological inspections and perimeter monitoring (#7); continuous monitoring data analysis (#11).
Cover Story And Legal $28K/yr
[#22] Ongoing legal, PR, FOIA handling, and cover-story maintenance (#22).
Medical Supplies $20K/yr
[#15] Medical preparedness supplies, antidotes, decontamination fluids and training (#15).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, no major incidents.
no breaches routine maintenance and testing
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment event or limited damage requiring repairs, medical care, and extra cleanup.
localized breach minor structural/equipment damage
🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Large breach or public exposure requiring emergency containment, relocation, major repairs, and legal action.
catastrophic containment failure public exposure / multiple injuries
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#8] Continuous guard coverage (8–12 guards typical) to maintain Euclid containment; count represents total on staff.
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Lead researcher assigned to SCP-489.
Research Technician 2 [#9] Laboratory/containment technicians supporting research and sample processing.
Entomologist 1 [#9] Specialist to analyze insect specimens without introducing insects into the cell.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#9] Maintenance engineer for HVAC, robotics, and mechanical systems.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many explicit line items and ranges, allowing a reasoned mid-range estimate; wide ranges in the source (mass uncertainty, site reuse, incident frequency) create residual uncertainty so confidence is medium.
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