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SCP-4975 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4975
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
11
Initial setup costs are dominated by reinforced containment, lab buildout, and contingency seed funds (~$2.15M one-time). Ongoing annual costs are driven by security staffing, regional cover/legal operations, field intelligence, and readiness (~$2.389M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Contingency Reserve Seed $500K
[#21] Seed contingency reserve for emergency cleanup, site repair, and initial breach liabilities.
Reclassification Seed Fund $500K
[#26] Seed funding for potential Keter-grade escalation planning and rapid uplift of containment capabilities.
Facilities $440K
[#1, #2, #18, #7] Reinforced containment cell, acoustic isolation retrofits, redundant power/HVAC setup, and on-site incinerator/setup costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $365K
[#5, #20, #15, #16] BSL-3 lab annex and lab instrumentation (imaging/DNA), capital access to specialized analysis equipment, archive acquisition for historical research, and initial acoustic research study/protocol development.
Equipment $195K
[#3, #4, #19, #8] Remote manipulator/feeding system, initial CCTV/monitoring hardware, initial data-storage hardware/off-site provisioning, and decontamination equipment setup.
Initial Capture And Transport $150K
[#12] Specialized initial capture/transport logistics (armored vehicle/convoy, sedation/equipment, permits/cover) for original recovery.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $932K/yr
[#9, #10, #25] Security guard salaries (~8 guards) and on-site research/containment staff (~3 researchers) including benefits and hazard/rotation pay premiums.
Cover Story And Legal $360K/yr
[#13, #22, #23, #28] Ongoing legal/PR/cover operations, internal legal/defense retainer, community liaison / misinformation projects, and cultural/translation consultations.
Logistics And Transport $240K/yr
[#6, #14] Cadaver procurement/transport program (ethical/cover costs) and regional field operations/intelligence cell in Germany (travel, assets, language specialists).
Mtf Readiness $200K/yr
[#11] Mobile Task Force training, equipment replacement, exercises, and rapid-response readiness costs.
Reclassification Annual Budget $200K/yr
[#26] Ongoing budget allocation in case of reclassification to Keter to support expanded containment efforts (planning, additional hires, equipment).
Contingency Topups $100K/yr
[#21] Annual top-ups to emergency/contingency reserve for incident response and unexpected liabilities.
Site Overheads $100K/yr
[#27] Utilities, janitorial, leases/property overheads, and administrative site costs for the containment wing.
Research And Monitoring $86K/yr
[#4, #5, #16, #19] Ongoing BSL-3 operations, monitoring system maintenance/storage costs, continued acoustic research/mitigation programs, and secure data retention services.
Supplies And Consumables $61K/yr
[#7, #8, #20, #24] Contracted biohazard disposal, decontamination consumables, per-sample lab consumables/sequencing contracts, and PPE/consumables replacement.
External Audits $50K/yr
[#29] Periodic contracted external audits and red-team containment testing.
Facilities Maintenance $45K/yr
[#1, #7, #18] Annual maintenance for containment infrastructure, incinerator/upkeep, and redundant power/HVAC servicing.
Medical And Mental Health $15K/yr
[#17] Staff medical surveillance, psychological screening, and ongoing counseling services.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine containment, monitoring, staffing, and regional cover operations; no major incidents.
no breach routine operations regular field intel activity
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring cleanup, temporary repairs, limited MTF deployment, and increased legal/cover activity.
localized containment breach minor staff exposure evidence loss requiring replacement
🚨 Major Breach $4.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Severe breach with civilian casualties or public exposure requiring protracted MTF operations, large legal payouts, major repairs, and potential rapid escalation of containment.
full containment failure public exposure / media attention reclassification and sustained recovery ops
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 8 guards to provide 24/7 coverage and redundancy as per analyst note; salaries included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Containment Technician 3 On-site researchers/containment techs for observation, maintenance, and specimen handling; count and compensation included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based directly on analyst item ranges and reasonable mid-point selections; uncertainty remains around cadaver procurement method, frequency of incidents, and the extent of cover operations or Keter escalation, hence medium confidence.
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