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SCP-5184 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-5184
Expected annual
$378K
One-time setup
$295K
Annual recurring
$373K
Personnel
3
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $295,000 driven by containment hardening, specialized isolation hardware, initial research, and a contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are about $373,000 driven primarily by staff wages, veterinary care, ongoing research, IT/air-gap security, and facility amortization/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $295K
Contingency Reserve Fund $112K
[#27] Contingency/reserve fund for unforeseen anomalous effects, emergency research, specialized equipment, euthanasia/advanced intervention.
Equipment $70K
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #18, #19] Faraday shielding and conduit upgrades (#2), specialized bite-safe interview workstation hardware (#3), CCTV/housing one-time costs (#5), access-control hardware/interlocks one-time (#6), initial containment-breach kit purchase (#18), transport vehicle retrofit + crate (#19).
Facilities $40K
[#1] Cell hardening, environmental set-up (reinforced walls, chew-resistant penetrations, view/transfer hatch).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#12] DNA/genomic/neurological initial characterization (sequencing, histology, imaging, advanced neuro workup).
Legal And Cover One Time $28K
[#24] One-time/regulatory cover-story, legal contingencies, potential initial NDA/cleanup expenses.
Initial Staff Training $5K
[#16] Initial staff training and safety certification (no-electronics policy, emergency procedures, animal handling).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $373K/yr
Staff Wages $165K/yr
[#7, #8, #17] Full-time on-site handler (1 FTE) and part-time behavioral scientist (pro-rata), plus allocated/shared security staffing costs.
Facilities Maintenance $46K/yr
[#5, #6, #20, #25, #26] CCTV/storage maintenance (#5 recurring), access-control/interlock maintenance (#6 recurring), utilities/HVAC and climate control (#20), long-term facility amortization/capital overhead (#25), periodic decontamination/refurbishment (#26).
Research And Monitoring $42K/yr
[#13] Ongoing research and behavioral testing budget, controlled experiments, removable testing rigs, data analysis.
Veterinary Care $40K/yr
[#9] Baseline and emergency veterinary care, diagnostics, medication, surgery capability, specialist consultations (neurology/toxicology).
Addiction Recovery Program $25K/yr
[#10] Addiction recovery program costs: behavioral therapy, substitutes, monitoring, and controlled sampling costs.
It And Airgap Security $19K/yr
[#14] IT/network security and air-gap enforcement: policies, contracted personnel time, audits, pentesting of containment, encrypted offline storage of transcripts.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#24] Ongoing legal/cover-story contingency, small periodic payments, coordination with local authorities under cover.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#21] Consumables: food, bedding, cleaning supplies, enrichment replacements.
Translation Transcription $4K/yr
[#15] Gaelic-English transcription services or occasional Gaelic-speaking contractor.
Interview Workstation Maintenance $3K/yr
[#3, #4] Periodic firmware/hardware audits, integrity checks, replacement parts and certification for air-gapped, bite-safe interview workstation (#4 maintenance mapped here; #3 is original device cost in equipment).
Hazardous Substance Management $3K/yr
[#11] Controlled incentives & hazardous-substance management (secure storage, tracking, disposal for small stocks of alcohol/nicotine/substitutes).
Recordkeeping And Archives $3K/yr
[#23] Secure logbooks, experiment transcripts, secure archiving (physical/digital).
Containment Breach Kit Maintenance $3K/yr
[#18] Refresh supplies/training for containment-breach response kit (consumables, PPE, sedation supplies).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#19] Transport/relocation contingency allocation (annualized per-occasion budget for crates/vehicle retrofit maintenance and occasional moves).
Staff Training Refresher $2K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training on protocols, emergency procedures, animal handling, secure interview protocols.
Waste Handling And Biohazard Disposal $2K/yr
[#22] Waste handling and biohazard disposal (animal waste, sample/tissue disposal, hazardous testing materials).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $373K/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; regular research, maintenance, and staff costs only.
no incidents routine maintenance planned research schedule
🚨 Minor Incident $403K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small containment incident (minor escape attempt, small wiring tampering, short-term health emergency) requiring emergency recapture, veterinarian intervention, overtime and modest legal/PR response.
small escape/recapture emergency veterinary treatment local PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $623K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring major refurbishment, sustained recapture/containment operations, intensive veterinary/research expenditures, and substantial legal/cover remediation.
major containment breach public exposure extensive equipment/facility replacement
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Handler / Animal Caretaker 1 [#7] Full-time on-site handler (1 FTE) for daily care, feeding, enrichment, and supervised interview setup.
Research Scientist / Behavioral Specialist 1 [#8] Behavioral scientist (0.5–1 FTE expected; represented here as one part-time/consulting role funded pro-rata in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#17] Allocated/shared security coverage (pro-rated allocation of pooled guards rather than full dedicated team).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges for nearly all cost drivers allowing reasonable mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains in FTE assumptions, contingency sizing, and legal/cover exposure costs, so confidence is medium.
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