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SCP-5692 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-5692
Expected annual
$13.8M
One-time setup
$11.4M
Annual recurring
$13.7M
Personnel
15
Initial one-time capital to support baseline containment and per-instance fit-outs is dominated by bespoke containment and potential BSL‑4 upgrades (total one-time ≈ $11.38M); recurring annual costs are dominated by operations for 42 contained SCP-5692-A instances plus staff, consumables, emergency readiness, overhead and contingency (~$13.66M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.4M
Facilities $10.7M
[#1, #14, #16] Includes primary modified humanoid containment chamber for SCP-5692 (#1 ~ $300,000), aggregated per-instance containment fit-outs for 42 SCP-5692-A (~$7,350,000), and contingency/high-containment upgrade capital (BSL‑4 upgrade midpoint included here ~$3,000,000).
Equipment $374K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #18, #21] Life-support/HVAC hardware (#2 ~$85,000), UPS/generator and power hardware (#3 ~$22,500), environmental monitoring hardware (#4 ~$17,500), modest imaging/adapter kit (#5 ~$50,000), diet prep bench/autoclave/fridge/dispensing setup (#7 ~$14,000), autoclave/expansion hardware (#8 ~$65,000), custom transport crate (~#18 $60,000), and secure server setup hardware (#21 $60,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $175K
[#15] Initial specialized assay development and wet-lab set-up for alien biology and ambiguous nucleic-acid analogs (~$175,000).
Translator Development $125K
[#6] Development and tooling for non-invasive telemetry/firmware inspection of embedded translator device (~$125,000 one-time development/tooling).
Decommissioning Plan $60K
[#25] One-off development, legal review and planning for euthanasia/decommissioning protocols and disposal (~$60,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13.7M/yr
Per Instance Operations $7.3M/yr
[#14] Aggregated recurring operations for 42 SCP-5692-A instances (per-instance recurring operations midpoint ~$175,000 × 42 = $7,350,000/yr).
Overhead $2.0M/yr
[#22] Site allocation/financial overhead and depreciation estimated at ~20% of direct operating costs (~$2,023,500/yr).
Contingency $1.5M/yr
[#24] Contingency reserve estimated at ~15% of direct operating costs (~$1,517,625/yr).
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#6, #10, #11, #12] Salaries/benefits for core personnel: translator specialist/engineer (#6 ~$120k), security guards 6 FTE (#10 ~$390k), scientific team (senior + technical staff) (#11 ~$475k), medical/xenopsych support (#12 ~$150k).
Emergency Response Readiness $500K/yr
[#17] Rapid-response/team/containment trailers/drills scaled to this project (assumes partial reliance on site assets; ~$500k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $415K/yr
[#5, #15, #21] Annual imaging/service/calibration and diagnostics (#5 ~$30,000/yr), recurring research consumables and outsourced assays (#15 ~$350,000/yr), secure data/cybersecurity maintenance (#21 ~$35,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#19] Ongoing cover operations, misinformation, legal counsel and PR (~$225,000/yr).
Amnestic Program $150K/yr
[#13] Class-A amnestic procurement, administration and follow-up (~50 doses/yr × ~$3,000 average per dose = $150,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $122K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Diet consumables (~#7 $60,000/yr), contracted hazardous disposal (~#8 $37,500/yr), PPE and single-use consumables (~#9 $25,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#18] Per-transfer costs for secure transfers (estimated ~4 transfers/yr at ~$25,000 each = $100,000/yr).
Training And Clearance $60K/yr
[#20] Ongoing staff training, security clearances and psychological monitoring (~$60,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#2, #3, #4] Recurring HVAC/life-support maintenance and calibration (#2 ~$10k), generator fuel/maintenance (#3 ~$4k), monitoring/support service (#4 ~$5k), plus general chamber maintenance (~$11k).
Long Term Archival $30K/yr
[#23] Classified data storage, secure backups and archival review (~$30,000/yr).
Bsl4 Operations $0/yr
[#16] Baseline assumes BSL‑4 upgrade is NOT active; recurring BSL‑4 staffing/ops (~$200k–$1M/yr) only apply if upgrade scenario is triggered.
Decommissioning Readiness $0/yr
[#25] Ongoing 'execution' readiness not budgeted in baseline (set to $0/yr unless decommissioning becomes required).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $13.7M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; operations for SCP-5692 and 42 SCP-5692-A proceed under existing containment and research plans.
no major breaches no BSL‑4 upgrade required routine maintenance and research
🚨 Minor Incident $13.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or translator diagnostic incident requiring repair/redeployment and limited additional medical/containment response.
translator diagnostic/firmware failure small contamination or waste handling incident
🚨 Major Breach $15.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Escape or significant contamination event involving one or more SCP-5692-A instances requiring full emergency deployment, decontamination, recovery and legal/cover response.
escape of instance large-scale environmental contamination multi-day recovery operation
🚨 Bsl4 Upgrade $17.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.6M vs baseline
Discovery that mycelial protrusions are transmissible or present environmental risk triggers accelerated BSL‑4-style upgrade and expanded staffing/operations.
transmissibility confirmed regulatory/internal decision to upgrade containment
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#10] Continuous 24/7 guard coverage (6 FTEs to staff three 8‑hour shifts with overlap/vacation).
Research Scientist 2 [#11] Senior xenobiologists overseeing research and experiments.
Research Technician / Lab Assistant 3 [#11, #15] Technical staff handling husbandry, assays, sample prep and routine experiments.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#3, #6] Specialist engineer for translator/hardware maintenance and life-support systems.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] Part-time/contract physician for physical health monitoring.
Psychologist / Xenopsych Specialist 1 [#12] Psychological evaluations and post-exposure care for staff and interviews.
Administrative Staff 1 [#21] Project lead/coordinator handling documentation, legal liaison and budget oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to heterogeneous, poorly characterized alien physiology across SCP-5692-A instances, wide ranges in item estimates, and conditional dependencies (BSL‑4 requirement, number of transfers, emergency response overlap). Many costs are scenario-dependent.
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