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SCP-5773 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-5773
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$567K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
9
Initial capital costs (~$567k) are driven by containment chamber upgrades, in-house incineration and contingency reserve; recurring annual costs (~$1.10M/yr) are dominated by personnel (research + security) and ongoing research, insurance, and legal/PR obligations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $567K
Facilities $125K
[#1] Modify an existing small laboratory room to a secure, paper-free Euclid chamber: reinforced walls, sealed glove ports, anti-static/low-dust surfaces, non-porous floors, and lockable pass-through for the canvas.
In House Incinerator $125K
[#10] Option selected: small compliant medical/hazardous incinerator including permits/installation (alternate is contracted disposal).
Incident Response Fund $100K
[#17] Contingency reserve for rapid incident response, emergency disposal, decontamination, and contractor mobilization (recommended minimum reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $80K
[#5, #22] Research equipment & advanced analysis budget (SEM/XPS/TOF-SIMS/mass-spec access; consumables and contracted runs) and forensic-grade documentation/archival hardware.
Environmental And Power Systems $25K
[#2] Dedicated HVAC/humidity control and UPS/generator backup to stabilize paper aging and ensure power for cameras/locks/GPS.
Document Digitization $25K
[#14] One-time secure digitization and destruction of existing paper archives proximate to containment; secure server setup and initial ingestion.
Sop And Training Dev $20K
[#13] SOP creation, initial staff training curriculum development, simulations and drill setup.
Equipment $16K
[#4, #9] High-resolution surveillance and imaging system, continuous video/macro cameras and redundant recording ($8k–$25k) plus dedicated isolated printer/printing station ($500–$2k).
It Security $12K
[#19] Initial secure servers/hardened storage and access control for surveillance and experimental records (air-gapped/encrypted hardware).
Permits And Compliance $10K
[#11] Initial hazardous-materials disposal permits, legal/consulting fees and compliance setup for incineration and waste transport.
Monitoring And Detection $8K
[#25] Initial purchase of spacer devices, acrylic barriers, UV inspection tools and prototype detection aids to enforce >1 cm separation.
Transport Containers $6K
[#3] Fireproof transport container purchase (case sized for canvas) including tamper-evident locks and GPS-capable hardware; includes initial spares.
Ppe And Decon $6K
[#12] Initial PPE kit, decontamination station/autoclave or equivalent, HEPA vacuums and supply of initial consumable stock.
Substrate Stock $5K
[#16] Initial stock of spare canvases/substrates (acid-free, pre-treated) to replace degraded or breached items.
Evidence Handling $3K
[#15] Tamper-evident evidence handling infrastructure (sealed bags, barcode/RFID tagging hardware, locked archival boxes).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $620K/yr
[#6, #7] Salaries and benefits for dedicated research personnel (1 lead + 2 techs) and security staffing (6 FTE guards, 24/7 coverage).
Long Term Research Positions $200K/yr
[#23] Funded postdoctoral / long-term research positions to maintain continuity of long-term behavioral studies.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#5] Ongoing contracted analysis, consumables, sample prep, and follow-up studies (SEM/XPS/mass-spec runs and related costs).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#18] Legal retainer, liability mitigation, NDAs, staff vetting and cover-story related legal work.
Insurance And Risk Management $50K/yr
[#20] Increased insurance premiums and institutional risk underwriting for anomalous asset liability and environmental release coverage.
Public Relations $30K/yr
[#26] PR management, secrecy maintenance, and misinformation countermeasures in the event of leaks or rumors.
Logistics And Transport $26K/yr
[#3, #24] Vehicle/transport logistics, vehicle lease/maintenance and GPS/data subscriptions and battery replacements for transport containers.
Replacement And Depreciation $20K/yr
[#27] Annual set-aside for equipment replacement, upgrades and deferred maintenance reserve.
Psychological And Ethical Oversight $15K/yr
[#21] Ethics board review fees, psychologist/ethicist consultations and related oversight for partial sapience concerns.
Facilities Maintenance $9K/yr
[#2] HVAC/humidity system electricity and routine maintenance; power redundancy upkeep.
Training And Drills $6K/yr
[#13] Periodic refresher training, staff drills, and SOP updates to avoid accidental contamination/transfers.
It Security $5K/yr
[#19] Ongoing secure storage, server maintenance, patching, auditing and access control for surveillance footage and logs.
Document Management $5K/yr
[#14] Ongoing secure document management, digitization backlog, and secure off-site backups related to no-paper policy.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#8, #9, #12, #15] Routine feeding consumables (paper/canvas/inks), printer supplies/toner maintenance, PPE consumables, and small evidence consumables.
Hazardous Disposal $3K/yr
[#10] Routine contracted hazardous disposal pickups and incinerator operating costs (if using contracted service occasionally).
Permits And Compliance $2K/yr
[#11] Permit renewals, manifesting, annual compliance filing and consultant/legal renewals for hazardous waste transport/incineration.
Monitoring And Detection $2K/yr
[#25] Annual tuning, testing, and small consumables for detection aids and spacer devices.
Forensic Archiving $2K/yr
[#22] Recurring archival costs for tamper-evident digital/physical archiving and high-quality imaging storage.
Substrate Replacement $1K/yr
[#16] Annual replacement of degraded canvases and replenishment of substrate stock.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled research, weekly feeding, routine maintenance, and no containment incidents.
no_incident scheduled_research routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Localized contamination or accidental contact requiring localized remediation, overtime, and extra disposal.
localized_contamination overtime_cleanup
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Partial spread to adjacent rooms or significant internal document contamination requiring multi-day remediation and legal action.
multi-room_spread contracted_remediation legal_response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Large-scale external exposure (e.g., public library outbreak) causing mass destruction, legal claims, and extensive remediation/replacement.
institutional_outbreak major_legal_actions mass_remediation
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Lead researcher (senior scientist) — salary estimate ~$120,000/yr. [#6]
Containment Technician / Lab Tech 2 Graduate-level lab techs for weekly feedings and maintenance — estimated ~$75,000/yr each. [#6]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 24/7 coverage (3 shifts + backups) — average salary used to total security wage estimate. [#7]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derive from analyst ranges in the notes and the SCP's described risks; many line items are range-based and dependent on institutional choices (in-house incinerator vs contracted disposal, contingency sizing), so mid-range figures are used resulting in moderate confidence.
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