SCP-642
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-642
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$6.2M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
18
Estimated one-time capital requirements are approximately $6.2M driven by optional field BSL-3 construction and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are about $2.927M/yr driven primarily by on-site staffing, contracted BSL-3 processing, R&D/monitoring, and incident readiness.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $6.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $2.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$2.9M/yr
Normal uneventful year with steady operations, central BSL-3 contracting and no major incidents.
routine monitoring
scheduled research activity
no incidents or escalations
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Minor Incident
$3.4M/yr
Localized exposure or equipment failure requiring medical response, containment, extra disposal and short-term remediation.
small spill or localized contamination
single-person exposure requiring medevac
equipment/sensor failure requiring replacement
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Major Breach
$5.9M/yr
Significant containment failure or public exposure causing casualties, large-scale remediation, legal/PR response and long-term care costs.
public exposure / media leak
multiple casualties or community spread
large-scale remediation and litigation
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Research Scale Up
$4.6M/yr
Decision-year to build on-site field BSL-3 and expand neutralization R&D rapidly, incurring capital and expanded ops.
successful research requires on-site BSL-3
scale-up of neutralization trials
decision to reduce transport risk
Personnel
18 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | [#3] Six full-time guards (two per shift rotating) as specified in notes. |
| Research Scientist | 5 | [#26] PI + 2 postdocs + 2 lab techs for experiments and R&D (staffing included in scientific salaries). |
| Rapid-response / MTF (on-call regional) | 4 | [#4] Regional rapid-response specialists (on-call retainers / deployment staffing equivalent included in recurring costs). |
| Administrative Staff / Program Manager | 3 | [#25] Program manager(s), clerical support and procurement/logistics coordination (2–3 FTEs). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges (good granularity) but several optional choices (central vs field BSL-3, contingency sizing) and regional/operational variability introduce material uncertainty, so confidence is medium.