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SCP-647 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-647
Expected annual
$526K
One-time setup
$510K
Annual recurring
$510K
Personnel
4
One-time capital upgrades estimated at $510,500 driven by secure cell construction, robotics, and vehicle outfitting; recurring baseline operations cost about $510,450/yr driven by staff wages, legal/insurance, waste disposal, and research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $510K
Equipment $288K
[#2, #4, #10, #11, #14, #15, #19, #21, #28, #29] Sump/oil–water separator purchase, freezers and biosafety cabinet, initial PPE kit, CCTV/hardware, remote manipulators/robotics, emergency-response gear, transport vehicle + outfitting, initial handling tools, secure documentation systems, and initial spare-parts stock (midpoint capital estimates).
Facilities $222K
[#1, #12, #16] Secure biological holding cell construction (BSL-3 level recommendations) plus structural reinforcement and fire-suppression installation (midpoint estimates).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $510K/yr
Staff Wages $167K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9] Salaries/benefits for one Level-2 supervisory scientist, one monitoring operator (or part-time escalation), a partial/integrated security allocation, and contracted cleaning/handling (D-class/contractor hours).
Cover Story And Legal $115K/yr
[#17, #18, #26] Legal/regulatory compliance retainers, IRB/permits, liability insurance premiums, and cover-story / public-relations maintenance budget.
Research And Monitoring $99K/yr
[#11, #13, #14, #15, #25, #28] Ongoing chemical analysis/outsourced per-sample work and research budget, robotics maintenance, emergency-response training replacements, behavioral research/testing budgets, CCTV off-site storage and secure documentation operations.
Supplies And Consumables $37K/yr
[#3, #5, #10, #21] Waste disposal/incineration and oily-waste treatment, baseline cadaver procurement (animal carcasses used in baseline), PPE replacements and decontamination consumables, and consumable handling tools.
Contingent Remediation Reserve $25K/yr
[#27] Annualized budget reserve for structural remediation/decontamination averaged over years (major-event contingency smoothing).
Medical Emergency Reserve $20K/yr
[#22] Occupational health/on-call clinical reserve and quarantine readiness budget.
Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr
[#2, #16, #23] Annual maintenance for sump/pump systems, fire-suppression and related containment repairs (filters, seals, coatings contingency allocated).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#19] Fuel, maintenance and routine transport costs for refrigerated/secure vehicle.
Investigation And Search Reserve $10K/yr
[#24] Annualized reserve for search-and-recapture operations and rapid-response team mobilization (smoothed contingency).
Spare Parts Replenishment $5K/yr
[#29] Ongoing replenishment of spare pumps, filters, camera units, seals, and suit replacements.
Energy Costs $5K/yr
[#4, #20] HVAC (negative-pressure), -80°C freezer electricity and other energy-intensive systems.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $510K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with animal carcass feedings, minimal onsite security allocation, outsourced chemical analysis as budgeted.
routine_weekly_feedings no containment breaches standard research cadence
🚨 Minor Incident $535K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment incident or operational issue requiring limited repairs, legal retainer activation and modest overtime.
localized caustic-spray damage minor accidental exposure small equipment failure
🚨 Major Breach $810K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Full escape or major breach requiring multi-day search, large-scale remediation, major legal action and public containment measures.
SCP relocates and avoids recapture large-scale caustic structural damage public exposure requiring major PR/legal action
🚨 Human Cadaver Program $654K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$144K vs baseline
Operational decision to switch from animal carcasses to weekly human cadavers, increasing procurement and legal/compliance costs.
policy decision to use human donors jurisdictional permits/contracting heightened regulatory/insurance requirements
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Supervisor 1 [#6] Level-2 supervisory scientist overseeing feedings, documentation and protocols (salary allocation included in staff_wages).
Monitoring Operator / Watch Staff 1 [#7] Remote/part-time monitoring and escalation for CCTV alarms (salary allocation included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / Guard 1 [#8] Integrated facility security allocation / on-call guard responsibility (partial allocation included in staff_wages).
Cleaning/Handling Crew (contracted / D-class) 1 [#9] Contracted personnel or D-class equivalent for post-digest cleaning and handling (~208 hrs/yr cost included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Mid-level confidence: analyst notes provide ranges for most items so midpoints and operational assumptions were used; costs for rare major incidents and policy shifts are highly uncertain, and local jurisdiction/legal costs can vary widely.
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