SCP-6538
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-6538
Expected annual
$2.9M
One-time setup
$8.7M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
23
Estimated upfront capital of approximately $8.74M driven mainly by heavy habitat excavation/construction, equipment (drones, HVAC, scanners) and research/lab setup; recurring annual costs are ~ $2.85M/yr dominated by staff wages, rapid-response readiness, greenhouse/food provisioning and ongoing monitoring/R&D.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $8.7M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $2.8M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$2.8M/yr
Standard operational year with no major incidents; normal monitoring, feeding, maintenance and research.
no breaches
normal colony size
scheduled maintenance and research
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Minor Incident
$2.9M/yr
Small containment incident such as a limited escape/cell breach or targeted vandalism requiring overtime, temporary repairs and additional sedation/medical response.
limited escape (few individuals)
localized repairs and overtime
minor medical treatment
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Artifact Incident
$2.9M/yr
Discovery of unexploded ordnance / large artifact retrieval or forensic discovery requiring ordnance disposal, forensic processing and legal/cover operations.
unexploded ordnance found
forensic processing
coordination with ordnance disposal/cover story
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Major Breach
$4.0M/yr
Significant containment failure with large escape, personnel injuries and major facility damage requiring full-scale recapture, soil replacement, emergency repairs and potential temporary closure.
mass escape
facility damage
large-scale medical & recapture operation
Personnel
23 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 8 | [#13] Rotating site guards (8) to maintain 24/7 presence; supervisor included separately. |
| Security Supervisor | 1 | [#13] On-site security supervision and liaison. |
| Research Scientist | 3 | [#8, #17] Behavioral/ecology and pheromone research staff (chemistry/biology). |
| Veterinary / Biological Staff | 4 | [#16] Entomologist(s), veterinarian(s) and technicians for husbandry, necropsy and sample handling. |
| Data Analyst / Monitoring Specialist | 1 | [#10] Continuous video/thermal data analysis (0.5–1 FTE -> rounded to 1). |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 2 | [#6, #4] Drone technicians, HVAC/environmental systems and facility maintenance staff. |
| Horticulture Staff | 2 | [#11] Greenhouse/flower production and planting maintenance to supply colony diet. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#19] On-call medical coverage and occupational health oversight. |
| Administrative Staff | 1 | [#22, #25] Administrative, records management and cover-story coordination support. |
Confidence Notes
Many line items have well-defined engineering and staffing estimates (construction, drones, HVAC, lab setup), but large ranges for colony-driven variables (colony size, breach frequency, ordnance incidents) and site-specific construction conditions decrease precision; therefore confidence is medium.