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SCP-6632 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-6632
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$488K
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
14
First-year one-time setup costs are approximately $488,000 driven by lab buildout, structural reinforcement and forensic/legal reserves; ongoing annual operating costs are about $1.35M driven by payroll, lease, utilities, security and legal/OPSEC expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $488K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#8] BSL-2+ field lab buildout and specialized laboratory equipment for tissue handling and analysis.
Facilities $90K
[#3, #19] Structural containment/containment-related renovations and a renovation/temporary-closure cover reserve (reinforce sign cavity, permits, contractor fees and funds to plausibly close/reopen).
Equipment $80K
[#4, #11, #12, #17, #24, #27] Hardware and installed systems: HVAC installation (#4), CCTV/hardware (#11), POS hardening hardware (#12), secure containment/containerization for secretions (#17), secure archival storage hardware (#24), preservation freezer & UPS (#27).
Forensics And Litigation Reserve $75K
[#25] One-time reserve for forensic & litigation response related to prior sales of secretion and potential claims.
Franchise Buyin $20K
[#2] One-time franchise buy-in / licensing and registration to establish credible cover paperwork.
Legal Pr Remediation $20K
[#16] One-time remediation and legal/PR work required to formalize ownership and handle prior misconduct exposure.
Initial Vetting $3K
[#21] Initial employee vetting and background checks (one-time portion).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $920K/yr
[#5, #6, #9] Ongoing payroll including security personnel (4 guards), cover staff (6 operations staff), embedded researchers (3 researchers) and a dedicated lab technician (1). Salaries include benefits/hazard differentials.
Cover Story And Legal $85K/yr
[#14, #16, #21] Insurance, accounting/tax services (#14), ongoing legal retainer/PR (#16 recurring), and annual OPSEC/cover-story training & rechecks (#21 recurring).
Lease And Cam $60K/yr
[#1] Storefront lease and mall CAM charges for maintaining a functioning storefront cover.
Supplies And Consumables $58K/yr
[#7, #10] Food ingredients and disposables/packaging (#7) and PPE / regulated biohazard waste disposal (#10).
Research And Monitoring $53K/yr
[#9, #24] Laboratory consumables and reagents (#9) and data archival / backup upkeep for research records (#24).
Incident Response Reserve $50K/yr
[#18] Annual contingency fund for quarantine, emergency repairs, temporary closure and emergency staffing/overtime.
Utilities $40K/yr
[#13] Electricity, gas, water and sewer for a full-service restaurant plus HVAC and lab electrical loads.
Facilities Maintenance $28K/yr
[#4, #11, #22, #23, #27] HVAC/environmental monitoring maintenance and energy (#4), CCTV/data maintenance (#11), equipment maintenance/calibration (#22), grease-trap/hood/plumbing servicing (#23), and freezer maintenance/power support (#27).
Administrative Overhead $25K/yr
[#26] Foundation site administrative overhead, internal audits, payroll processing and quarterly reviews.
Logistics And Transport $11K/yr
[#20] Vehicle lease, fuel and logistics for supply deliveries, sample transport and staff travel.
Health And Sanitation $11K/yr
[#15] Health department compliance, inspections, pest control and sanitation certification costs.
Franchise Royalties $8K/yr
[#2] Ongoing franchises/royalty-like payments to maintain cover legitimacy (estimated example amount).
Secretion Handling And Disposal $3K/yr
[#17] Ongoing disposal, handling and licensed chemical-waste contractor costs for glycerine-like secretions.
Software Licenses $500/yr
[#12] POS/software license and replication services for digital archival of thermal-printer output.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal fiscal year with no major incidents; ongoing operations and containment measures proceed as budgeted.
no major exposure routine operations standard inspections
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized exposure or discovery (e.g., illicit secretion sale discovered, small lawsuit or complaint) requiring legal action, forensic tests, targeted takedown and PR response.
illicit sale discovered minor lawsuit local media attention
🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Public exposure forcing temporary closure, emergency quarantine, relocation to a Foundation facility, or large litigation requiring major remediation.
publicized breach major lawsuit forced temporary closure / relocation
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#5] Four full-time guards (armed/unarmed and plainclothed monitoring) included in security payroll estimates.
Research Scientist 3 [#6] Three embedded researchers/managers on payroll to pose as managers/employees and perform containment research duties.
Operations Staff 6 [#6] Six cover restaurant staff (cashiers, cooks, cleaners) necessary to run the location plausibly.
Lab Technician / Pathologist 1 [#9] One dedicated lab tech for sample handling and routine assays (salary included in recurring research costs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for one-time and recurring costs; many figures are specific (salaries, rent, utilities, discrete equipment), reducing uncertainty. Residual uncertainty exists around incident probabilities and contingency usage.
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