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SCP-6660 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6660
Expected annual
$9.4M
One-time setup
$16.1M
Annual recurring
$9.3M
Personnel
18
Estimated one-time setup and containment capital of roughly $16.1M driven by BSL upgrades, secure vault hardening, specialized lab buildout, and liability reserves; recurring annual costs ~ $9.27M dominated by staffing, epidemiological monitoring, and anti-proliferation operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.1M
Liability Reserve $5.0M
[#18] Contingency / liability reserve for adverse events (chosen midpoint $5M of $1M–$10M).
Facilities $3.1M
[#1, #5] Vault hardening upgrades (~$325k midpoint of $150k–$500k) and BSL‑3/BSL‑4 style biosafety containment buildout (~$2,750,000 midpoint of $0.5M–$5M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.1M
[#6, #4, #11, #20, #21] Wet‑lab capital and lab buildout (~$1,250,000), specialized thaumaturgical spaces/equipment (~$150,000), initial human subject cohort setup (~$650,000 for 100 subjects), initial SOP/training development (~$50,000), initial PPE (~$30,000).
Insurance And Secrecy $2.0M
[#22] Insurance, secrecy funds, potential acquisitions/bribes (one‑time reserve, selected $2M within $0.5M–$10M+ range).
Equipment $1.0M
[#7, #12, #9, #15] Compute/IT hardware (~$600k), autoclave purchase (~$50k), initial electrophysiological probe fabrication (~$300k), armored/secure transport vehicle (~$50k).
Prototype Reconstruction $850K
[#8] Reverse engineering, fabrication and prototyping setup (midpoint of $200k–$1.5M).
External Contracting Initial $550K
[#29] One‑time external contracting for specialists, microfabrication houses, or cyber/legal teams (representative single major contract).
Capture Recovery Initial Operation $500K
[#13] Initial dedicated capture/recovery operation / multi‑week search (selected midpoint to represent a serious, multi‑jurisdiction effort).
Legal Pr Initial $500K
[#16] Initial legal actions, buyouts, NDAs and immediate PR/cover costs (midpoint of $100k–$2M).
Decommissioning And Destruction $275K
[#26] One‑time secure destruction / demanufacturing plan (midpoint $275k of $50k–$500k).
Redaction And Digitization $125K
[#24] High‑security digitization and redaction of recovered schematics and secure multi‑location vault copies (midpoint of $50k–$200k).
Dr Mcgrath Capture $125K
[#17] Capture/transport of Dr. Janice McGrath (one‑time transport cost midpoint $125k of $50k–$200k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.3M/yr
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #17] Vault staffing (4 guards + 1 tech ~ $275k/yr), core scientific team (6–10 staff; midpoint staffed cost $1.4M/yr), thaumaturgy/anomalous‑tech specialists (~$375k/yr), containment & care staff for anomalous personnel (~$325k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr
[#11, #19] Human subject follow‑up monitoring (~$300k/yr) and epidemiological surveillance program (~$1.1M/yr mid of $0.2M–$2.0M).
Monitoring And Anti Proliferation $1.1M/yr
[#25] Anti‑proliferation monitoring (patent/IP watch, academic and dark‑lab surveillance) (~$1.1M/yr midpoint of $200k–$2.0M).
Supplies And Consumables $760K/yr
[#6, #9, #10, #12, #21] Wet‑lab consumables & service contracts (~$300k), probe consumables/spares (~$85k), gene‑editing reagents (~$300k), hazardous waste disposal contracts (~$60k), PPE replenishment (~$15k).
Logistics And Transport $600K/yr
[#13, #15] Ongoing capture/recovery operational costs if device remains at large (~$500k/yr) and recurring secure transport/armored transfers (~$100k/yr).
Opportunity Costs $600K/yr
[#27] Replacement staffing/overhead for redirected personnel and lost productivity (~$600k/yr midpoint of $200k–$1.0M).
Covert Intel $500K/yr
[#14] Covert intelligence, cyberforensics and dark‑web monitoring (midpoint $500k/yr of $100k–$1M).
Facilities Maintenance $338K/yr
[#1, #5] Maintenance, power, HVAC and specialized BSL utilities (~$12.5k for vault power + $325k for BSL utilities/maintenance).
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal, PR, settlements and cover‑operations (~$300k/yr, midpoint of $100k–$1M).
External Contracting Retainer $300K/yr
[#29] Retained external contracting resources / rapid‑response specialist budgets (~$300k/yr if retained).
Publication Suppression $275K/yr
[#28] Ongoing publication suppression / academic bribery mitigation (~$275k/yr midpoint of $50k–$500k).
Psychological Care $275K/yr
[#30] Psychological care and compensation programs for affected civilians/volunteers (~$275k/yr midpoint of $50k–$500k).
It Maintenance And Licenses $150K/yr
[#7] Maintenance for air‑gapped HPC, software licenses and secure backups (~$150k/yr).
Energy Consumption $125K/yr
[#23] Continuous energy draw (freezers, servers, HVAC) (~$125k/yr midpoint of $50k–$200k).
Prototype Iteration $110K/yr
[#8] Iterative prototype builds and engineering runs (~$110k/yr midpoint of $20k–$200k).
Redaction And Backup Maintenance $30K/yr
[#24] Media refresh and secure backup maintenance (~$30k/yr).
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#20] Annual SOP refreshers, tabletop and field exercises (~$30k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.3M/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal operational year with steady containment, research, and monitoring; no major thefts or large‑scale exposures.
no_breach ongoing_research routine_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $9.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Targeted theft attempt, short‑term loss or small proliferation incident requiring a focused recovery/search and elevated legal/forensic response.
targeted_theft localized_exposure short_search_operation
🚨 Major Breach $14.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or discovery prompting multi‑jurisdictional recovery, expanded epidemiological response and sizeable legal/PR costs.
widespread_proliferation international_recovery legal_liability_activation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $29.3M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Population‑level adverse effects or uncontrolled edits requiring emergency reserves, mass medical response, and long‑term suppression / remediation.
population_level_effects mass_exposure national_emergency_response
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#2] Four armed guards for 24/7 vault coverage (shifted staffing).
Monitoring Technician 1 [#2] One dedicated monitoring/technical support for vault systems (RFID/biometric/alarms).
Research Scientist 6 [#3] Core scientific team members (molecular biologists/geneticists/computational biologists) — lower bound of 6 of the 6–10 range.
Lab Technician 2 [#3, #6] Wet‑lab technical staff to support sequencing, sample prep and routine experiments.
Thaumaturgy / Anomalous‑Tech Specialist 3 [#4] Specialists to handle thaumatological interface and cross‑disciplinary integration.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#7, #8] Engineer for prototype reconstruction, IT maintenance liaison and facility equipment upkeep.
Medical Officer / Clinical Monitoring 1 [#11, #17] Medical monitoring staff for human subject protocols and for containment care of anomalous personnel.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most costs (staffing, lab equipment, surveillance), enabling moderate confidence; uncertainty remains in pricing thaumaturgical-specific containment, intensity/duration of retrieval operations, and scale of liability events, so cost estimates use midpoints and discretionary reserves.
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