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SCP-671 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-671
Expected annual
$749K
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$744K
Personnel
9
Initial setup is moderately expensive ($~1.86M one-time) driven by bespoke heat-welded terrarium construction, room remodeling/airlock installation, and a large contingency reserve; recurring costs (~$744k/yr) are dominated by staffing, maintenance, insurance, consumables, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#26] Recommended contingency / catastrophic escape reserve (facility-dependent).
Facilities $295K
[#1, #2, #3] Terrarium fabrication, room remodeling/fixtures, and airlock installation (midpoint estimates combined).
Equipment $171K
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10, #16] Initial insecticide storage tanks/stock, HVAC hardware, armored cameras and VMS, hermetic passthroughs, sealed feed hatch, initial suit purchases, and spare terrarium parts.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $66K
[#8, #11, #20] Initial substrate and humidity hardware, initial repellant/clothing research, and research/data-recording equipment purchases.
Sop Development $30K
[#14] Initial SOP development, emergency response planning, and setup of drill programs.
Admin Reorg Initial $28K
[#25] Administrative reorganization / relocation costs (one-time component).
Compliance Initial $15K
[#19] Initial regulatory compliance, permits, legal work, and occupational-safety setup.
Emergency Stock Initial $9K
[#17] Initial large multi-part insecticide containers and deployment kits.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $744K/yr
Staff Wages $550K/yr
[#13] Salaries, benefits, and overhead for researchers, technicians, monitoring staff, security, and facility management (midpoint payroll estimate).
Cover Story And Legal $61K/yr
[#24, #19] Insurance/liability/PR budget and ongoing permits/inspections/legal retainer costs.
Research And Monitoring $57K/yr
[#6, #14, #20, #27] Camera storage/maintenance, recurring training/drills, ongoing experiment consumables/data analysis, and long-term behavior-monitoring & mitigation research.
Facilities Maintenance $36K/yr
[#5, #15] HVAC filter cartridges/servicing and routine maintenance/repairs for terrarium, airlock, and containment systems.
Supplies And Consumables $24K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #12, #17, #18, #22, #8] Annual food, suit replacement/repair/decon, clothing/repellent stock, sealed bag consumables, emergency stock inspection/replacement, waste handling/disposal, consumable seals/gaskets replacement, and substrate replacement.
Energy Costs $6K/yr
[#21] Annual electricity for HVAC, humidification, cameras, lighting, and control systems.
Administrative Overhead $5K/yr
[#25] Ongoing administrative and sector coordination budget (recurring component).
Insecticide Replenishment $3K/yr
[#4] Annual replacement/consumables for insecticide used in airlock flooding and reestablishment stock.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#23] Amortized annual cost for occasional relocation/transfer of the colony (per-move contingency amortized over expected frequency).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $744K/yr
93.8% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance, and research activity.
no escapes planned maintenance routine research
🚨 Minor Incident $769K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small escape or localized disassembly event requiring targeted remediation and short-term repairs/overtime.
localized escape minor equipment disassembly emergency insecticide deployment
🚨 Major Breach $894K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant containment breach causing loss of specialized equipment or room infrastructure and requiring replacement and extended downtime.
breach of terrarium/airlock loss of monitoring equipment extended repairs
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.7M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Large-scale escape causing structural damage or widespread disassembly of facility systems, triggering use of contingency funds and reconstruction.
uncontained colony spread disassembly of critical infrastructure multi-system failure
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#13] Lead researchers to run experiments and manage behavior studies.
Technician 2 [#13] Technicians for day-to-day maintenance, substrate handling, and equipment upkeep.
Monitoring Operator 2 [#13] Camera/monitor operators and data logging personnel (positions may be combined with technicians).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#13] Dedicated security personnel for site/room access control and emergency response.
Facility Manager / Administrative Staff 1 [#13, #25] Site manager responsible for compliance, scheduling, procurement, and coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Midpoint estimates used across wide ranges in analyst notes; staffing and consumable costs are reasonably bounded but one-time fabrication and breach probabilities are uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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