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SCP-6738 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6738
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$285K
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
8
One-time setup costs are modest (~$285k) for bespoke terrariums, life-support and transport; recurring yearly costs are dominated by personnel readiness, field deployments, and an active R&D/monitoring program (~$1.41M/yr). Main drivers are MTF on-call staffing, recurring deployments around lunar cycles, and multi-year research/telemetry expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $285K
Facilities $80K
[#1] Dedicated avian terrarium construction (structural modifications, enclosures, predator-proofing, airlocks, viewing/maintenance access; three sizes).
Transport Assets $60K
[#10] Purchase of dedicated transport vehicles and secure/refrigerated crates capable of avian and human containment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#16] Necropsy / lab setup (necropsy suite, histology processing equipment) if performed in-house.
Equipment $45K
[#2, #4] Environmental control & life-support install (pumps, filtration, lighting, backup generators) and CCTV/hardware (high-res cameras, sensors, tamper‑resistant install).
Human Containment Setup $40K
[#15] Secure human-containment suite setup (isolation room, restraints, medical monitoring equipment).
Capture Kit $10K
[#9] One-time purchase of capture and sedation field kit (nets, dart gear, crates, training equipment).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $470K/yr
[#8, #12] On-site veterinary & husbandry salaries (1–2 FTEs) and MTF Beta-4 on-call readiness (salaries/overtime/training for maintained strike cell).
Administrative Overhead $326K/yr
[#26] Institutional overhead apportioned (~30% of recurring program costs) covering site allocation, security infrastructure share and utilities.
Research And Monitoring $204K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #15, #16, #17, #18, #25] Video/data retention fees and telemetry subscriptions; subdermal GPS implant purchases and monthly replacements; surgical/veterinary procedure costs; per-incident medical costs; per-specimen necropsy processing; sequencing/genomics per-sample; specimen preservation/curation; multi-year R&D program annualized.
Contingency Reserve $200K/yr
[#27] Contingency fund for anomalous escalation, large mobilizations, emergency replacements and rare legal actions (reserve).
Logistics And Transport $158K/yr
[#10, #11, #13, #14, #21] Rapid-response deployment operational costs (helicopter/boat sorties fuel & rental), annualized MTF Lambda-4 coastal mobilization expenditures, personnel transport/lodging/per-diem for field teams, and communications/data plans for GPS tracking.
Cover Story And Legal $35K/yr
[#22, #23] Secure records, falsified paperwork, legal/PR staff time and occasional payments / in-kind transfer fees to GoI-466 per the Boring Agreement.
Training And Development $10K/yr
[#24] Training and gear refresh for bird handling, species identification, O&M courses for staff turnover.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#9, #19, #20] Field consumables and capture disposables, biohazard disposal per-carcass costs (amortized), PPE and disinfectant consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#3] Energy and routine HVAC operation for terrariums (electricity for pumps, heaters, lighting, temp control).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with monthly new-moon readiness, routine tagging, occasional minor field activity and scheduled R&D work.
monthly new-moon recoveries routine implant replacement scheduled R&D and telemetry operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Localized escape attempt or rapid-response deployment requiring extra sorties, overtime and short-term increased medical/forensic work.
small containment breach additional helicopter/boat deployment extra medical/forensic processing
🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Large coastal search or multi-day multi-asset mobilization after termination/escape requiring heavy MTF Lambda-4 operations, lodging, and replacement equipment/legal support.
termination of current corpus extended multi-boat/helicopter sweep prolonged lodging and coordination
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Successful identification method or program requiring significant scale-up of telemetry, staffing, and R&D to implement at scale.
new identification/telemetry initiative multi-year R&D scale-up
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Veterinarian / Animal Technician 2 [#8] On-site veterinary and animal husbandry staff (1 veterinarian + 1 technician; salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent (MTF Beta-4 cell) 6 [#12] Maintained MTF Beta-4 strike cell on-call readiness (salaries/overtime/training included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed line-item ranges are provided by analyst notes, allowing a reasonable budget; uncertainty remains due to the anomalous nature (manifestation frequency, mobilization scope, and R&D outcomes) and therefore some scenario probabilities and annualized mobilization figures are estimations.
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