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SCP-6798 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6798
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
13
Initial capital expenditures are concentrated in containment retrofit, laboratory setup, R&D seed funding, and emergency reserves (~$1.85M one-time). Annual operations are driven by dedicated staff wages, ongoing research/analysis, screening, PPE and consumables, legal/cover costs and overhead (~$2.01M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Rd Project Seed $500K
[#19] One-time R&D project seed funding for therapeutic and mitigation development (in‑vitro screens, preclinical work, coatings/testing).
Emergency Response Reserve $300K
[#24] One-time containment breach / emergency response liquid reserve held for rapid response and repairs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#8] Wet-lab analytics initial instrumentation/access/consumables budget for year-one (HPLC, MS access, proteomics, ICP-MS etc.).
Facilities $200K
[#1] Secure biohazard containment cell retrofit for Site-17A (sealed lining, negative-pressure HVAC, airlock, filters, CCTV, access control).
Field Retrieval Operations Total Known $190K
[#16] Field retrieval operations total budget for four known instances (aggregate of per-instance $15k–$80k estimates).
Diagnostic Development $175K
[#27] One-time development/validation of a rapid saliva assay specific to SCP-6798 markers.
Equipment $104K
[#3, #5, #6, #15, #23] Refrigeration purchase, initial PPE stock, corrosion-resistant autopsy upgrades, containment transport kits, autoclave purchase (hardware/equipment).
Forensic Autopsy Reserve $60K
[#17] Forensic imaging/pathology/autopsy per-new-instance reserve (budgeted to handle multiple instances as one-time per-instance costs).
It Systems Initial $30K
[#22] Initial IT and monitoring systems (sensor integration, secure database, archival storage) one-time deployment cost.
Training Curriculum Dev $25K
[#21] One-time development of containment/dental/autopsy SOPs and initial curriculum materials.
Oral Irrigator Initial Distribution $10K
[#13] Initial purchase/distribution of portable oral irrigators to infected or at-risk personnel (one-time capital for devices).
Preservation Initial Embalming $3K
[#2] Initial embalming/fixative immersion and tamperproof sealing of Dr. Harriet Erskine's body (one-time).
Imaging Capital Purchase $0
[#7] Optional purchase of micro-CT/SEM not selected; imaging needs handled via recurring access fees (see research_and_monitoring).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $900K/yr
[#9, #11] Salaries and benefits for Department of Oral Hygiene research team and dedicated containment/security posts (lead researcher, researchers/technicians, microbiologist, histologist, admin, guards).
Research And Monitoring $250K/yr
[#7, #8, #19, #27] Ongoing imaging/analysis access fees (CBCT/micro-CT/SEM/X-ray), wet-lab consumables and analytics, recurring R&D spend, and per-kit diagnostic production/validation costs.
Insurance And Personnel Compensation $200K/yr
[#25] Disability, long-term care, relocation and psychological support budgets for affected personnel (annualized reserve).
Opportunity And Overhead $150K/yr
[#28] Organizational overhead/centralization costs and lost productivity contingency (10–20% overhead on direct costs, annualized).
Clinical Retainers And Surgery Costs $120K/yr
[#10] Retainers and on-call surgical team call-out fees; does not include per-surgery capital (per-surgery costs handled per-incident).
Supplies And Consumables $108K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #12, #13, #14, #23, #29] Biohazard waste disposal & neutralization, PPE replacements, autopsy sterilization/maintenance, screening consumables, irrigator tips/consumables, dental disposables, decontamination chemicals, miscellaneous small tools.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#20] Annual legal/cover-up baseline budget (falsified records, payments to clinics, litigation defense, information suppression logistics).
Patient Care And Palliative $60K/yr
[#18] Ongoing palliative and long-term patient care costs (prostheses, therapy, home care) averaged per-year based on expected caseload.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #22] HVAC/negative-pressure maintenance, environmental monitoring, refrigeration servicing, power for monitored storage, and IT system maintenance contracts.
Community And Intel $40K/yr
[#26] Covert liaison, background checks, monitoring civilian dental supply chains, tip/reward programs to detect new instances.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#15, #16] Maintenance/replacement of containment transport kits and minor ongoing transport readiness costs for field operations.
Training Recurring $15K/yr
[#21] Recurring training sessions, annual drills, SOP refreshers across involved sites.
It Maintenance $8K/yr
[#22] Ongoing IT and monitoring system maintenance, data hosting, and secure backups.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine containment, research, screening, and training operations only.
no_new_instances no containment breaches routine research and screening only
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$170K vs baseline
Single clinical activation requiring emergency response, one high-cost surgical intervention and moderate legal/cover actions.
single activation/retrieval emergency surgery localized containment response
🚨 Field Retrieval One Instance $2.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Foundation conducts a field retrieval of a newly discovered instance during the year (covert op, transport, forensic work).
discovery of one new instance covert field operation on-site extraction and temporary holding
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Containment breach or accidental activation causing multi-team emergency response, significant containment repairs, large legal/cover action and reputational mitigation.
containment breach multiple affected personnel facility repairs and large-scale legal action
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Lead 1 [#9] Senior lead dental researcher (DDS/PhD) responsible for program direction.
Research Scientists / Technicians 3 [#9] Dental researchers and technicians (lab work, assays, imaging prep).
Microbiologist / Biochemist 1 [#9] Specialized biological/chemical analysis of SCP-6798-1 fluid and inhibitors.
Histologist 1 [#9] Tissue processing and pathological analysis support.
Administrative Staff 1 [#9] Scheduling, procurement, records and cover logistics support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#11] Dedicated Level-2/3 guards for 24/7 containment rotation and transport watches (staffed posts).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many items (incidence of new instances, R&D timeline, purchase vs access decisions) have wide ranges; therefore aggregated estimates carry moderate uncertainty.
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