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SCP-7164 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-7164
Expected annual
$74K
One-time setup
$118K
Annual recurring
$71K
Personnel
1
Estimated one-time containment and setup costs are approximately $118,000 driven by contingency/reserve, legal/cover fees, and equipment; ongoing annual costs are about $71,388 driven mainly by conservator services, pathogen screening and security/administration.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $118K
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#24] Contingency fund / reserve for escalation (higher containment build-out, emergency decontamination, acquisitions).
Equipment $28K
[#1, #2, #4, #12] Museum-grade climate-controlled cabinet, HEPA vacuum collection equipment, sealed specimen mount, containment CCTV hardware.
Facilities $12K
[#3] Negative-pressure anteroom / retrofit (doors, interlock, insect seals).
Initial Legal And Cover $12K
[#16] Initial takedown/legal fees and immediate cover-story actions following public exposure.
Transport And Acquisition $10K
[#15] Initial secure transport, secure crate and contingency for acquisition/settlement (budgeted one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4K
[#21] Insectary / small-animal holding setup (secure cages, quarantine infrastructure) initial build.
Incident Response Kit Initial $2K
[#18] Initial incident response kit (sealing/fumigation tools, handheld vacuums, artifact-safe insecticide).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $71K/yr
Research And Monitoring $31K/yr
[#5, #6, #8, #10, #18, #19, #20, #21] Conservator interventions, entomology monitoring, pathogen screening, conservator training/on-call, annual drills, toxicology supplies, entomology consultancy, insectary upkeep.
Institutional Overhead $9K/yr
[#25] Institutional overhead (HR, IT, procurement) estimated at ~15% of direct recurring costs.
Security Incident Escort $8K/yr
[#11] On-call Level-2 guard coverage and escort time for transfers, testing, and openings.
Staff Wages $6K/yr
[#9] Junior Researcher time for daily conversations (0.1 FTE equivalent; salary + benefits).
Recordkeeping And Admin $5K/yr
[#22] Administrative time for access logs, containment documentation, compliance and reporting.
Cover Story And Legal $4K/yr
[#16] Ongoing takedown/legal monitoring, PR/information-control activity.
Medical Surveillance $2K/yr
[#17] Periodic staff health checks, baseline bloodwork, occupational health monitoring.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#13, #14] PPE, disposable lab coats, swabs, vials, labels, specimen transport consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#12, #23] CCTV/storage monitoring and energy for climate control / continuous systems.
Biohazard Waste Handling $1K/yr
[#7] Contracted biohazard disposal, manifesting, autoclave/incineration for viscera and contaminated materials.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#15] Occasional secure transfers and courier costs (routine transfers for testing or movement).
Filtration Disposables $550/yr
[#2] HEPA filters, washable prefilters, sealed canister disposables for continuous vacuum system.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $71K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with stable containment, scheduled monitoring and no major incidents.
scheduled_monitoring routine_conservator_work normal_legal_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $76K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Localized insect escape or small contamination requiring fumigation, emergency conservator visit, and extra disposables.
small_insect_escape localized_fumigation emergency_conservator_callout
🚨 Escalation High Contingency $171K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Major escalation: public exposure, acquisition settlement, or behavioral change requiring containment upgrade and reserve drawdown.
public_exposure increased_insect_production acquisition_settlement_needed containment_upgrade
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Junior Researcher 1 [#9] Assigned 0.1 FTE-equivalent time for daily conversations; salary + benefits included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges and recurrence frequencies are provided in analyst notes, enabling a mid-level confidence. Major uncertainties remain around potential acquisition settlements, public exposure costs, and the frequency/severity of behavioral escalation which drive heavy-tail costs.
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