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SCP-7516 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-7516
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$31.6M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
15
One-time containment construction and a large emergency contingency reserve dominate upfront costs (~$31.6M); recurring costs are driven by specialized staff (therapists, security, researchers) and entomology/public-health contracts (~$1.58M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $31.6M
Emergency Response Reserve $30.0M
[#15] Large-scale single-event emergency response reserve for public-health/entomological mitigation (recommended $10M–$50M; midpoint used).
Facilities $400K
[#1] Reinforced barn/stable containment construction including observation booth, decon airlock, blast/biobarrier doors, filtered HVAC and insect-proofing.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#16] Initial research & containment improvement program startup (lab/experimentation, instruments, pilot studies).
Legal Cover Initial Reserve $250K
[#20] Initial legal/cover-up reserve for settlements, PR, and cover stories.
Equipment $240K
[#2, #3, #10, #19, #21] PTZ cameras and sensor suite ($60k), standby generator and UPS ($30k), secure access install ($40k), secure transport/vehicle fleet ($80k), data/logging infrastructure one-time components ($30k).
Pharma Stockpile $200K
[#14] Pharmaceutical/public-health stockpile for rapid response and prophylaxis.
Personnel Contingency Reserve $150K
[#24] Contingency fund for rapid personnel replacement, relocation, witness protection, and expedited training.
Animals Purchase $45K
[#6] Purchase/acquisition of 3 non-anomalous adult horses for rotation ($15,000 each).
Decon Biosecurity Setup $25K
[#12] One-time stockpile and equipment: insecticides, HEPA filters, fogging equipment, hazmat suits, portable traps.
Training Materials Production $25K
[#18] Instructional Video 7516/1 production and initial secure documentation copies.
Initial Staff Certification $6K
[#4] Initial certification/training for 2 therapists (~$3,000 each).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#4, #5, #8, #9, #14, #16] Salaries & benefits: 2therapists ($200k), on-call/relief coverage (~$40k), 1 animal handler ($45k), security staff & supervisor (~$300k), public-health liaison/team ($120k), research staff wages (3 researchers/engineers ~$500k).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#20] Annual legal/PR retainer and cover-story management (~$150k/yr).
Rapid Entomology Retainer $75K/yr
[#13] Retainer for contracted entomology/agricultural pest-control rapid-response team (~$75k/yr); per-event surge costs are scenario-dependent.
Supplies And Consumables $49K/yr
[#7, #11, #12, #18] Animal feed/bedding/vet care and small emergency reserve (~$34k/yr), PPE and massage consumables ($2.5k/yr), decon replenishment ($7.5k/yr), training updates ($5k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $34K/yr
[#3, #10, #23] Generator fuel/maintenance (~$6k), secure access operations & maintenance (~$10k/yr), utilities/property/site overheads (~$18.5k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $33K/yr
[#2, #16, #21, #22] Ongoing non-wage research/monitoring costs: sensor/logging maintenance (~$5k), secure data hosting/maintenance (~$6k), routine drills/audits annualized (~$22k). (Research wages are in staff_wages.)
Psychological Support $20K/yr
[#17] Regular psychological evaluations and counseling for staff (~$20k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#19] Vehicle/trailer maintenance, insurance, and routine transport costs (~$6k/yr).
Retirement And Disposition $5K/yr
[#25] Annualized allowance for lifecycle events: secure rehoming, records retention, destruction of artifacts (~$5k/yr as a conservative operational allocation).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
94.9% probability / year
Routine year with no anomalous public incidents; weekly modality maintained and only scheduled operations occur.
normal_weekly_modality routine_maintenance no_breach_or_large_swarm
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized swarm or small outbreak triggered by a near-miss (e.g., injured horse observed externally) requiring rapid entomology response and localized public-health actions.
localized_swarm horse_injury_or_unexpected_stress failed_or_imperfect_modality_session
🚨 Catastrophic Plague Response $11.6M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure resulting in wide-area plague/locust outbreaks requiring full emergency response and public-health intervention.
complete_containment_failure large_scale_plague_manifestation rapid_ecosystem_or_public_health_spread
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 Academic/engineer researchers assigned to containment improvement and automation studies (salaries included in staff_wages) [#16].
Licensed Massage Therapist / Head Therapist 2 Two full-time Shaffer-Muladhara-trained therapists to perform weekly modality and provide redundancy [#4].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 Shift coverage: 4–6 guards plus supervisor estimated as 7 total positions (salaries included in staff_wages) [#9].
Animal Handler / Stable Staff 1 Dedicated full-time equine handler for rotation, daily care, and transport [#8].
Public Health Liaison / Medical Officer 1 Small dedicated public-health/epidemiology liaison team member to coordinate medical response and stockpile use [#14].
On-call / Relief Therapist (contractor pool) 1 Contracted on-call/relief therapist(s) or overtime pool to guarantee modality continuity [#5].
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item costs for construction, staffing, and routine contracts are well-specified; major uncertainty remains around the frequency and scale of anomalous plague events (wide cost/impact variance), so overall confidence is medium.
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