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SCP-7534 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-7534
Expected annual
$725K
One-time setup
$470K
Annual recurring
$712K
Personnel
5
Initial capital outlays (~$470k) are driven by containment contingency and equipment; major recurring costs (~$693k/yr) are dominated by staffing (security + research). Incident response and potential containment upgrades add large, infrequent tail-risk costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $470K
Containment Upgrade Contingency $300K
[#15] Capital contingency for Secure-class upgrades, negative-pressure rooms, Faraday shielding, or isolation chambers if reclassification required.
Insurance Reserve $50K
[#23] Initial insurance/indemnity reserve fund established for litigation or large claims.
Equipment $47K
[#1, #7, #11] Secure storage case and installation (#1), CCTV/tamper-evidence hardware (#7), and medical emergency equipment (ventilator/trauma kit bulk purchase) (#11).
Decommission Disposal $28K
[#25] One-time safe destruction / specialized incineration and permit costs if object is neutralized.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $24K
[#8, #9] Quarantine testing manikins/dermal simulants and initial consumables (#8) plus initial laboratory characterization battery/outsourced analysis suite (#9).
Sop Development $11K
[#6] One-time containment SOP writing, legal review, and creation of training materials.
It Redaction Archive $6K
[#17] One-time redaction/archive of historical documents and initial secure archival setup.
Forensic Replacement Capital $5K
[#21] One-time replacement / destructive analysis capital (if heavy forensic work required immediately).
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $712K/yr
Staff Wages $420K/yr
[#3, #4] Two-person security escort staffing (salaries, benefits, OT, replacements) (#3) plus research lead, technician, and on-call medical officer salaries/benefits (#4).
Research And Monitoring $178K/yr
[#9, #10, #22, #24] Recurring per-test laboratory analyses (#9), biological assays/sequencing workload (#10), long-term monitoring and follow-up (#22), and ongoing directed research program budget (#24).
Facilities Maintenance $22K/yr
[#2] Pro rata Site-81 low-risk storage allocation (floor space, climate control, utilities, facility overhead).
Human Subject Testing $12K/yr
[#13] Costs for controlled human-subject testing logistics, screening, compensation, and monitoring (assumes low-frequency use, ~1 subject/yr baseline).
Lab Assays $11K/yr
[#9] Recurring assays outsourced/contracted (estimated 4 medium-depth assays/yr for ongoing characterization).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#18] Ongoing PR/legal retainer and small yearly cover-story preparedness costs.
Insurance Replenishment $10K/yr
[#23] Ongoing replenishment / reserve contributions for liability and indemnity.
Biological Assays And Sequencing $8K/yr
[#10] Recurring biological sequencing/pathogen screens and sample prep averaged annually.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#5, #20] PPE and handler disposables/training supplies (#5) plus general testing consumables (scalpels, swabs, tubes) (#20).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#16] Secure transfer/armored courier costs averaged over expected annual transfers (domestic transfers assumed).
Medical Incident Response $5K/yr
[#11] Annualized budget for on-call ICU-level incident responses / consumables averaged (per-incident costs are higher; this is a readiness/expected spend allocation).
Incident Investigation $5K/yr
[#14] Annualized reserve for rapid investigation team overtime, emergency tests, quarantine expansion; per-incident costs are higher but this is expected-year allocation.
It Security $5K/yr
[#17] Ongoing secure record management, backups, and system maintenance costs.
Biohazard Disposal $3K/yr
[#12] Routine annual biohazard/sharps disposal contract costs and periodic spikes after testing incidents.
Misc Admin $3K/yr
[#26] Signage, keycards, petty contingencies, and administrative overhead.
Surveillance Maintenance $2K/yr
[#7] Recurring storage/maintenance, redundant recording costs, and cryptographic tamper-evidence upkeep for CCTV.
Amnestic And Psych Followup $2K/yr
[#19] Annualized budget for psychological treatment or amnestic-style followup per small expected incidence rate.
Forensic Replacement $2K/yr
[#21] Routine replacement costs for test/control items and limited destructive analyses averaged annually.
Quarantine Consumables $1K/yr
[#8] Consumable dermal simulants and per-test materials for manikin-based quarantine testing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $712K/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine testing, maintenance, and staffing costs only.
no incidents routine testing only
🚨 Minor Incident $743K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$31K vs baseline
Small containment event: limited exposure or minor theft attempt requiring investigation, medical checkups and PR/legal engagement.
limited breach/theft single-subject medical response local PR/legal engagement
🚨 Major Breach $943K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$231K vs baseline
Significant breach or loss (similar to documented 01/02/2026): extended recovery, full incident investigation, containment upgrades, and public mitigation.
object missing/severely mishandled multi-day investigation containment upgrade procurement
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$981K vs baseline
Reclassification or discovery of additional dangerous effects triggering major capital upgrades, large-scale public exposure mitigation, and possible litigation.
reclassification to Keter/Secure widespread exposure major containment construction
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#3] Two-person access policy (two Level-2 guards present during all access operations).
Research Scientist 1 [#4] Full-time PI (Dr.-level) overseeing experiments and documentation.
Lab Technician 1 [#4] Full-time technician to conduct assays and maintain test setups.
Medical Officer 1 [#4] On-call medical officer for testing and adverse subject effects.
📋 Confidence Notes
Staffing and routine costs are well-specified in analyst notes; uncertainty remains in incident frequencies, per-incident costs, and the likelihood of reclassification, so mid-level confidence is appropriate.
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