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SCP-754 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-754
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
17
First-year (one-time + operational) capital and setup costs are approximately $1.43M in capital with main drivers being containment room retrofit/construction, cryogenic emergency system, dedicated incinerator and an initial contingency reserve; annual recurring operating costs are roughly $1.40M driven by staff wages (24/7 security/monitoring and research), LN2 supply, research, training, and insurance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Equipment $530K
[#2, #4, #5, #10, #11, #13, #14, #20] Cryogenic bulk tanks/piping/controls (#2), HVAC backup generator and equipment installs (#4), surveillance & sensor hardware (#5), dedicated incinerator purchase/installation (#10), initial PPE/decon hardware (#11), root-removal tools and training initial purchase (#13), secure vault/safe for seed stock (#14), and initial data-logging/server hardware (#20).
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#17] One-time contingency/reserve fund (recommended minimum reserve between $250k–$1M for large-scale remediation / emergency contracting).
Facilities $400K
[#1, #4] Containment room construction and structural HVAC/room retrofit; includes sealed biohazard chamber construction and initial HVAC installation to meet low-temperature containment standards (estimate combines lower-end retrofit and moderate new-room work).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $950K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Ongoing staffing: 3monitoring operators, security guards/MTF rotation and supervisors, and research staff (lead scientist, research scientists, lab technicians).
Research And Monitoring $146K/yr
[#15, #20, #23] Ongoing training/memetic countermeasure programs and psychological screening (#15), data logging/secure recordkeeping maintenance (#20), and experimental research budget for propagation/memetic studies (#23).
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#4, #10, #24] HVAC and environmental system maintenance and power, incinerator maintenance/permits, and capital replacement reserve/depreciation (5–10% of capital baseline).
Cover Story And Legal $55K/yr
[#16, #18] Administrative overhead, background checks, compliance and permits (#16), plus legal retainer / PR/cover-story management and incident claim handling retainer (#18).
Contingency Replenishment Fund $50K/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment budget to restore contingency reserves after partial use or to increase readiness over time.
Supplies And Consumables $44K/yr
[#8, #9, #11, #12, #22] Consumables: artist supplies/secure paper handling (#8) if not otherwise staffed, horticultural soil & planters (#9), PPE replacement and decon consumables (#11), sterilization chemicals and neutralization handling (#12), plus miscellaneous gloves/filters/wipes/inks (#22).
Insurance And Permits $40K/yr
[#19] Insurance premiums, liability coverage, hazardous-material and emissions permits depending on jurisdiction and assessed risk.
Liquid Nitrogen Supply $20K/yr
[#3] LN2 deliveries, handling, boil-off losses, and readiness for planned cooldowns/emergency uses.
Artist Illustration $20K/yr
[#8] Contractor/trained illustrator costs or dedicated staff time to produce and replace hand-drawn illustrations every 2–3 days and secure transfer/storage workflows.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#21] Secure transport and chain-of-custody for samples, ash, and contaminated materials to incinerators or storage; certified containers and couriers.
Root Remediation Contracts $8K/yr
[#13] Recurring specialized contractor assistance or consumables for root-fragment remediation and excavation support.
Vault Monitoring $3K/yr
[#14] Monitoring and access-control costs for the seed-stock vault (climate control and access logging).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal year with no containment incidents beyond routine operations and scheduled maintenance.
routine operations scheduled testing and LN2 use no breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized containment failure or off-site germination requiring emergency response, targeted remediation, legal work, and partial use of contingency funds.
localized system failure unexpected germination outside planter small-scale public exposure
🚨 Major Breach $5.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Widespread uncontrolled propagation, public exposure, and multi-site remediation plus large litigation/compensation — requires major ecological remediation and extended operations.
mass germination across infrastructure public revelation/ash-contact propagation critical infrastructure contamination
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Rotational guards to provide continuous coverage and enforce exclusion zone; included in staff_wages [#6].
Security Supervisor 1 Supervisor for guard rotation, liaison to site director; included in staff_wages [#6].
Research Scientist (including PI) 4 Lead scientist and research staff to run sanctioned experiments and protocol development; included in staff_wages [#7].
Lab Technician 2 Technicians for daily maintenance, illustration replacement handling, and sample processing; included in staff_wages [#7].
Surveillance Operator / Monitoring Staff 3 24/7 monitoring operators for CCTV/sensor station and automated alerts; included in staff_wages [#5].
Administrative Staff 1 Site admin for scheduling, recordkeeping, and compliance support; portion of administrative overhead included in cover story/legal and staff_wages [#16].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs allowing reasonable aggregation, but uncertainty remains due to jurisdictional variance, choice of purchase vs contract (incinerator), frequency of emergency LN2 use, and low-probability high-impact breach costs.
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