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SCP-759 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-759
Expected annual
$122K
One-time setup
$356K
Annual recurring
$115K
Personnel
2
Initial one-time setup is moderate-to-high (~$356k) driven by legal/insurance reserves, secure storage equipment and a small research pilot; recurring annual costs (~$115k/yr) are driven by staff wages, legal/PR, monitoring and ongoing research/oversight if maintained.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $356K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $105K
[#15, #16] Pilot research program and initial research setup: small pilot experiments and initial ethics/IRB-equivalent fees.
Insurance Reserve $100K
[#23] Initial insurance/indemnity reserve for potential claims or internal contingency.
Legal And Pr Retainer $50K
[#21] One-time legal/PR retainer and cover-story preparation funds.
Equipment $40K
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #11, #13, #19, #20, #18] Purchase & installation of primary and backup refrigerators, UPS/generator allocation, high-quality airtight containers and vials, chain-of-custody / LIMS initial setup, CCTV installation, small refrigerated cabinet, on-site oven and validated neutralization equipment, initial decoy sample procurement.
Facilities $30K
[#1] Renovation of a small secure containment room: reinforced door, biometric locks, two-person-rule door logic, tamper-evident seals and segregated HVAC.
Contingency Reserve One Time $15K
[#27] Immediate-access contingency fund for urgent containment incidents (initial reserve).
Training And Sop Development $5K
[#10] One-time SOP and training material development and initial simulation exercises.
Emergency Planning And Drills One Time $5K
[#19] Initial emergency response planning and initial large-scale drill costs.
Psychological Screening One Time $4K
[#9] Baseline psychiatric screening for assigned personnel (estimated per-person baseline screenings aggregated).
Biosafety Compliance One Time $2K
[#14] Institutional biosafety review / permitting initial fees and compliance documentation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $115K/yr
Staff Wages $35K/yr
[#7] Salaries & benefits for assigned personnel (e.g., 1 research technician + 1 administrative/intel support equivalent; pro-rated totals).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#21] Ongoing legal/PR monitoring, proactive cover-story maintenance and rapid-response legal support.
Research And Monitoring $19K/yr
[#6, #9, #10, #11, #14, #15, #16] LIMS/licensing & maintenance, ongoing psychological follow-ups and counseling allocation, annual refresher training, CCTV storage/retention costs, biosafety renewals, modest ongoing research allowance and participant compensation/ethics renewals.
Incident Monitoring $10K/yr
[#22, #8] Subscriptions or small contracted analyst to monitor local reports, hospital admissions, police feeds and remote monitoring/security contract allocation.
Insurance Premiums $10K/yr
[#23] Annual insurance premiums or indemnity fund replenishment.
Administrative Overhead $9K/yr
[#26] Pro-rated facility overhead, central admin and facility management allocation.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#4, #5, #12, #18, #25] Weekly flour/distilled water, replacement wooden implements, spare containers/vials replacement, PPE, disinfectants, waste handling and decoy replacement consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#3, #13, #24] Generator/fuel maintenance and test runs, refrigerated cabinet operational costs, segregated HVAC and utilities for refrigeration and monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#17] Secure temperature-controlled courier and chain-of-custody transport budget for occasional off-site testing or transfers.
Contingency Fund Maintenance $2K/yr
[#27] Annual replenishment target for contingency fund to ensure rapid-response liquidity.
Emergency Drills And Maintenance $1K/yr
[#19] Recurring emergency drills, small-supply replenishment and oven/autoclave maintenance for neutralization procedures.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $115K/yr
90.0% probability / year
No major incidents; containment and minimal monitoring/research maintained at planned levels.
weekly_feedings routine_monitoring no breaches or public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $140K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment incident or tampering requiring emergency response, short-term legal/PR action and one-off replacements.
tampering or container breach localized exposure small-scale replacement and rapid legal/PR response
🚨 Major Breach $365K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure leading to litigation, insurance payouts, major PR/legal campaign and escalation of security and research controls.
public exposure civil claims or lawsuits major theft or deliberate distribution
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Technician 1 [#7] Assigned technician responsible for weekly feeding, observations, sample transfers and recordkeeping (pro-rated salary included in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff / Intelligence Analyst 1 [#22] Administrative and incident-monitoring support (handles chain-of-custody logs, monitoring local feeds and coordination; cost included in staff_wages/incident monitoring).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and specific about equipment and procedures, enabling medium confidence in baseline recurring and one-time equipment estimates; uncertainty remains around legal exposure, insurance reserve sizing and whether ongoing human-subject research is pursued (these can drive costs far higher).
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