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SCP-795 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-795
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$962K
Personnel
8
Initial one-time setup (containment retrofit, partitions, HVAC, security systems, and contingency reserves) drives capital costs; recurring costs are dominated by staff wages (security + research/animal techs), contingency reserves, and ongoing research/veterinary support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Catastrophic Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#30] Reserved worst-case decontamination / mass-exposure response fund (institutional catastrophic contingency).
Facilities $660K
[#1, #2, #4, #28] Containment suite retrofit (75x5 m), polycarbonate partitions, HVAC zone upgrade, and a conservative contingency for adding another full module/suite.
Equipment $148K
[#3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #17, #27] Security doors/PLCs, UPS/generator tie-in, CCTV/NVR, automated feeders/litter systems, veterinary equipment, remote tranquilization kit, transport crate/vehicle purchase, and initial telepathy-mitigation research hardware.
Additional Containment Modules $25K
[#13] Portable 5x5 modular quarantine/holding pens (bank of 3–6 modules; mid-range estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $962K/yr
Staff Wages $472K/yr
[#10, #11] Security guards (6 total to provide 24/7 coverage at Level-1 readiness: $52k/guard/yr -> $312k) plus research staffing (1 PI at ~0.5 FTE pro-rated + 1 full-time animal technician ≈ $160k).
Contingency Fund Liability $150K/yr
[#20] Annual reserve for liability, staff injury, emergency containment measures, temporary relocation, or infrastructure replacement.
Administrative Overhead $90K/yr
[#29] Pro-rated site utilities, security management, HR, procurement and finance overhead (~10-20% of direct recurring costs).
Research And Monitoring $75K/yr
[#8, #21, #27] On-going veterinary services & meds, experimentation/instrumentation operating budget, and recurring telepathy-mitigation research spend.
Cover Story And Legal $62K/yr
[#19] Legal counsel, cover stories, PR contingency and small liaison/on-call budget for local officials.
Incident Forensics Reserve $30K/yr
[#24] Rapid-response forensic analysis reserve for sequencing, toxicology, or emergency lab work.
Data Management $18K/yr
[#18] Secure records, redaction, audit trails, off-site backups and personnel for record maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $13K/yr
[#4, #26] HVAC energy/maintenance and annual containment integrity inspections/repairs.
Replacement Backup Animals $12K/yr
[#22] Acquisition, quarantine and vet screening for replacement/backup animals (example budget for ~10 cats/yr).
Training And Drills $12K/yr
[#12] Regular training, tabletop and live drills, SOP maintenance for security and research staff.
Occupational Health $10K/yr
[#16] Medical monitoring, zoonotic screening, post-exposure checks and counseling services.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#7, #9, #14, #23] Food/litter consumables, tranquilization consumables/meds, animal bedding/enrichment consumables, and PPE stock.
Logistics And Transport $4K/yr
[#17] Vehicle operating costs for secure transfers (fuel, maintenance, insurance amortized).
Biohazard Waste Disposal $3K/yr
[#15] Contracted incineration/rendering and transport of carcasses and regulated biological waste.
Surveillance Storage Maintenance $2K/yr
[#6] CCTV storage, encryption maintenance, and software updates.
Enrichment Budget $1K/yr
[#25] Modest enrichment purchases to reduce stress and provocative behavior.
Backup Power Maintenance $1K/yr
[#5] UPS/generator maintenance and fuel/testing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $962K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, containment maintenance, and expected consumables use.
routine operations no breach scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small, localized incident (e.g., transient exposure, small-scale transformation event) requiring extra vet care, forensics and limited legal/PR action.
minor containment breach localized staff exposure small-scale forensic response
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant breach requiring infrastructure repair, expanded quarantine, large-scale forensics, and substantial legal/cover operations.
major containment failure multiple personnel/animals affected extended cleanup and infrastructure replacement
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Wide-scale event causing mass exposure, major decontamination, possible site-level response and large public/medical costs.
mass exposure public incident site-level decontamination
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#10] Six Level-1 guards to provide 24/7 coverage for two posted positions (rotation/shift coverage included).
Research Scientist 1 [#11] One PI responsible for SCP-795 research (noted as 0.5 FTE in analyst notes; position held by a single person pro-rated in wages).
Animal Technician 1 [#11] One full-time animal technician for daily care, experiments and record-keeping.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a medium-confidence estimate; remaining uncertainty stems from rare catastrophic events, local labor/regulatory variation, and research intensity choices.
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