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SCP-820 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-820
Expected annual
$5.3M
One-time setup
$2.2M
Annual recurring
$5.2M
Personnel
13
Initial one-time setup and contingency establishment are approximately $2,187,500, driven by terrarium construction, equipment/filtration, and an initial contingency reserve. Recurring annual costs are approximately $5,135,000, dominated by research/staff wages, seasonal field suppression (pesticides/MTF deployments), agricultural compensation, and cover/legal/media operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M
Emergency Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#16, #20, #26] Initial contingency/cover-up reserve to enable per-incident coverups, forensic alteration readiness, and a multi-year crisis fund (establishing base reserve).
Equipment $712K
[#2, #3, #9, #10, #11, #19, #21, #24] HVAC/filtration commissioning, physical security hardware (cameras, reinforced doors, mantraps), initial PPE/decon stations, monitoring/sensor hardware, backup power and rapid-response containment kits, initial secure transport/quarantine crates, initial training simulation equipment, initial surveillance hardware.
Facilities $300K
[#1] Custom translucent terrarium, skylight integration, structural work and integration with Bio-Research Site-176.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $175K
[#7] Laboratory buildout and research instrumentation (microscopes, high-speed cameras, behavioral tracking, EEG/physiology gear, sample prep).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#4, #3] Permanent SCP-820 research team salaries (lead entomologist, behavioral neuroscientist, research associates, technicians, security liaison) plus additional security payroll for guards/level-3 access staffing.
Agricultural Compensation $1.0M/yr
[#17] Payments and remediation/subsidies for affected farmers per swarm season (compensation/replanting/soil remediation).
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#14, #15, #23, #25] Local engagement/covert payments, media control/PR operations, data redaction/online suppression, and ethical/legal compliance unit/internal oversight.
Logistics And Transport $610K/yr
[#13, #27] MTF field deployment logistics (personnel travel, vehicles, fuel) and public sheltering/logistics support during swarm season.
Research And Monitoring $316K/yr
[#7, #10, #24, #18] Ongoing research program costs, data storage/analysis, internal monitoring/sensor operations, and surveillance operations support.
Pesticide Stockpile And Application $275K/yr
[#12] Seasonal pesticide stockpile purchase and application equipment/supplies per swarm season.
D Class Program $250K/yr
[#5] D-class housing, food, supervision, medical monitoring and program management for behavioral testing.
Medical Monitoring $110K/yr
[#8] Occupational health screenings, PTSD counseling, and emergency medical care for exposures and induced-recklessness incidents.
Emergency Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr
[#20] Ongoing replenishment to maintain contingency/crisis reserve established initially.
Supplies And Consumables $61K/yr
[#6, #9, #7] Insect rearing feed/substrate, PPE replacements/laundry/disposables, and research consumables/maintenance.
Training And Simulation $55K/yr
[#21] Refresher courses and simulation exercises for MTF and research staff.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#2, #11, #1] HVAC energy and maintenance, backup power maintenance, routine terrarium/skylight structural upkeep and site integration maintenance.
Waste Management $28K/yr
[#22] Disposal of pesticide waste, contaminated plant material, deceased insects, and biological/hazardous waste.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.2M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine research, containment, seasonal preparedness without major incidents.
no major swarm escalation routine seasonal suppression and research only
🚨 Minor Incident $5.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized swarm causes a small public incident requiring targeted MTF response and limited cover/legal actions.
localized mass-exposure small-scale infrastructure damage or deaths
🚨 Major Swarm Season $6.6M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$1.4M vs baseline
A large swarm season requiring sustained regional spraying, multiple MTF deployments, broad compensation and extensive media/cover operations.
widespread swarm events multiple affected agricultural zones heightened casualty rates
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $8.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.9M vs baseline
Mass-casualty event or major infrastructure damage requiring large-scale remediation and expensive cover-up/legal settlement.
mass casualties major infrastructure collapse international attention
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Lead Entomologist 1 [#4] Senior researcher responsible for colony husbandry and program direction.
Behavioral Neuroscientist 1 [#4] Lead on R█████ effect research and behavioral testing protocols.
Research Associate 3 [#4] Mid-level researchers conducting experiments and data analysis.
Technician 3 [#4] Lab technicians for husbandry, sample prep, and equipment maintenance.
Security Liaison 1 [#4] Single liaison integrated with research team for level-3 access coordination and protocols.
Security Officer / Guard 4 [#3] Additional security staffing to meet level-3 authorization and guard rotations for containment wing.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, but many major-cost items (seasonal spraying scale, cover-up/compensation per incident) have very wide ranges and depend on unpredictable swarm geography/severity; this yields medium confidence.
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