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SCP-8315 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8315
Expected annual
$686K
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$648K
Personnel
4
Upfront engineering, custom fixtures and an initial research program drive one-time costs (~$1.35M); recurring costs are dominated by personnel (specialist + dedicated security), ongoing research/monitoring, compliance, and legal/cover-up reserves (~$648k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#22] Large one-time contingency/catastrophic-event reserve held for major breach, relocation, or mass-casualty response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#14] Initial funded research program into mechanism, controlled trials, instrumentation and analysis.
Equipment $231K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #10, #11, #16, #21] Custom CRT fixture; initial access-control hardware; cameras and analytics hardware; EEG fixed scanner and initial wearables issue; SFMR reformulation hardware/dispensing; transport crate & move; emergency kit; redundant UPS/kill-switch; initial spare-parts sourcing.
Facilities $225K
[#1] Conversion of storage cell to sealed containment room with >5 m exclusion zone, reinforced walls, HVAC/electrical isolation, mounts and structural work.
Training Development $35K
[#18] One-time development of SFMR-specific training modules, SOPs and certification material.
Vetting Initial $13K
[#19] Initial enhanced background checks/vetting for ~20 personnel.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $648K/yr
Staff Wages $250K/yr
[#8, #9] Specialist psychophysicist oversight (~$100k/yr) and dedicated security staff (3 guards chosen; ~$150k/yr total).
Research And Monitoring $161K/yr
[#4, #14, #17] Ongoing research program funding (~$100k–$200k/yr), analytics/storage costs for surveillance and physiological data, and data-retention costs.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#20] Annual reserve for cover-up, legal contingency, settlements and public-affairs actions.
External Security Contract Premium $30K/yr
[#24] Increased contract costs or premiums to ensure SFMR compliance and indemnity; alternative to internalizing security.
Medical Contingency Readiness $25K/yr
[#12] Annual budget for autopsy/anomalous pathology readiness and secure biological handling.
Psychological Support $20K/yr
[#13] Counseling, trauma services and return-to-work evaluations for exposed or at-risk staff.
Supplies And Consumables $17K/yr
[#6, #15, #21, #5] SFMR per-dose consumables for staff (~$3.65k–$14.6k range annualized), PPE and disposable electrodes, annual spare-parts maintenance, and wearable replacement amortized.
Compliance Program $16K/yr
[#7] Costs for supervised dosing logs, random physiological checks, audits and administrative enforcement.
Training Refreshers $10K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training, recertification and tabletop exercises.
Archive And Documentation $6K/yr
[#25] Annual costs to archive autopsy results, EEG traces, test materials and administrative records.
Surveillance And Storage $2K/yr
[#4] Cloud/storage, analytics and camera system recurring fees.
Device Maintenance $2K/yr
[#5] Calibration, maintenance and servicing of EEG scanners and issued wearables.
Vetting Ongoing $2K/yr
[#19] Ongoing vetting costs for new hires and periodic rechecks.
Emergency Drills $2K/yr
[#11] Annual drills, SOP refreshers and emergency-response exercises.
Incremental Utilities $2K/yr
[#23] Extra electricity and minor increases to site operating costs for monitoring, HVAC and compute.
Access Control Maintenance $1K/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance and support for badge/biometric interlock and alarm systems.
Facilities Maintenance $750/yr
[#16] Annual maintenance for power-isolation hardware and minor containment upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $648K/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard containment and no major incidents.
no incidents routine research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $748K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Single localized exposure requiring autopsy, increased medical response and limited cover-up/legal activity.
single staff exposure localized containment breach autopsy and incident investigation
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$950K vs baseline
Significant containment failure with fatalities, large-scale response, potential relocation and major legal/cover expenses.
multiple casualties site-level response/relocation large-scale public exposure
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Psychophysicist 1 [#8] Dedicated 0.5–1.0 FTE psychophysics specialist overseeing containment, EEG review and authorized tests (costed at ~$100k/yr).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#9] Dedicated security staff (SFMR-compliant) to enforce exclusion perimeter and rotations (chosen mid-range staffing; ~$150k/yr total).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling reasonable estimates; however, anomalous behavior, uncertainty in incident frequency/severity, and range-based cost estimates reduce precision to medium confidence.
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