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SCP-843 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-843
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
13
One-time capital costs are moderate-to-high due to containment pen construction, specialized equipment, vehicles and a recommended contingency reserve (~$2.3M total). Recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages (security, research, D-class) and operational maintenance (~$1.20M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Emergency Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#20] Recommended one-time contingency/reserve to cover large-scale eradication, remediation or rapid asset acquisition (midpoint of recommended range).
Equipment $734K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #9, #10, #15, #16, #19, #23, #25] Seed storage boxes, cold-storage unit, sensors, flamethrowers, PPE suites, automated feeders, environmental control systems, surveillance setup, incinerator, field vehicles, transport trailer, medical setup, archival setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $165K
[#13, #14] Laboratory instruments and initial testing budget (microscopes, sequencers, growth chambers, herbicide testing equipment and initial chemical testing).
Facilities $125K
[#8] Reinforced containment pen, buried root-barrier, anchoring, airlocks and structural work estimated per containment construction note.
Training And Sop Development $30K
[#22] Initial SOP development, training courses for security, D-class handling, flamethrower safety, biosafety and drills (one-time development costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $765K/yr
[#6, #11, #12] D-class program/labor overhead, dedicated site security / rapid response team, and specialist research staff salaries, benefits, and clearance overhead.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#18, #21] Baseline shell-company upkeep, legal/accounting, clandestine administrative overhead, and routine cover-story maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $110K/yr
[#16, #19] Field response vehicle maintenance/fuel and secure transport trailer operations & drivers.
Supplies And Consumables $74K/yr
[#5, #7, #13, #14] PPE replacement/consumables, automated feeder maintenance, laboratory consumables (reagents/etc.), and herbicide/chemical resupply.
Research And Monitoring $31K/yr
[#3, #10] Continuous container and pen monitoring (audio/vibration/tamper/cloud fees), remote monitoring staffing/data storage and ongoing study operational costs.
Medical Support $30K/yr
[#23] Ongoing medical staffing, occupational health, burn kits, antibiotics, and resupply for on-site medical readiness.
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#2, #8, #9] Containment pen upkeep, freezer/seed-bank energy & maintenance, greenhouse/HVAC & environmental control maintenance.
Training And Drills Recurring $12K/yr
[#22] Annual refresher training, SOP updates and emergency drills.
Search And Eradication Per Incident $0/yr
[#17] Per-incident mobilization costs (range: $30,000–300,000 for moderate incidents; large outbreaks much higher). This entry records the per-incident budget range; actual costs applied in incident scenarios.
Environmental Remediation Per Incident $0/yr
[#24] Per-remediation event costs (range: $5,000–100,000). Recorded as per-incident cost; applied in incident scenarios.
Emergency Fund Annual Allocation $0/yr
[#20] No fixed recurring allocation assumed in baseline; large one-time reserve held instead per recommendation.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
89.8% probability / year
Normal year with no containment breaches or major incidents; regular operations, maintenance, and training only.
no escapes routine maintenance scheduled research
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$305K vs baseline
Single moderate escape or discovery requiring field search & eradication, local remediation and cover-up actions.
isolated escape local discovery moderate eradication operation
🚨 Major Outbreak $6.2M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Large uncontrolled outbreak or multiple simultaneous discoveries requiring widescale eradication, heavy remediation, and prolonged operations.
widespread seed dispersal multiple herd formations failure to contain early instances
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#11] Dedicated on-site security and rapid response team (3–6 personnel) included in security staffing costs.
Research Scientist 3 [#12] Botanists/xenobiologists/veterinarian (2–4 specialists) funded under research staff wages.
D-Class Personnel 6 [#6] Rotating D-class used for feed/entry operations; labor and program overhead included in D-class budget.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide itemized ranges for most costs (equipment, staffing, incident ranges), enabling mid-range estimates. However key biological unknowns (reproduction/spread of SCP-843) and per-incident variability reduce precision.
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