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SCP-8624 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8624
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
20
One-time capital and research setup (~$1.6M) driven by facility upgrade, contingency capital, implants, and lab setup; recurring annual costs are substantial (~$2.37M/year) driven by staff wages, morgue operations (human flesh provisioning), implant maintenance/connectivity, research, and legal/cover budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Facilities $775K
[#2, #25] Vivarium/BSL-2 upgrade buildout (#2) and contingency capital for catastrophic/off-site containment (#25).
Equipment $508K
[#1, #5, #6, #13, #15, #12] Containment tanks (#1), holy-water storage/reservoirs (#5), tracking implants batch (#6), monitoring sensors/CCTV hardware (#13, #12), and vehicle acquisition/mods (#15).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $325K
[#8, #18, #19] Implant R&D and validation (#8), breeding lab setup (#18), and one-time sequencing/R&D startup (#19).
Contingency Capital Other $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $675K/yr
[#3, #12, #14] Animal care staff (vet + techs) (#3), incremental dedicated security personnel (#12), and field/response team salaries (#14).
Research And Monitoring $480K/yr
[#7, #19] Implant connectivity/maintenance and amortized replacements/airtime (#7) plus ongoing research salaries and consumables/pathology studies (#19).
Insurance Reserve Replenishment $300K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment target for contingency/hidden-reserve to cover breaches, litigation, or large emergency operations (#22).
Morgue Operations $275K/yr
[#9] Sourcing, storage, processing, pathology oversight, refrigeration, and waste handling for fresh human flesh provisioning (#9).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#20] Legal/ethics/cover-up and PR budget for investigations and settlements (#20).
Breeding Program $105K/yr
[#18] Ongoing staffing and operation costs for managed breeding, cryobanking, and population management (#18).
Supplies And Consumables $88K/yr
[#5, #10, #11, #16, #17] Holy-water consumables and sterile container replacement (#5), feed handling/spoilage ($25k-$75k baseline) (#10), biohazard disposal (#11), lure/poison stock and bait containers (#16), and euthanasia/disposal materials (#17).
Forensic Support $75K/yr
[#21] Autopsy/forensic investigations and mortuary handling costs for attack incidents (#21).
Chaplain Contract $70K/yr
[#4] Retainer and contingency for on-call clergy and sacramental service compensation (#4).
Facilities Maintenance $42K/yr
[#2, #13, #24, #15] Vivarium maintenance/validation (#2), sensor/system calibration (#13), utilities/cooling (#24), and vehicle maintenance allocated here (#15).
Training Sop And Drills $30K/yr
[#23] Regular drills, SOP generation, simulator time, and specialized training for containment and implant safety (#23).
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#5, #14, #15] Transport and travel budget for field recoveries and holy-water movement (#14, #5) and additional vehicle operational costs (#15).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staffing, research, and maintenance only.
no breaches regular feed/research cycles routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized incident such as a baptism bite cluster or small escape requiring field recovery and limited legal/forensic action.
small-scale escape local baptisms involving SCP minor public exposure requiring cover-up
🚨 Major Breach $3.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach with multiple public injuries or several wild instances requiring mass recovery, emergency containment measures, and large legal/cover costs.
multiple simultaneous escapes mass-casualty event at public ceremony widespread media/legal consequences
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Very rare catastrophic failure or coordinated events causing wide-area incidents requiring mobilization of contingency capital, off-site containment, and multi-jurisdictional legal action.
systemic containment failure large-scale coordinated exposures multi-site mass-casualty and litigation
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Veterinarian 1 [#3] Full-time veterinarian overseeing health and necrovore diet logistics.
Animal Care Technician / Aquarist 3 [#3] 24/7 coverage for feeding, cleaning, water changes, and daily husbandry.
Research Scientist 3 [#19] Research staff conducting physiology, sequencing, and breeding studies.
Lab Technician 1 [#19] Technical support for sequencing, pathology, and lab assays.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#12] Dedicated security posture for the aquarium area; incremental personnel beyond site baseline.
Field Response / Recovery Team 5 [#14] MTF/field agents trained for capture, luring, and transport operations (4-6 recommended).
Morgue Technician 2 [#9] Staff handling sourcing, storage, portioning, and processing of human flesh feedstocks.
Chaplain (contractor-equivalent) 1 [#4] On-call clergy retained for blessings and sacramental supply; counted as 1 FTE equivalent for budgeting.
Administrative / Legal / PR Staff 1 [#20] Legal and cover-story administration support for investigations and public-facing incidents.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst ranges and explicit line-item guidance; many costs (morgue sourcing, legal exposure, implant replacement rates, and contingency tolerance) are highly situational, producing moderate uncertainty.
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