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SCP-8806 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-8806
Expected annual
$22.3M
One-time setup
$69.7M
Annual recurring
$22.1M
Personnel
28
Initial one-time startup costs are dominated by pharmacological R&D, clinical development, and specialized lab build-out (~$70M). Annual recurring operations are driven by specialist wages, legal/suppression programs, emergency medical staffing, and ongoing research/monitoring (~$22M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $69.7M
Pharmacology R And D $30.0M
[#4] Medicinal chemistry, in vitro receptor work, animal models, lead optimization and GLP toxicology for antagonist discovery.
Mass Casualty Reserve Establish $20.0M
[#22] Establishment of reserve funding and surge-capacity assets (field hospitals, surge ICU capability, emergency drug stockpile) for worst-case mass events.
Clinical Trials $10.0M
[#5] Phase I–II safety/efficacy trials or expedited internal safety testing pathways for any developed antagonist.
Facilities $3.0M
[#1] Construction/fit-out for a 2–4,000 ft² BSL-2 clinical biochemistry lab with negative-pressure handling, cleanrooms, and emergency power.
Equipment $1.3M
[#2] Purchase of high-resolution analytical instrumentation (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, HPLC, peptide/platelet analyzers) to reach low ng/mL sensitivity.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#3] Assay development and validation: lab R&D, reagents, validation cohorts, documentation to launch detection workflow.
Emergency Medical Infra $1.2M
[#7] One-time modifications to establish dedicated OR/ICU capacity and OR-ready infrastructure for Mercy Protocol 17B.
Manufacturing Stockpile $1.0M
[#6] Initial manufacturing, QC and stockpiling of antagonist doses (hundreds–tens of thousands of doses).
Rapid Response Equipment $700K
[#11] Vehicles, mobile power, secure comms and medical kit to equip a rapid-response containment/medical team.
Secure Data Systems $600K
[#13] Encrypted servers, LIMS procurement and initial HPC / neuroimaging storage systems.
Monitoring Equipment $300K
[#10] Portable chronoceptrine assay units and field-deployable monitoring devices for high-risk locations.
Secure Biobanking $300K
[#12] Cryostorage freezers, LN2 infrastructure, alarm systems and redundant storage for long-term sample retention.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $22.1M/yr
Staff Wages $5.0M/yr
[#8] Ongoing salaries for specialist staff (neurophysiologists, medicinal chemists, mass-spec techs, clinical staff).
Cover Story And Legal $4.8M/yr
[#14, #15, #16, #27] Legal and ethics teams, covert suppression/grant diversion, front organizations, PR and insurance/reserve allocations.
Research And Monitoring $3.7M/yr
[#10, #13, #24, #25] Ongoing monitoring ops, secure-data maintenance, OSINT/literature monitoring, and long-term basic research on chronoceptrine dynamics.
Emergency Medical Staffing $2.5M/yr
[#7] On-call neuroanesthesiologists, neurosurgeons, intensivists and associated staffing to maintain Mercy Protocol readiness.
Mass Casualty Maintenance $2.0M/yr
[#22] Annual allocation to sustain surge capacity, rotating stockpiles and planning for large-scale simultaneous events.
Recruitment Retention $1.0M/yr
[#23] Hazard pay, secrecy premiums and retention bonuses for telepathic and high-risk personnel.
Rapid Response Ops $600K/yr
[#11] Staffing, vehicle operations, response logistics and consumables for mobile containment/medical teams.
Capital Replacement $500K/yr
[#26] Depreciation reserve for instrument replacement on 5–10 year cycles.
Telepath Protection $500K/yr
[#9] Screening, prophylactic dosing (if available), and mental-health support for telepathic personnel.
Supplies And Consumables $450K/yr
[#2, #3, #6, #19] Instrument service contracts and consumables, per-test reagent costs, manufacturing rotation, PPE and biohazard disposables.
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#21] Secure/refrigerated transport, vehicle maintenance and on-call charters for personnel and sample transfer.
Psychosocial Aftercare $300K/yr
[#18] Counseling, PTSD treatment and compensation programs for civilians and staff affected by interventions.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#12, #20] LN2, freezer maintenance, power and facilities upkeep for biobanking and lab infrastructure.
Training Programs $200K/yr
[#17] Regular drills, trainer salaries and simulation exercises with hospitals and partners.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $22.1M/yr
82.5% probability / year
Normal operations with no major incidents; ongoing R&D, monitoring, staffing, and legal/cover activities.
no major SCP-8806-1 cluster routine research and monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $22.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Single-site SCP-8806-1 event requiring rapid response, extra testing, short emergency care, and modest legal/cover actions.
isolated SCP-8806-1 exposure rapid-response activation
🚨 Major Breach $27.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
High-visibility incident or leak requiring large suppression/legal response, medical surge for staff, and expedited clinical work.
public exposure/leak multiple telepathic personnel affected
🚨 Mass Casualty Surge $52.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Simultaneous multi-site SCP-8806-1 events (natural disaster, attack) triggering large-scale ICU/antagonist surge and field hospital deployment.
large-scale disaster multiple concurrent SCP-8806-1 events
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 11 Core bench scientists for assay, pharmacology and consciousness research; loaded cost reflected in staff_wages. [#3, #4, #25]
Mass-spec Technician 5 Instrument operators and maintenance staff for LC-MS/HPLC systems. [#2]
Medicinal Chemist 4 Lead optimization and small-molecule program staff. [#4]
Clinical Trial Coordinator / Clinical Staff 3 Clinical operations and trial oversight for any antagonist studies. [#5]
Data Scientist / Bioinformatician 2 Telemetry ingestion, neuroimaging analysis and time-dilation modeling. [#13, #25]
Administrative Staff 2 Program management, procurement, and front-organization support. [#15]
Security Officer / Containment Specialist 1 Containment-level security liaison for lab and transport operations. [#11]
📋 Confidence Notes
Range estimates provided in analyst notes cover large uncertainty for pharmacological R&D, clinical trial scale, and suppression/legal intensity. Physical infrastructure and routine operations are better constrained, but major R&D and contingency costs drive variance.
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