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SCP-929 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-929
Expected annual
$918K
One-time setup
$678K
Annual recurring
$865K
Personnel
8
One-time startup costs are roughly $678k driven by containment construction (tanks and sealed chamber), life-support and HVAC installations, and equipment. Recurring annual costs are about $865k driven primarily by staff wages (security and animal-care), ongoing research, veterinary care, and facilities maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $678K
Facilities $286K
[#1, #2, #3, #9, #15, #18] Central 3m×3m aquarium, four auxiliary tanks, 4×4m sealed chamber or modular kit, perimeter access control/glazing, quarantine room/tank setup, and safety/layout retrofits. Costs are combined mid-range estimates for design, construction, delivery and installation.
Equipment $196K
[#4, #5, #7, #8, #16, #28] Life-support hardware (pumps, filtration, UV, sensors), environmental control/HVAC/refit, remote feeding/robotic manipulators, camera/sensor/server hardware, initial PPE sets, and mobile tank trailer purchase/fit-out.
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#30] Institutional one-time contingency/escrow reserve for catastrophic cleanup, legal response, or major retrofits (conservative mid-sized reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $45K
[#20] On-site wet-lab equipment (microscopes, centrifuge, PCR, refrigerators/freezers) and initial lab supplies for diagnostics and sampling.
Backup Power $32K
[#6] UPS units for instrumentation and a diesel/gas generator with ATS, installation and basic commissioning (separate from recurring fuel/testing costs).
Training And Sop Development $12K
[#24] Initial SOP development, training materials, Nutritional Chart creation and initial staff certification session costs.
Euthanasia And Contingency Equipment $6K
[#26] Equipment, protocols and supplies for humane euthanasia, emergency disposal prep and legal approvals (one-time setup).
Initial Stock Animals $1K
[#14] Initial purchase/breeding of spare goldfish/bird surrogates for replacement 'parents' (initial stock/quarantine start-up).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $865K/yr
Staff Wages $550K/yr
[#10, #11] Salaries and benefits for 24/7 security team (4 guards) and animal care personnel (1 senior + 1 technician), plus a site maintenance engineer and administrative support.
Research And Monitoring $118K/yr
[#19, #20] Ongoing research program (genetics, histology, behavioral trials) and recurring lab supplies/diagnostics; includes modest sequencing/pathology/sample processing budgets.
Cover Story And Legal $42K/yr
[#22, #23, #8] Permits, legal retainer/compliance, secure record-keeping/IT audits, and modest annual cover-story/PR budget plus IT/storage maintenance for encrypted backups.
Incident Response And Medical $42K/yr
[#17] Annual training, drills, trauma/first-aid readiness, and additional emergency medical coverage/insurance for staff (exposure for higher-cost single-incident events not included here).
Facilities Maintenance $31K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #21, #25, #29] Recurring maintenance for life-support systems, HVAC filters and servicing, fuel/testing for generator, wastewater/effluent disposal contracts, periodic structural inspections of tanks/rooms, and energy costs (pumps/HVAC/servers).
Veterinary Care $25K/yr
[#12] Retainer for aquatic/avian specialists, routine checkups, emergency intervention budgets and pathology/necropsy costs averaged annually.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#13, #14, #15, #16] Daily feed and consumables, medications and treatments, ongoing breeding/purchase & quarantine supplies, PPE replacement and laundry/consumables.
Psychological Screening $12K/yr
[#27] Regular psychological screening, counseling services, and monitoring for staff due to SCP's psychic influence.
Contingency Fund Annual Contribution $10K/yr
[#30] Modest annual contribution to contingency/insurance reserve for low-probability high-cost failures.
Logistics And Transport $9K/yr
[#28, #26] Per-transfer security/logistics costs for moving animals (assumed occasional transfers), off-site holding/backup facility costs, and trailer/transport maintenance.
Training And Sop Recurring $6K/yr
[#24] Ongoing annual refresher training, SOP updates, and certification refreshers.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $865K/yr
60.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with steady operations, routine maintenance, and no significant incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $895K/yr
25.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small-scale incident such as parent mortality, veterinary emergency, or localized equipment failure requiring repairs and emergency veterinary care.
parent_mortality minor_containment_repair veterinary_emergency
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Containment breach or aggressive episode (similar to Incident 929-1) causing casualties, large cleanup, legal exposure, medical costs, and major repairs.
hostile_engagement containment_breach parent_organisms_attack
🚨 Major Research Project $1.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Year in which research ramps up significantly, requiring additional hires, equipment purchases, and possibly facility upgrades.
expanded_funding scale_up_research
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#10] 24/7 guard coverage across shifts; salary estimates include benefits and overtime assumptions used in staff_wages.
Animal Technician 2 [#11] One senior aquatic/avian tech and one support technician to perform daily feeding, water checks, and care.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#25] On-call/site maintenance engineer for life-support, HVAC and structural inspections.
Administrative Staff 1 [#22] Administrative/clerical support for permits, scheduling, and record-keeping.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges mapped to categories and mid-point selections; many items (contingency, contingency contribution, staffing mixes, frequency of transfers/incidents) are uncertain so a medium confidence is appropriate.
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