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SCP-964 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-964
Expected annual
$9.9M
One-time setup
$16.2M
Annual recurring
$9.7M
Personnel
14
One-time capital/setup costs are dominated by facility retrofits and a recommended contingency reserve (~$16.2M total); baseline recurring operations (staff, R&D, MTF readiness, audits, maintenance) run roughly $9.72M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.2M
Contingency Reserve Fund $10.0M
[#21] Liquid contingency reserve recommended for catastrophic/rare outcomes (large mass manifests, demolition, multi-agency response, long-term remediation).
Facilities $5.1M
[#1, #3] Structural retrofit of a specialized containment chamber (blast/radiation shielding, non-reflective/erasable surfaces, reinforced floor or extraction design) plus build-out or dedicated remote research facility (air-gap, incinerator, quarantine rooms, accommodations).
Equipment $775K
[#2, #5, #12, #13] Faraday/optical isolation and volatile/ephemeral monitoring hardware; industrial incinerator equipment; initial PPE kit and radiation/chemical/biological detection hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K
[#4, #11] High-security ephemeral data handling hardware (scanners, ephemeral storage devices, secure overwrite tools) initial procurement and initial stockpile of amnestic pharmaceuticals/equipment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.7M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.8M/yr
[#24, #16, #13, #25] Sustained R&D budget for stabilization/neutralization, IT/forensic audits and external specialist fees, radiation/chemical calibration & testing, and psychological monitoring/cognitive testing for staff.
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#6, #7, #17] Salaries/loaded costs for containment/security team (4 level-3 security specialists, 2 technicians, 1 site containment officer), remote research team (6 staff), and 1 FTE digitization technician.
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#15, #28] Legal/cover story/public affairs/government liaison budgets and an annual allocation toward community relations/compensation contingency.
Logistics And Transport $1.2M/yr
[#8, #18, #9, #22] MTF/rapid-deployment retention and readiness, secure transport/courier services between containment and remote research facility, relocation contingency contract retainer, and heavy-equipment standby retainer.
Insurance And Internal Allocation $1.0M/yr
[#23] Specialized insurance line-items or internal cost-allocation to cover property damage, liability for cover operations, and personnel injury.
Facilities Maintenance $330K/yr
[#5, #19, #30] Ongoing incinerator maintenance and fuel handling, power backup/generator maintenance and fuel contracts, and annualized periodic containment system upgrade/refresh costs.
Hazardous Waste Retainer $300K/yr
[#14] Annual retainer/contingency for hazardous waste disposal, ash handling and potential environmental remediation.
Training And Drills $175K/yr
[#20] Regular training, simulation exercises, and protocol refreshers for site and remote personnel emphasizing non-recording rules and emergency procedures.
Medical Quarantine Budget $175K/yr
[#10] Baseline annual budget for medical exams, quarantine processing, diagnostic testing, pharmacological amnestics and follow-up for occasional exposures.
Administrative Overhead $150K/yr
[#29] Site management time, reporting, inter-site coordination, and budget tracking overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $96K/yr
[#11, #12, #17, #27] Amnestic replenishment, recurring PPE consumables/replacements, scanning consumables for weekly digitization, and replacement of non-permanent monitoring systems.
Procedure Management $75K/yr
[#26] Costs to maintain air-gapped procedures, paperwork lifecycle policy, chain-of-custody processes, and related audits.
Ephemeral Hardware Maintenance $72K/yr
[#4] Ongoing maintenance, consumables, and scheduled destructive-processing support for ephemeral data-handling hardware (monthly consumables/wipes).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.7M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_major_manifestation
🚨 Minor Incident $10.2M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Limited reconstruction causes small contamination or a handful of exposures requiring localized response and cleanup.
small_reconstruction few_personnel_exposed localized_hazardous_cleanup
🚨 Major Breach $14.7M/yr
1.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment event requiring heavy-lift recontainment, major environmental remediation, substantial public/agency coordination.
large_mass_manifestation significant_contamination multi-agency_response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $29.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Rare catastrophic outcome (e.g., massive explosive/radioactive manifestation or 65 t living entity) requiring large-scale demolition, long-term remediation and heavy community impact.
extreme_mass_manifestation major_explosion_or_radiological_release widespread_public_impact
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Specialist (Level-3) 4 [#6] Full-time containment/security specialists as specified in analyst notes.
Technician 2 [#6] On-site technicians for routine checks and maintenance.
Site Containment Officer 1 [#6] Senior on-site containment officer.
Remote Research Scientist/Technician 6 [#7] Remote research team operating at the ≥200 km facility.
Digitization Technician 1 [#17] FTE(s) performing weekly digitization and ephemeral processing.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing reasonable estimates, but wide ranges on key capital and incident costs (and the anomalous/rare nature of extreme manifestations) reduce precision.
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