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SCP-001-DYFSCP-001 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
D. Ulysses Foole's Proposal
Expected annual
$13.4M
One-time setup
$21.1M
Annual recurring
$8.2M
Personnel
20
Estimated one-time capital of $21,095,000 driven by vault construction, MTF/equipment procurement and large contingency/insurance seeds; recurring baseline operations approximately $8,170,000/yr driven by staff/security, maintenance, MTF readiness and a minimum research program.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $21.1M
Facilities $8.0M
[#1] Secure containment vault construction (vault, foundation, blast doors, anchoring, subterranean hardening).
Insurance Reserve $5.0M
[#24] One-time insurance / catastrophic contingency reserve fund (seed deposit).
Equipment $4.1M
[#2, #6, #7, #8, #11, #12, #13, #19, #22] One-time hardware/equipment installs: perimeter systems (#2), generators/UPS (#6), HVAC components (#7), heavy handling/crane/trailers (#8), initial MTF vehicle/equipment procurement (#11), secure communications hardware (#12), hardened/classified IT setup (#13), initial CBRN/decon kits (#19), archival safes & media (#22).
Specialized Engineering $1.0M
[#20] One-time specialized engineering for human ingress/egress and rescue contingencies (mechanical extraction rigs / docking collars / encapsulation design).
Long Term Upgrade Seed $1.0M
[#21] One-time seed for long-term upgrade & modernization reserve.
Decommissioning Fund $1.0M
[#25] One-time decommissioning and final-disposition budget seed.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $750K
[#9] High-end monitoring/diagnostic instrumentation one-time purchase and lab integration (gravimeters, magnetometers, spectrum analyzers, hardened data logging).
Legal Setup $250K
[#14] Initial legal/government liaison and cover-story setup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.2M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.2M/yr
[#10, #23] Minimum ongoing research program (theoretical team, compute, tabletop experiments) plus containment upgrade experiments & shielding materials procurement; conservative 'minimum exploratory' research baseline used here.
Staff Wages $2.1M/yr
[#3, #4, #5] On-site staffing wages and benefits: armed security (12 guards + 2 supervisors), Designated 001 Liaison + relief support, facility support technicians and on-call medic/psychologist (salaries + benefits included).
Logistics And Transport $2.0M/yr
[#11] Annual MTF readiness, sustainment, training, and rapid airlift/transport contract costs for contingency/breach response.
Facilities Maintenance $570K/yr
[#2, #6, #7, #8, #9, #12, #13, #22] Recurring maintenance and replacement for perimeter systems (#2), fuel/maintenance for backup generators/UPS (#6), HVAC and filter servicing (#7), inspections/certifications for heavy handling gear (#8), calibration and minor replacement for monitoring instruments (#9), communications maintenance (#12), classified IT maintenance/audits (#13), archival integrity checks (#22).
Insurance Topup $500K/yr
[#24] Recurring top-ups to catastrophic contingency reserve / covert reparations cushion.
Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing legal/governmental liaison, classified permits, cover-story maintenance and baseline PR/misinformation management.
Training And Drills $200K/yr
[#17] Routine tabletop and coordination exercises; larger multi-agency events budgeted episodically (this figure is routine annual spend).
Personnel Mental Health $100K/yr
[#16] Ongoing mental health support, rotation funding, OHS monitoring and mandatory leave/decompression for liaison and high-stress personnel.
Decon Consumables $30K/yr
[#19] Consumables, disposal and training for decontamination and CBRN readiness.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#18] Office/household consumables, replacement bulbs/filters, batteries, small equipment replacements, software licensing for consoles.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.2M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with maintenance, staffing, baseline research and readiness at planned levels.
no_incident routine_maintenance scheduled_training
🚨 Minor Incident $8.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring MTF response, limited repairs, surge PR and targeted sensor/equipment replacement.
small_breach targeted_equipment_damage limited_public_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $18.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or escalation requiring large-scale MTF operations, repairs, legal/coverup expenditures and possible reparations.
major_breach infrastructure_damage high_profile_leak
🚨 Research Scaleup $108.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Decision to scale to a major, experimental research program (large experimental apparatus, high-energy experiments, expanded staff and facilities).
strategic_decision_to_fund_major_research discovery_enabling_experimental_work multi-year_grant_or_O5_mandate
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#3] 24/7 guard presence (12 guards; 4 per shift × 3 shifts) included in staff wage estimates.
Security Supervisor 2 [#3] Two supervisors to manage shift rotations and oversight; included in security wage total.
Designated 001 Liaison (Research Scientist) 1 [#4] Permanent on-site Designated 001 Liaison; relief/rotation costs are budgeted but not additional simultaneous headcount.
Facility Technicians / Engineers 4 [#5] On-site electricians, HVAC, general maintenance and IT/sysadmin technicians covered in facility support staff costs.
Medical Officer / Psychologist 1 [#5, #16] On-call medic/psychologist for high-stress postings; included in facility support and personnel mental health budgets.
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: operational/staffing and equipment costs are well-specified by notes; large uncertainty remains in long-term research spending, choice of specialized engineering approach, insurance/reserve sizing and breach probabilities, which are represented by ranges and scenarios.
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