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SCP-001-KATE-MCTIRISS-S-PROPOSAL Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
Kate McTiriss's Proposal
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$7.8M
Annual recurring
$3.7M
Personnel
22
One-time setup and contingency reserves dominate (~$7.8M), while recurring staffing, monitoring and legal/PR are the main annual costs (~$3.67M/year). Primary drivers are personnel (security, researchers, incident teams) and large contingency/reserve funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.8M
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#19] One-time contingency fund reserve for XK/CK-class remediation (foundation-level reserve; lower-bound conservative set).
Decommission Neutralization $1.0M
[#25] Baseline planning/strike-team budget for decommission/neutralization operations (highly variable).
Equipment $930K
[#4, #5, #6, #11, #12, #14, #15] Secure servers/Faraday cabinet/WORM media, multi-sig hardware, append-only audit hardware, cataloging media, specialized scanner tooling, rollback hardware, and memetic-countermeasure development hardware/software.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#10, #23] Lab buildout and specialized instrumentation for anomalous IT/memetic research (lab setup, isolated VMs, hardware kill-switches, instrumentation).
Amnestic Initial Pool $200K
[#16] Initial pool for amnestic/containment treatment of potential civilian exposures.
Facilities $179K
[#1, #13, #18] Archival locker retrofit and tamper seals plus a secure hermetic sandbox/edit room and secure meeting facility setup (locker sleeve and small structural work).
Legal Retainer $100K
[#8] Initial retainer for legal/cover-up and FOIA/subpoena preparedness.
Training Development $50K
[#21] One-time SOP and training materials development for interacting personnel.
Personnel Vetting Initial $36K
[#7] Initial enhanced background checks/polygraphs/psych screenings for privileged staff (~30 people).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#3, #9, #10, #12] Salaries and loaded costs for 24/7 security guards, incident/response team personnel, research scientists, and database/auditor staff (aggregate).
Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr
[#8, #18, #20] Ongoing legal/policy work, negotiation/advisory retainers for Thaumiel utilization, and covert PR/info-suppression operations.
Research And Monitoring $545K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #15, #19, #23] Ongoing IT maintenance, multi-sig audits, immutable-audit storage/monitoring, memetic countermeasure updates, red-team exercise costs, and lab/instrument maintenance.
Amnestic Reserve Recurring $200K/yr
[#16] Recurring reserve for amnestic treatments, travel, and containment interviews for exposed civilians.
Personnel Monitoring And Vetting $150K/yr
[#7] Continuous access monitoring and periodic re-screening for privileged accounts (O5 + admins).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#24] Coordination and secure liaison travel, classified comms channel costs and allied-containment coordination.
Supplies And Consumables $41K/yr
[#11, #13, #14, #22] Tamper-evident seals, WORM media cartridges, paper records, secure courier/paper workflow supplies, backup rotation costs and safe-edit consumables.
Psychological Support $30K/yr
[#17] Counseling and resilience support for at-risk personnel cohort.
Training And Sop Delivery $25K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training, emergency drills, and SOP delivery costs.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#2] Site-allocated climate control and archival HVAC/inspection for vinyl preservation.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.7M/yr
94.4% probability / year
Routine year with no unauthorized edits or large exposures; normal operations and scheduled maintenance only.
no_incidents routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small unauthorized edit attempt or limited civilian exposure requiring targeted response, limited amnestics, and PR/ legal action.
unauthorized_edit_attempt limited_civilian_exposure localized_PR_event
🚨 Major Breach $5.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Unauthorized save/propagation causes wide-scale database anomalies and exposures requiring large MTF deployments, broad amnestic operations and major legal/PR response.
unauthorized_save_propagation large_civilian_exposure multi-site_response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $23.7M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
XK/CK-class event from edits propagating widely requiring full contingency fund usage, international remediation, and possible large-scale reality stabilization.
global_propagation reality_cascade international_remediation
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] 24/7 vault coverage: 2guards per shift × 3 shifts.
Research Scientist 6 [#10] 4–8 researchers assumed; 6 used for budgeting (research into memetic/IT effects).
Auditor / Database Analyst 4 [#12] 4 auditors for scanning/QA of blank spots and secure audit reviews.
Incident Response / MTF Specialist 6 [#9] Rapid-deploy team for digital/memetic incidents, travel and containment operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are aggregated from analyst ranges and midpoints; many items (contingency reserves, decommission/neutralization costs, XK-class impacts) are highly uncertain, while personnel and recurring IT/legal costs are better-defined.
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