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SCP-2799 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-2799
Expected annual
$3.3M
One-time setup
$6.2M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
16
One-time setup costs are approximately $6.225M (dominated by a $5.0M catastrophic reserve and capital/equipment), while baseline annual operations are about $3.100M/yr driven primarily by specialized personnel (24/7 watch, Level‑4/5 staff), psych/medical support, and a 15% contingency.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.2M
Catastrophic Response Reserve $5.0M
[#28] Multi-year catastrophic containment / rapid-response reserve recommended ($5,000,000 working reserve).
Incident Response Reserve $500K
[#20] Recommended retained immediate-response / emergency medical / clean-up contingency (~$500k reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $265K
[#8, #15, #16] Training/simulator & curriculum setup ($100k), specialized mapping tool ($15k), thaumaturgy bench modifications ($150k).
Equipment $260K
[#3, #10, #14, #19, #22, #25] Monitoring hardware & servers ($40k), custom transit cases ($40k), remote/recon kit ($75k), COMSEC procurement ($25k), secure DB integration ($30k), IT redundancy ($50k).
Facilities $100K
[#1] Incremental hardened, climate-controlled lockers/upgrades for four sites (~$25k/locker ×4).
Conservator Reserve $100K
[#23] Replacement/repair/reserve for antique restoration / insurance (~$100k recommended).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#4, #7, #15, #22, #26] 24/7 watch staffing (7.5 FTE ≈ $795k/yr); designated Navigators & Skipper salaries & Psi support (~$775k/yr); cartographer salary (~$110k/yr); sysadmin & records manager (~$160k/yr); program manager/admin (~$200k/yr).
Contingency Multiplier 15 Percent $404K/yr
[#30] 15% contingency applied to baseline recurring budget to cover unpredictable downstream containment and travel needs.
Research And Monitoring $215K/yr
[#8, #16, #17] Ongoing training revalidation (~$40k/yr), thaumaturgy research & consumables (~$75k/yr), memetic/amnestic baseline budget (~$100k/yr).
Psych And Medical Monitoring $150K/yr
[#21] Routine psych screening, therapy and long-term monitoring for Navigators/Skipper and watch staff (~$15k/staff ×10 = $150k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $130K/yr
[#18, #27] Baseline legal/PR/cover budgets (~$100k/yr) plus annual ethical/HMC overhead (~$30k/yr).
D Class Rotation $84K/yr
[#5, #6] D-class procurement/processing, medical/admin & rotation costs (~$7k/rotation ×12 = $84k/yr). Item #6 folded into this estimate.
Cybersecurity Budget $30K/yr
[#25] Annual cybersecurity budget & incident response (~$30k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $17K/yr
[#15, #29] GIS software/license (~$5k/yr) and miscellaneous consumables / small equipment (~$12k/yr).
Monitoring Storage And Licenses $12K/yr
[#3] Ongoing secure recording retention, backups, storage & licenses (~$12k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#2] Locker maintenance, tamper sensor certification, climate filters and spare parts (~$2.5k/site/yr ×4).
Comsec Maintenance $8K/yr
[#19] Ongoing COMSEC certificate/license renewals and maintenance (~$8k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[#9, #24] Secure transfer/consolidation and international customs/diplomatic fees are billed per-operation (see per-operation items); baseline year set to $0 here.
Transfer Logistics Per Operation $0/yr
[#9] Per-consolidation operation average estimated ~$30,000 (budgeted per-operation, not included in baseline annual here).
Additional Site Security $0/yr
[#11] Incremental guards / temporary security during consolidations billed per-operation (short-term ~$3k–$8k/week; long-term ~$400k/yr if permanently assembled). Baseline set to $0 here.
Field Response Per Activation $0/yr
[#12] Field response / dispatch per activation averaged at ~$30,000 (charged per activation; baseline annual set to $0 here).
Containment Contingency Per Recovery $0/yr
[#13] Average containment contingency per recovered object budgeted at ~$500,000 (applied per recovery; not included in baseline annual here).
Recon Expendables Per Activation $0/yr
[#14] Per-activation expendables for recon (~$5k–$50k); charged per activation (baseline annual set to $0 here).
International Operation Fees Per Operation $0/yr
[#24] Per-international-operation customs/diplomatic costs ($20k–$250k); charged per operation (baseline annual set to $0 here).
Per Activation Legal Review Costs $0/yr
[#27] Per-activation legal/ethical/HMC review (~$5k–$15k per activation); baseline annual overhead included in cover_story_and_legal.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
79.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with SCP-2799 kept operational/standby and no major activations requiring large downstream containment.
no activations requiring new recoveries routine monitoring and scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.7M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$580K vs baseline
Single activation leading to a recoverable anomaly that requires a standard retrieval and containment (typical domestic case).
domestic consolidation/activation field dispatch + standard containment
🚨 Major Retrieval $4.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.8M vs baseline
International or high‑complexity activation with charter logistics and substantial containment follow‑on (site containment or expensive neutralization).
international charter / diplomatic fees large-scale containment operation
🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $9.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$6.0M vs baseline
Rare catastrophic event or cascade exposure requiring major reserve drawdown, prolonged deployments, and possible public-cover operations.
public exposure / large anomalous cascade multi-site prolonged containment
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Watch Staff 8 [#4] Continuous 24/7 observation staffing (7.5 FTE estimated; rounded to 8) — researcher-level salaries (~$106k each).
Level-4 Navigator 2 [#7] Two designated Level-4/2799 Navigators to avoid single point of failure; salary & benefits included in staff_wages.
Level-5 Skipper 1 [#7] Single designated Level-5/2799 Skipper (Psi ≥4.0) with specialized retention and medical support; salary included in staff_wages.
Cartographer / GIS Analyst 1 [#15] One cartographer/GIS analyst (salary & license costs included in staff and supplies).
Sysadmin / Records Manager 2 [#22] One sysadmin and one records manager to maintain secure DB, classification, and audit trails.
Program Manager 1 [#26] Program manager for scheduling, compliance and cross-site coordination (salary included in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 1 [#26] Administrative support (0.5 FTE estimated, rounded to 1 for headcount accounting).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for personnel, equipment, and recurring programs but downstream containment costs are highly variable and scenario-dependent; contingency and per-operation variability reduce overall precision.
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