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SCP-3801 Thaumiel ✓ high confidence
SCP-3801
Expected annual
$10.7M
One-time setup
$28.4M
Annual recurring
$10.2M
Personnel
89
Initial setup costs are dominated by secure storage, tamper‑proof containers and an emergency reserve (~$28.45M one‑time in the baseline 30‑site footprint); ongoing yearly costs are staffing, MTF sustainment, legal/PR and monitoring (~$10.175M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $28.4M
Tamper Proof Containers Full Population Option $15.9M
[#17] Optional full‑population protection for all 794 instances (794 × $20k ≈ $15.9M) — included as an explicit optional capital line.
Facilities $5.7M
[#1, #2] Construction of Class‑C storage lockers across ~30 sites ($4.5M) and per‑locker archival climate control & inert‑gas fire suppression ($1.2M).
Emergency Reserve Fund $5.0M
[#16] Initial liquid contingency reserve for large‑scale deployment / mass amnestic operations (~$5M).
Tamper Proof Containers Deployed $600K
[#17] Tamper‑proof transport/holding containers for one protected instance per site (30 sites × $20k ≈ $600k) used in baseline footprint.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#8] Research laboratory setup for memetic/amnestic study and instrumentation (~$300k).
Legal Cover Setup $250K
[#11] Initial legal/cover‑story infrastructure, front companies and IP strategy (~$250k).
Cultural Monitoring Development $200K
[#13] One‑time development of web scraping, media monitoring and content‑analysis tools (~$200k).
Equipment $150K
[#6] High‑speed imaging / rapid capture rigs and secure hardware (~$150k).
Usage Tracking Development $150K
[#15] Development of secure immutable logging / audit database (~$150k).
Training Curriculum Development $100K
[#20] One‑time curriculum development for memetic safety, administration protocols (~$100k).
Decommissioning Protocol Development $100K
[#24] One‑time development and testing of decommissioning/disposal protocols (~$100k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.2M/yr
Staff Wages $6.5M/yr
[#3, #4, #9, #10, #14] Salaries, benefits and hazard pay for per‑site guards (2× per site ≈ $2.7M), MTF Omicron‑89 sustainment (~$2.0M), research staff (~$1.3M), clinical staff for administration (~$250k) and cultural monitoring analysts (~$300k).
Cover Story And Legal $1.7M/yr
[#12, #21, #23] Ongoing legal/PR/settlement budget (~$1.0M), media/information insertion (~$500k) and archival/records correction purchases (~$200k).
Reserve Replenishment $1.0M/yr
[#16] Suggested annual replenishment of the emergency contingency reserve (~$1M/year).
Logistics And Transport $575K/yr
[#5, #22] Secure transport & field ops budget for routine transfers and contingencies (~$500k) plus inventory auditing and travel (~$75k).
Medical And Psychological Care $150K/yr
[#19] Personnel medical & psychological care for exposed staff (~$150k/year).
Research And Monitoring $140K/yr
[#7, #15, #18] Imaging & digital vault maintenance (~$40k), secure media maintenance (~$50k) and ongoing forensic investigation of page disappearance (~$50k).
Training Delivery $50K/yr
[#20] Ongoing delivery/refresher training for memetic safety and protocols (~$50k/year).
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#25] Small consumables and operational incidentals (~$10k/year).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.2M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents or legal crises.
routine_transfers scheduled_research regular_audits
🚨 Minor Incident $10.7M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring additional deployments, short legal response and extra transports.
localized_leak unexpected_public_recollection_spike
🚨 Major Breach $18.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or coordinated leak requiring mass deployments, large legal actions and reserve drawdown.
multi_site_breach large_scale_public_exposure
🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $35.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Major political/cultural exposure or litigation cascade requiring mass amnestics, heavy buyouts and prolonged remediation.
high_profile_media_exposure major_class_action_litigation
👥 Personnel 89 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 60 [#3] 2 Level‑2 guards per site × 30 sites (24/7 rotation), matches ~$2.7M/year.
MTF Omicron-89 Operator 12 [#4] Dedicated rapid response team (~12 operators included in MTF sustainment).
Research Scientist / Lab Tech 8 [#9] Memeticists, cognitive scientists and lab techs (6–9 staff; 8 assumed).
Cultural Analyst / Data Engineer 4 [#14] Monitoring staff for web/media tracking and analysis.
Medical Officer / Clinician 3 [#10] Clinical staff for amnestic administration and secure pharmacy support.
Administrative Staff / Legal Liaison 2 [#11, #12] Small admin/legal support for cover entities and ongoing legal coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst provided detailed, itemized line items and order‑of‑magnitude estimates for each cost; mapping to one‑time vs recurring is explicit, so aggregate confidence is high.
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