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SCP-3878 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-3878
Expected annual
$14.6M
One-time setup
$25.2M
Annual recurring
$14.2M
Personnel
26
Initial setup is sizable (~$25.17M one-time) driven by secure facility construction, rapid-response readiness, and reserve funds; ongoing annual operations are substantial (~$12.95M/yr) dominated by staff wages, digital monitoring/takedown, medical care and redundancy/contingency costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $25.2M
Facilities $8.5M
[#1] Build/retrofit of secure wing, soundproofing, Faraday cages, airlocks, HVAC with HEPA and memetic scrubbing, separate channels, underground backup power and physical safe/tamper sensors.
Reserve Fund Setup $5.0M
[#23] Initial reserved/black-budget funds for hush payments, legal claims, and untraceable cover funding.
Decommissioning Reserve $5.0M
[#28] Budget set aside for potential future program decommissioning/destruction, mass amnestic campaigns, settlements and legal wind-down.
Rapid Response Readiness $3.0M
[#18] Stand-by capability buildout (stockpiled drugs, training, rapid-deploy assets) to create initial remediation readiness.
Equipment $1.1M
[#2, #5, #13, #21] Two audio-isolated translation suites (2 rooms), ECT hardware, specialized recording/filtering equipment, initial PPE and secure comms/hardware-enforced deletion.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#8] Initial R&D for secure amnestic development and validation (laboratory buildout, trials, drug development).
Medical Ward Setup $600K
[#3] Dedicated inpatient conditioning ward setup (beds, monitored drug administration, ECT adjacencies, ICU access, psychiatric unit standards).
Power Infrastructure Initial $275K
[#22] Generators/fuel storage and initial UPS/backups to guarantee 72-hour redundant power for isolation suites and life support.
Initial Extraction Mission $250K
[#11] First major covert extraction/recruitment mission to establish the program (field ops, covert transport, safehouses).
Archival Vaulting Initial $250K
[#24] Vaulting and multi-site physical/cold-storage backup setup for Giimbiyu document.
Speaker Relocation One Time $165K
[#10] One-time recruitment/relocation/settlement for initial native Giimbiyu speakers (3 individuals at median relocation cost).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.2M/yr
Staff Wages $3.8M/yr
[#9] Core operational payroll (Level-5 supervisors, Level-4 ops, linguists, psychiatrists, nurses/technicians, security).
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#15, #23] Legal teams, cover stories, PR operations, and regular replenishment of concealment/black-budget financial mechanisms.
Digital Monitoring And Takedown $1.5M/yr
[#14] Continuous global monitoring, takedown contracts, ISP/government coordination and rapid content filtering to prevent dissemination.
Supplies And Consumables $1.4M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #12, #19, #21] Psychotropic drugs and labs, ECT disposables, perioperative/neurosurgical follow-up costs, long-term medical care for conditioned subjects, amnestic administration per translation event, PPE consumables, and attrition-related conditioning consumables.
Redundancy Pool Maintenance $1.0M/yr
[#19] Costs to maintain a vetted pool of replacement SCP-3878-A candidates and periodic conditioning of replacements.
Public Safety Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#27] Annual reserve for potential mass-exposure mitigation, emergency amnestic campaigns, hospitalization and compensation.
Giimbiyu Speaker Compensation $900K/yr
[#10] Annual compensation, hazard pay, housing and lifetime support commitments for active native Giimbiyu SCP-3878-A instances (assumes ~3 active speakers).
Research And Monitoring $750K/yr
[#16, #13] Secure linguistics/anthropological research and testing/validation of memetic-safe recording/pipelines; secure archiving processes and audits.
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#11, #26, #12] Ongoing recruitment/extraction ops, secure transport missions (armored/charters), and logistics to move speakers/evidence for translations.
Cultural Mitigation And Reparations $400K/yr
[#17] Ongoing compensation, cultural preservation programs, relocation assistance and diplomacy with Giimbiyu communities to mitigate exposure and political risk.
Ethics And Oversight $300K/yr
[#20] Internal ethics/oversight, audit functions, secure reporting and governance compliance.
Translation Event Operations $300K/yr
[#12] Operational cost of routing/monitoring individual translation events (staff hours, facility time, amnestic drugs) averaged over expected event load.
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#1, #22] Ongoing facility maintenance, HVAC/filtration upkeep, structural systems and generator servicing.
Rapid Response Maintenance $200K/yr
[#18] Ongoing maintenance/training/stock replenishment for rapid-response and remediation capability.
Recruitment And Relocation Ops $200K/yr
[#11] Ongoing covert recruitment, cultural liaisons, safehouses and limited extractions/relocations budgeted annually.
Secure Transport Ops $200K/yr
[#26] Annual budget for armored movements, charter flights and secure escorts for personnel/evidence movement.
Training And Simulations $100K/yr
[#25] Regular drills, mock scenarios and rehearsal costs for two-person translation workflows and emergency protocols.
Energy And Generator Maintenance $50K/yr
[#22] Annual fuel, generator maintenance and UPS servicing for continuous operations.
Archival Annual Fees $25K/yr
[#24] Ongoing costs for multi-site vaulting, courier protocols and secure key management.
Recording Maintenance $25K/yr
[#13] Annual testing, audits and maintenance for memetic-safe recording/filtering equipment and data-diodes.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.2M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine translations, upkeep, and program activities.
no_major_leak routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $13.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$-550000 vs baseline
Localized exposure or small leak requiring targeted remediation, limited legal/PR action and targeted amnestic deployments.
localized_exposure single_translation_leak minor_media_attention
🚨 Major Breach $33.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$18.7M vs baseline
Significant leak or deliberate hostile disclosure leading to mass remediation campaigns, widespread legal/PR costs and potential international incidents.
widespread_public_exposure hostile_group_of_interest_leak political_scandal
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 4 O5/Level-5 and Level-4 supervisors overseeing program operations and access.
Research Scientist / Linguist 3 Linguists and analysts supporting secure translations and documentation.
Psychiatrist 2 Psychiatric leads for conditioning, maintenance, and emergency care.
Neurosurgeon / Maintenance (contract) 1 Contracted neurosurgeon for trepanation and perioperative oversight.
Nurses / Behavioral Technicians 5 Inpatient care, drug administration, behavioral monitoring during conditioning cycles.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 Physical security, escorts, and secure transport personnel.
Administrative Staff 2 Program administration, scheduling, logistics coordination.
Medical Officer 1 Medical oversight, ICU coordination and emergency response liaison.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges and a plausible program posture; many line items have wide ranges and uncertain frequencies (extraction missions, breach probabilities, replacement conditioning frequency), so accuracy is moderate.
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