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SCP-4445 Thaumiel ✓ high confidence
SCP-4445
Expected annual
$26.0M
One-time setup
$173.6M
Annual recurring
$25.6M
Personnel
94
Initial capital costs are approximately $173.6M driven primarily by containment construction, deep borehole/geotechnical works and a large contingency reserve; annual operating costs are approximately $25.65M driven by staff wages, capital replacement reserve, and disinformation/cover maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $173.6M
Facilities $103.0M
[#1, #2, #23] Containment housing construction (#1), deep borehole array/geotechnical works (#2), HVAC/cooling plant & vibration isolation installation (#23).
Incident Contingency Reserve $50.0M
[#34] Lump-sum contingency reserve to cover large-scale informational breaches or catastrophic failure response.
Equipment $18.2M
[#3, #5, #16, #21, #25] Geothermal plant integration/control systems (#3), initial refurbishment & specialized fabrications (#5), monitoring & sensor array purchase (#16), heavy-lift and specialized transport purchase (#21), secure data infrastructure hardware (#25).
Amnestics Team Setup $1.2M
[#14] Secure medical wing, anesthesia/amnestic dispensary and associated buildout and equipment.
Disinformation Front Setup $1.0M
[#12] One-time creation of Project Lancelot shells, fabricated publications, legal counsel and seed assets to establish cover.
Initial Vetting And Clearance $200K
[#27] Deep background checks, counterintelligence screening and initial polygraphs for initial staff and contractors.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $25.6M/yr
Staff Wages $11.5M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #15, #29, #31] Security staffing (#7), on-site containment response/tactical team (#8), technical operations staff (#9), research staff (#10), amnestics operations salaries (#15), data analysis staff (#29), retention/hazard pay & mental health services (#31).
Capital Replacement Reserve $3.3M/yr
[#33] Annual reserve/amortization fund for major refurbishments and capital replacement (3–5% of capital).
Facilities Maintenance $3.0M/yr
[#4, #22, #24, #32, #30] UPS/generator operations & fuel/maintenance (#4), shaft/elevator/pump upkeep (#22), HVAC & facility utilities operation and maintenance (#24), routine structural & mechanical maintenance (#32), waste handling and hazardous-materials disposal (#30).
Research And Monitoring $2.8M/yr
[#17, #19] Monitoring maintenance, calibration & secure data storage (#17), R&D (behavioral modeling, experiments) (#19).
Supplies And Consumables $1.8M/yr
[#6, #20, #35] Spare-parts replenishment and consumables (#6), thaumaturgical reagents and rare materials (#20), occasional extraordinary purchases budgeted (#35).
Cover Story And Legal $1.8M/yr
[#13, #28] Disinformation maintenance & outreach under the McLean Protocol (#13), ongoing legal/liaison/permit and cover payments (#28).
External Contractors $1.2M/yr
[#11] Payments/consulting fees, travel, per-diem and grants for private-sector engineers under the McLean Protocol.
Insider Threat Monitoring $150K/yr
[#26] Continuous background reinvestigation, polygraphs, psychological monitoring and continuous access logging for staff and contractors.
Emergency Preparedness And Training $150K/yr
[#18] Emergency preparedness, drills, tabletop exercises and simulation hardware for Viceroy/Aldermann/Eleven-or-Below protocols.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $25.6M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, and cover operations proceed as planned.
steady_operations no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $27.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized excessive M/HRAV fluctuation requiring targeted response, increased amnestic usage, repairs and PR mitigation.
localized_M/HRAV_spike small-scale_informational_leak
🚨 Major Breach $50.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Large informational breach or catastrophic failure requiring mass amnestics, national PR campaign and heavy interstate coordination.
mass_awareness_breach catastrophic_device_failure
👥 Personnel 94 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 40 [#7] 24/7 armed security force (~40 guards across three shifts).
On-site containment response / Tactical Team 12 [#8] Specialized rapid-response unit for breaches and emergency lockdowns.
Technical Operations / Systems Engineers 25 [#9] Round-the-clock monitoring, NOC, instrumentation techs and maintenance engineers (~20–30 FTE).
Research Scientist 8 [#10] Level 4 researchers and senior thaumaturgical personnel (~5–10 senior staff).
Medical Officer / Amnestics Team 6 [#14, #15] On-site amnestics team and medical staff for treatment & monitoring.
Data Analyst / Forensic Staff 3 [#29] Analysts to review resonance logs, anomaly reports and post-event forensics.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and ranges for capital and recurring elements; most costs are standard engineering, security and operational categories allowing reasonable estimates.
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