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SCP-4482 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-4482
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
4
Initial one-time setup is substantial due to insurance, contingency reserves and infrastructure provisioning (~$2.0M); annual recurring costs are driven by continuous 24/7 staffing, research, infrastructure maintenance, and OPSEC/legal support (~$1.65M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Insurance Reserve $500K
[#22] One-time internal insurance / liability reserve to cover damages or quiet settlements.
Equipment $450K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #14] Secure communications hardware ($100k), mobile device pool ($30k), initial archive appliance ($40k), SIEM integration hardware ($30k), redundancy/failover provisioning ($200k), experimental device inventory ($50k).
Emergency Response Provisioning $300K
[#8] One-time provisioning of rapid-deploy kits, portable secure phones, comms intercept hardware, and initial cash reserve for emergency response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#13] Data analysis and automation software development and initial integration for call indexing/NLP/automation.
Contingency Research Fund $200K
[#17] Seed contingency fund for emergent behaviors / urgent instrumentation purchases.
Decommission Preparation $100K
[#23] One-time costs for planning/isolation kits, legal clearances, and capability to attempt isolation/hibernation of interface endpoints.
Background Vetting Initial $60K
[#12] Initial deep background checks and clearance processing for ~40 personnel.
Facilities $50K
[#15, #21] Physical security upgrades (locks/CCTV/badge) and minor rack/cooling modifications for comms hardware.
Public Cover Infrastructure $50K
[#20] One-time creation of cover documentation, shell contractors, and supporting tech to enable plausible explanations if exposed.
Psych Screening Initial $40K
[#9] Initial psychological screening (~$1k/person assumed for personnel interacting with SCP-4482).
Sop Development $25K
[#10] One-time SOP development and initial training material creation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Research And Monitoring $510K/yr
[#2, #13, #17, #18, #19] Ongoing research team baseline (~$300k), data-analysis software maintenance (~$50k), contingency research top-ups (~$50k), red-team/abuse-mitigation program (~$80k), and archival/audit fees (~$30k).
Staff Wages $435K/yr
[#1] 24/7 designated liaison/operator team: 1senior researcher ($140k) + 3 operators ($65k each) with ~30% benefits/tax (~$435k/yr).
Misc Admin Overheads $177K/yr
[#24] Administrative overhead (project management, procurement, accounting), estimated at ~12% of recurring costs as guidance indicated 10–15%.
Facilities Maintenance $172K/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #7, #15, #21] Ongoing maintenance/licensing for secure comms ($25k), archival storage/integrity checks (~$35k), SIEM operations ($60k), redundancy transit ($40k), physical security upkeep (~$7k), and marginal power/cooling increases (~$5k).
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#11] Internal legal/OPSEC work, cover story maintenance, and counter-whistleblower/responses budget.
Emergency Contingency Fund $75K/yr
[#8] Ongoing contingency reserve / replenishment for rapid-response expenditures following incidents.
Psychological Support $60K/yr
[#9] Ongoing counselling programs and mental-health support for personnel interacting with SCP-4482 (~$40–80k/yr; midpoint used).
Supplies And Consumables $33K/yr
[#4, #14] MDM licensing and device replacement/consumables (~$18k/yr) and experimental consumables/replenishment (~$15k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#16] Cross-site coordination travel and allowances for multi-site experiments and event response.
Training And Sop Refresh $30K/yr
[#10] Annual retraining, drills, and SOP refresh for communications staff and affected personnel.
Decommission Readiness $25K/yr
[#23] Readiness maintenance for hibernation/isolation capabilities and exercises.
Background Vetting Renewal $15K/yr
[#12] Periodic re-vetting and renewal costs for cleared personnel.
Public Cover Maintenance $15K/yr
[#20] Annual maintenance of cover infrastructure, documentation, and contractor shells.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no significant incidents; routine staffing, research, maintenance, and OPSEC/legal activity.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident where SCP-4482 alerts to an imminent localized breach or compromised call path requiring regional response.
localized_breach rapid_deployment temporary_cover_operations
🚨 Major Breach $4.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Widespread coordinated attack or major compromise requiring large-scale emergency response, equipment replacement, and extensive legal/cover operations.
coordinated_attack network_compromise large_scale_response
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Researcher 1 [#1] Senior researcher responsible for authorization and oversight of liaison/operator activities; included in staff_wages.
Communications Operator / Liaison 3 [#1] 24/7 rotating communications operators who maintain the primary human interface with SCP-4482; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates allowing mid-to-high accuracy for many categories, but several items use midpoints or organizational-policy-dependent reserves (insurance, contingency), so overall certainty is medium.
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