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SCP-4563 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-4563
Expected annual
$342K
One-time setup
$211K
Annual recurring
$339K
Personnel
4
One-time startup costs are moderate (~$211k) for office refit, IT, and containment retrofits; ongoing annual costs are roughly $339k driven by staff salaries, pharmacy/pharmaceutical handling, legal/PR, and ongoing monitoring, partially offset by estimated therapeutic benefits.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $211K
Equipment $123K
[#2, #3, #8, #9, #10, #16, #19] HVAC/duct modifications and mini-HVAC unit, initial biocontainment/infestation kit, pharmacy setup systems, IT/account controls, data-redaction/software tweaks, CCTV/monitoring retrofits, sealed-records system setup.
Facilities $60K
[#1, #11, #23] Office build-out, signage/upgrades, and emergency containment room refurbishment (one-time site modifications and structural work).
Relocation Event $28K
[#25] Per-relocation secure transport and temporary fit-out costs (single-event relocation estimate; separate recurring contingency fund exists).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $339K/yr
Staff Wages $155K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #13] Administrative staff scheduling/reception (1 FTE), clinical oversight/psychiatric supervision (prorated), pharmacist time (prorated), and on-call escort/security personnel costs.
Research And Monitoring $86K/yr
[#9, #12, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #22] IT monitoring/audits, staff training and refreshers, ethics/thaumiel oversight reviews, CCTV/monitor maintenance, medical/occupational health screenings, specialist consultant retainers (entomologist/xenobiologist), sealed-metadata system maintenance, and small-scale efficacy research funding.
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#14, #20] Retained legal counsel, liability/insurance costs, and ongoing PR/cover-story maintenance and monitoring.
Supplies And Consumables $43K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #21, #24] Biocontainment retainer/consumables, protective clothing laundering/replacement, secure food/prep/storage, pharmacy inventory carrying costs, increased laundry/cleaning cycles, and miscellaneous disposables/stationery.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#25] Recurring contingency/reserve fund for potential relocations or transport events (annual set-aside).
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#2, #23] HVAC energy/operational impact and maintenance/consumables for emergency containment room (filters, seal maintenance).
Potential Cost Offsets $-50000/yr
[#26] Conservatively estimated annualized offsets from reduced incident costs/sick leave due to SCP-4563's therapeutic value (treated as a negative recurring cost / savings).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $339K/yr
88.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations and no major incidents.
no degradation events standard therapy caseload no major PR/legal incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $354K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Small-scale degradation or isolated infestation requiring targeted pest-control, overtime, and extra cleaning.
single-session degradation event localized infestation requiring professional cleanup
🚨 Major Infestation $489K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant degradation into many Periplaneta americana requiring extensive extermination, containment refurbishment, medical follow-ups, legal/PR response, and possible temporary shutdown of nearby areas.
large-scale degradation site-wide infestation and cleanup medical/occupational exposures and legal claims
🚨 Relocation Event $379K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Planned or forced relocation of SCP-4563 to another Site or new office requiring secure transport, temporary fit-out, and escort/security.
behavioral changes requiring transfer increase in thaumiel duties necessitating relocation
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Administrative Staff 1 [#6] Receptionist/booking/timekeeping to handle anonymized scheduling and front-desk screening.
Clinical Supervisor / Research Scientist 1 [#7, #15] Licensed psychiatrist/psychologist or equivalent to provide oversight, ethics reviews, and compliance auditing (prorated/part-time compensated).
Pharmacist 1 [#8] Prorated pharmacist time for controlled-med inventory, prescriptions oversight, and adverse-event tracking.
Security Officer / Escort 1 [#13] On-call escort/security to manage movements and emergency containment; modeled as part-time/on-call coverage.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories, allowing reasonable estimates, but many items have wide ranges and incident probabilities (degradation/infestation, offsets) are uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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