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SCP-5132 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-5132
Expected annual
$27.7M
One-time setup
$77.8M
Annual recurring
$26.8M
Personnel
112
One-time capital/setup spending is large (primary drivers: land, town construction, secure facilities, lab setup, and a contingency reserve) totaling tens of millions; ongoing annual operations are dominated by staff wages, legal/cover operations, and recurring lab/logistics costs, producing a mid-to-high tens of millions per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $77.8M
Facilities $21.0M
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #9, #10] Structural and site work: land acquisition, town construction and structural fit-out for secure labs/containment, perimeter hardening one-time install, major energy feed upgrades and water/sewage system upgrades.
Contingency Reserve One Time $20.0M
[#28] One-time allocation to an emergency/contingency fund reserved for major containment, buyouts, demolition or large-scale remediation.
Cloning Production One Time $15.0M
[#13] Upfront capital and bulk production costs associated with initiating cloning runs (partial of the 150-clone program assumed here as up-front production/scale costs).
Equipment $10.0M
[#3, #7, #8, #9, #12, #25, #31, #22] Hardware and device purchases: surveillance/CCTV and sensors, anti-air/technical signature suppression hardware (technical portion), generators/UPS/batteries, vehicle fleet purchases, cold-chain vaults/cryoracks, servers and compute hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $10.0M
[#3, #13, #22, #31] Cleanroom/BSL fit-out, specialized IVF/embryology suites, cryostorage racks and imaging/pathology instruments and initial laboratory instrumentation and sterile workstations.
Retirement Incentives $1.5M
[#20] One-time relocation/housing/subsidy buyouts and incentives to recruit Foundation retirees into the program.
Identity Management Setup $300K
[#17] One-time setup costs for creating identities, corporate fronts, initial forged records and legal/entity formation for cover operations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $26.8M/yr
Staff Wages $10.1M/yr
[#5, #6, #14, #15, #30, #32] Salaries and benefits for on-site security force, dedicated MTF/rapid-response unit, R&D staff, medical staff, internal affairs/audit, and core administrative personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $3.4M/yr
[#17, #18, #19, #27] Ongoing identity management, legal retainers, influence/soft-cover payments to local officials, operating cover businesses and media/PR/misinformation budgets.
Cloning Production Operational $3.0M/yr
[#13] Recurring per-clone consumables, neonatal/ICU care, specialist contractor costs and ongoing production expenses until a production run is complete.
Contingency Fund Annual Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#28] Annual reserve contributions to replenish contingency/emergency funds for remediation or buyouts.
Facilities Maintenance $1.7M/yr
[#4, #7, #9, #10, #31] Ongoing maintenance of perimeter systems, surveillance upkeep, energy generator maintenance and fuel testing, water/sewage contracts and periodic systems maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $1.4M/yr
[#11, #12, #25] Food/catering logistics for residents/staff, vehicle operating costs, fuel, maintenance, and secure sample transport/cold-chain logistics operations.
Long Term Demographic Care $1.2M/yr
[#29] Eldercare, assisted living services, chronic care, funerary handling and other long-term demographic support for originals and clones.
Supplies And Consumables $1.1M/yr
[#24] Laboratory consumables, reagents, PPE, sequencing reagents, disposables and regular lab supplies.
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#3, #14] Programmatic research, monitoring protocols, specialist assays and small-scale study budgets outside of staff salaries.
Psychiatric Care And Social Support $500K/yr
[#16] Ongoing psychiatric therapy programs, social support, supervised activities and identity-integration therapy for originals and clones.
Miscellaneous Overhead $500K/yr
[#32] HR, accounting, procurement, payroll processing, utilities admin and other day-to-day overhead.
Training And Education $400K/yr
[#21] Re-training programs, simulated leadership scenarios, classroom resources and mentorship costs for clones.
Data Management Ops $300K/yr
[#22, #31] Secure server operations, backups, archival suppression processes, licensing and secure IT operations.
Biosecurity Consultants $250K/yr
[#23] External consultants and compliance support to ensure safe lab practices and legal/regulatory cover with plausible deniability.
Cold Chain Maintenance $150K/yr
[#25] Ongoing maintenance, power and monitoring costs for long-term biobanking and redundant remote storage.
Environmental Monitoring $150K/yr
[#26] Noise/emissions monitoring, remediation programs and ecological footprint mitigation to avoid detection.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $26.8M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, payroll, and scheduled production activity.
no breach steady cloning/operations routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $28.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Localized accidental exposure, small public encounter, or limited containment failure requiring targeted remediation and legal response.
localized exposure minor data leak isolated containment breach
🚨 Major Breach $47.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20.2M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or large-scale exposure requiring mass remediation, public influence operations, and partial program disruption.
large-scale breach media exposure partial evacuation
🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $102.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$75.2M vs baseline
Full program exposure or cascading failures requiring large national-level remediation, full buyouts, legal settlements and potential demolition of site.
public discovery national media / government involvement irreparable contamination
👥 Personnel 112 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Site Security 60 [#5] On-site 24/7 guard force and supervisors sized to match containment and town security needs.
MTF Agent / Rapid Response 20 [#6] Dedicated rapid-response unit/MTF-equivalent for anomalies and external interdiction.
Research Scientist 14 [#14] Genetics, developmental biology, genomics, and associated lab scientific staff.
Medical Officer / Nursing 10 [#15] Physicians, nurses and clinic staff to support elderly originals and clones.
Internal Affairs / Audit 4 [#30] Counter-insider, audits and oversight personnel to mitigate leaks.
Administrative Staff 4 [#32] HR, accounting, procurement and site administrative roles.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges for nearly every line item; estimates use mid-range selections and conservative assumptions. Anomalous nature and policy choices (scale of cloning, contingency sizing, secrecy posture) produce uncertainty, so confidence is medium.
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