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SCP-5363 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-5363-D
Expected annual
$10.7M
One-time setup
$35.7M
Annual recurring
$10.6M
Personnel
16
One-time engineering, vault and contingency reserves dominate upfront costs (~$35.7M), while recurring yearly operations (security, specialist staff, insider-threat and emergency reserves) drive ongoing costs (~$10.55M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $35.7M
Catastrophic Contingency Reserve $25.0M
[#25] Large-scale catastrophic containment contingency fund (reserve, conservative planning midpoint).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.0M
[#12] Initial secure-destruction/decommissioning R&D and specialized lab buildout (initial R&D midpoint).
Classified Procurement Reserve $2.0M
[#21] One-time classified procurement / black-budget reserve (initial tranche, midpoint).
Facilities $1.3M
[#1, #3] Level-9/Area upgrade/vault enclosure and environmental control installation (midpoint estimates).
Equipment $1.1M
[#2, #9, #10, #11] Custom cover-sheet lock, initial secure-logging hardware, fail-safe automation, and robotic handling hardware (summed midpoints).
Per Move Transport $325K
[#17] Secure transportation convoy & logistics per high-security move (per-move midpoint).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.6M/yr
Emergency Response Reserve $3.0M/yr
[#13] Maintain contingency reserve for emergency response & forensic investigation (recommended $1M–$5M; midpoint maintained annually).
Personnel Replacement Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#14] Annual reserve for high-ranking personnel replacement, vetting and accelerated training (recommended $2M/yr).
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#4, #5] Continuous physical security staffing (12 guards @ $80k loaded) and on-site memetics/thaumaturgy specialists (4 x $150k loaded).
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#12] Ongoing decommissioning R&D program costs (annual midpoint).
Insider Threat Mitigation $625K/yr
[#7] Background investigations, polygraphs and continuous counterintelligence (assumed 50 relevant staff, midpoint).
Covert Operations $500K/yr
[#16] Baseline covert cover-up/misinformation ops budget for plausible deniability and off-books contingencies.
Classified Procurement Topup $500K/yr
[#21] Recurring top-ups to classified procurement / black-budget reserve (annual replenishment).
Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr
[#6, #15] O5-level oversight administration, secure briefings, legal counsel, internal investigations and ethical oversight (summed midpoints).
Periodic Audit $125K/yr
[#22] Periodic audit, compliance reviews and external expert consultations (midpoint).
Psych Support And Hazard Pay $125K/yr
[#20] Psychological support, counseling and hazard pay for assigned personnel (midpoint).
Red Team And Pen Tests $100K/yr
[#8] Regular adversarial testing, social-engineering and physical drills (midpoint).
It Support And Logging $100K/yr
[#9] Air-gapped archival IT support and tamper-evident logging annual operations (midpoint).
Robotic Maintenance $62K/yr
[#11] Robotic handling systems maintenance and operator training annual costs (midpoint).
Comms Security $62K/yr
[#23] Communications security (COMSEC), encrypted couriers and secure destroyers (midpoint).
Pr Training $60K/yr
[#24] Public-relations/messaging training for site personnel (midpoint).
Facilities Maintenance $21K/yr
[#3, #18] Environmental control energy/maintenance and incremental energy/utilities/UPS/generator marginal costs.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#19] Tamper-evident seals, archival packaging, consumables (midpoint estimate).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring Additional $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.6M/yr
95.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance, and reserve top-ups; no page-read incidents or major breaches.
routine_operations no_unauthorized_access
🚨 Minor Incident $12.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
A localized incident such as an unauthorized reading or single-page exposure requiring emergency response, forensic work, limited operational disruption, and PR/legal actions.
unauthorized_reading single_page_read localized_fatality
🚨 Major Breach $30.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or coordinated external attack leading to multiple page reads, several high-ranking fatalities, activation of large contingency funds and international-level response.
site_breach multiple_pages_read external_actor_exploitation
🚨 Political Exposure $15.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Leak or public/political exposure tied to SCP-5363 (e.g., deaths traced publicly), requiring sustained covert operations, legal defense, PR campaigns and higher-level oversight costs.
public_leak high_profile_deaths media_investigation
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#4] Dedicated armed security team covering 24/7 rotations (12 guards at $80k loaded each).
Memetics Specialist / Thaumaturgist 4 [#5] On-site memetics/thaumaturgy research staff and rotation (4 specialists at $150k loaded each).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many estimates are wide and scenario frequencies are subjective; Thaumiel containment uncertainty and contingency sizing lower precision.
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