SCP-5518
Thaumiel
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low confidence
SCP-5518
Expected annual
$11.9M
One-time setup
$119.9M
Annual recurring
$11.7M
Personnel
18
Initial containment and safe-use R&D require large upfront capital dominated by a catastrophe reserve and specialized R&D; annual operations are driven by staffing, MTF readiness, insurance-pool contributions, and ongoing technical maintenance.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $119.9M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $11.7M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$11.7M/yr
Normal year with standard operations, monitoring, and no major incidents.
no incidents
routine maintenance
scheduled R&D progress
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Minor Incident
$12.2M/yr
Localized equipment failure, attempted tampering, or small-scale unauthorized access attempt requiring repairs, investigations, and short MTF deployment.
robotic subsystem failure
tampering attempt
localized data loss/restore
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Major Breach
$21.7M/yr
Partial assembly or release causing localized reality anomalies requiring large remediation, extended MTF operations, and temporary R&D focus on containment.
partial assembly
unintended activation effects
significant loss of containment
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Catastrophic Activation
$150.0M/yr
Accidental or malicious full activation of SCP-5518 requiring invocation of catastrophic-response, massive remediation, relocation, and potential deployment of the catastrophe reserve.
full activation
YK-class reality restructuring
widespread containment emergency
Personnel
18 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 10 | [#11] 24/7 vault coverage with rotations and rapid escalation team included in staffing costs. |
| Research Scientist | 8 | [#12] Lead physicist/occult scientist, materials scientist, roboticist, memetic safety officer, linguist(s) and supporting scientists (on-site core team). |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with high uncertainty in multi-year R&D costs and the size/frequency of catastrophic events; large discretionary choices (reserve sizing, R&D duration, outsourced vs purchased equipment) dominate variance.