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SCP-5839 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-5839
Expected annual
$8.0M
One-time setup
$3.6M
Annual recurring
$7.8M
Personnel
24
One-time capital costs ~ $3.6M for dedicated containment, lab and equipment; recurring annual costs ~ $7.85M driven primarily by staff wages, intelligence/counter-GoI operations, research, legal/cover, and facilities upkeep.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.6M
Facilities $1.6M
[#1, #4, #15] Construction/renovation and furnishing of two containment/observation suites, initial security installation, and off-site mirrored/archive facility setup (midpoint estimates summed).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#9] Dedicated temporal-physics research lab baseline buildout and instrumentation (midpoint of provided range).
Equipment $780K
[#2, #6, #21, #14, #18] High-resolution CCTV/audio/tamper sensors and logging hardware, digitization/forensic equipment, initial bespoke software purchase, initial biological-preservation setup, and initial vetting program costs (midpoint estimates summed).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#3, #4, #8, #19] Salaries/benefits for senior oversight researchers, security guards payroll, message-review board reviewers & admin support, and administrative FTEs (midpoint estimates summed).
Intelligence And Counter Goi $1.2M/yr
[#12] Monitoring and covert counter-Group-of-Interest operations, misinformation campaigns, arrests and related external operations budget.
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#11, #20] Legal counsel, cover/OPSEC operations, governmental liaison, public-relations and disinformation budgets.
Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr
[#6, #9, #10] Ongoing digitization/storage, dedicated temporal research program operations, and forensic/provenance verification personnel & instruments.
Facilities Maintenance $860K/yr
[#1, #2, #5, #15, #25] Annual maintenance for containment suites, surveillance replacement/storage, archival site utilities/conservation, off-site redundancy upkeep, and annualized capital replacement/amortization.
Contingency Reserve $300K/yr
[#23] Reserve for unanticipated events, legal settlements, accelerated research or covert actions (10–20% guideline applied to operating budget).
Emergency Response $150K/yr
[#16] Rapid-response on-call teams, drills, incident playbooks, and emergency supplies/equipment.
Training And Vetting $150K/yr
[#18] Ongoing specialized temporal-safety training, re-certification programs, and clearance maintenance.
Infosec Software Maintenance $125K/yr
[#21] Recurring maintenance, audits, and penetration testing for bespoke provenance/time-aware software and secure review portals.
Ethics Board And External Review $88K/yr
[#24] Independent ethical reviews, oversight panels and associated reporting costs.
Logistics And Transport $85K/yr
[#17] Secure transport and courier services between sites (armored/secured movement and custody operations).
Medical And Welfare $85K/yr
[#13] Medical, psychiatric, and welfare care for SCP-5839-1/-2 (regular exams, counseling, medications, emergency treatment).
Supplies And Consumables $26K/yr
[#7, #22] Controlled stationery, traceable paper/inks/pens and routine consumables (office/lab) averaged.
Biological Preservation Maintenance $6K/yr
[#14] Ongoing cryopreservation/tissue banking storage and maintenance costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.8M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, scheduled research, and standard security posture.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $8.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized tampering, small data loss, or brief systems failure requiring forensics and temporary surge staffing.
tampering_attempt localized_system_failure small_document_loss
🚨 Major Breach $9.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Physical breach or GoI exploitation resulting in loss/alteration of archival materials and sustained containment response.
physical_breach GoI_exploitation multiple_documents_altered
🚨 Political Exposure $10.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Public leak or governmental probe forcing extensive disinformation, legal defense, and liaison with multiple governments.
public_leak government_investigation high_visibility_incident
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Senior Staff 5 [#3] Senior researchers/officers providing 24/7 oversight and experiment authorization (midpoint staffing from notes).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#4] Armed/unarmed guards for perimeter and access control (8–12 range used; midpoint staffing).
Message Reviewers / Legal Advisors 6 [#8] Multi-disciplinary review committee (4–6 reviewers) plus admin support included in count and budget.
Administrative Staff 3 [#19] Records management, scheduling, and request processing (2–5 FTEs range; midpoint used).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit ranges for most line items enabling midpoint estimates, but temporal anomalies and GoI interactions introduce uncertainty.
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