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SCP-5898 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-5898
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
10
One-time startup capital is significant (primarily contingency/reserve and potential facility retrofit); recurring annual costs are driven by personnel (monitoring, security, medical, analysts) and ongoing research/monitoring infrastructure (cloud storage, cybersecurity, research budget). Baseline annual recurring costs total roughly $2.0M/yr, with incident scenarios potentially adding hundreds of thousands to millions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Facilities $625K
[#24] Contingency allocation for small secure suite retrofit / isolation wing construction in worst-case physical containment scenario (midpoint of $250k–$1M).
Contingency Reserve Initial $625K
[#19] Initial contingency / catastrophe reserve allocation (midpoint of $250k–$1,000,000).
Equipment $260K
[#1, #2, #4, #5, #8, #17] Monitoring hardware (cameras/NVR) + comms setup endpoints, UPS + standby generator, local server hardware, secure response vehicle purchase, and initial containment/response kit (midpoint estimates aggregated).
Legal Cover Initial $60K
[#16] One-time initial legal cover/records suppression/identity fabrication costs (midpoint of $20k–$100k).
Initial Intake Relocation $30K
[#12] Initial intake/secure transfer & logistics (midpoint of $10k–$50k).
Training Initial $20K
[#15] Initial staff training and drills (one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#6, #7, #9, #14, #18] Salaries & benefits for monitoring personnel (3 FTE), security on-call/rapid response (4 guards), medical officer, senior Thaumiel liaison/oversight, and data analysts (aggregated midpoints).
Research And Monitoring $390K/yr
[#3, #5, #13, #18] Monitoring bandwidth/cloud storage, cybersecurity services, baseline research program budget, and analyst software/compute (aggregated midpoints).
Thaumiel Integration $275K/yr
[#25] Incremental annual budget if SCP-5898-EX is actively used operationally as a Thaumiel asset (midpoint of $50k–$500k).
Cover Story And Legal $88K/yr
[#16, #20, #22] Ongoing legal cover maintenance, administrative/insurance overhead accounting, and public relations/local diplomacy (aggregated).
Site Accommodation If Housed $45K/yr
[#11] Alternate recurring per-room Site-91 accommodation cost if asset is moved on-site (midpoint).
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#4, #23] Generator fuel/maintenance and periodic full security re-evaluation / audits (aggregated).
Residence Stipend Utilities $18K/yr
[#10] Housing stipend, utilities, upkeep, and insurance when SCP-5898-EX remains at current residence (midpoint).
Training And Drills Recurring $18K/yr
[#15] Annual refresher training and tabletop exercises (midpoint).
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#9, #17] Medical consumables and containment/response consumables replacements.
Psych Counseling $10K/yr
[#21] Psychological counseling / behavioral monitoring for SCP-5898-EX (midpoint).
Communications Operation $9K/yr
[#2] Recurring bandwidth / leased-line charges and failover service fees (midpoint ~$500–$1,000/mo).
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#8] Rapid response vehicle fuel/maintenance annual cost (midpoint).
Contingency Replenishment $0/yr
[#19] Ongoing replenishment of contingency reserve (set to $0 unless funds are drawn; replenishment policy variable).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
79.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with steady monitoring, routine maintenance, and ongoing research without major incidents.
steady monitoring routine maintenance no major incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized obstruction/temporary outage (camera blindage, brief comms loss, small regrowth requiring targeted response).
localized corn overgrowth camera obstruction temporary loss of communications
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant field escalation requiring extended burn/containment, extensive repairs, emergency medical care, temporary relocation and reserve draw.
widespread anomalous regrowth loss of a monitoring barn or major equipment operator injury requiring evacuation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $5.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Large-scale catastrophic event requiring full physical containment construction/retrofit, major emergency mobilization, mass public exposure mitigation, and heavy legal/PR costs.
runaway anomalous spread public exposure / civil incident requirement for new containment facility
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Lead Researcher 1 [#6, #14] Lead researcher/analyst responsible for program oversight and Thaumiel liaison duties.
Monitoring Technician 2 [#6] Two 24/7 monitoring technicians (staggered shifts) handling feeds and annotations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#7] Four guards on on-call/rapid response rotation.
Medical Officer 1 [#9] On-call nurse/medical officer for periodic checkups and emergency response.
Data Analyst 1 [#18] Dedicated analyst for feed parsing / ML tools.
Site Liaison / Administrative Staff 1 [#14, #20] Senior liaison / administrative oversight for Thaumiel reporting, legal coordination, and budget accounting.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items for most cost drivers, enabling midpoint estimates; uncertainty remains around contingency sizing, frequency of incidents, and decisions (residence vs. on-site housing), so confidence is medium.
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