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SCP-6064 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-6064
Expected annual
$4.0M
One-time setup
$7.3M
Annual recurring
$3.9M
Personnel
12
Initial one-time setup is front-loaded (dedicated wing, secure systems, vehicles, servers, and contingency) at roughly $7.33M; recurring yearly operations (staffing, research, utilities, legal/cover, safety) run roughly $3.88M/year, with personnel wages and research as the primary drivers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.3M
Facilities $5.0M
[#1] Dedicated secure coordination/containment wing construction and fit-out sized for initial population (~100 instances).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#24] Initial contingency/reserve fund for unexpected anomalous behavior or special projects (one-time reserve).
Equipment $975K
[#3, #7, #13, #22, #26] Surveillance installation, rapid-response vehicles, one-time IT/secure-terminal integration, secure servers, and non-invasive ID hardware (sum of listed one-time hardware/system installs).
Training Development $150K
[#4] Development of mandatory training modules, policy documentation, video modules and manuals (one-time development).
Comms Integration $100K
[#16] One-time communications/software/hardware integration for breach-aid coordination.
Public Cover Setup $75K
[#25] One-time setup of public-cover infrastructure (fake entities, shell companies, false records, web presence).
Medical Capital $25K
[#9] Cots, recliners, small clinic exam room equipment and minor refit for exhaustion care (one-time).
Per Instance Setup $5K
[#11] One-time marginal accommodation/admin unit cost per additional new instance (unit cost = $5,000 per new instance; not multiplied here).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#6, #10, #14] Security staffing (6 guards × $78,000 ≈ $468,000/yr), medical staffing wages (2 med techs ≈ $140,000/yr), verification & oversight team (4 FTE ≈ $480,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $750K/yr
[#15] Annual research allocation into origin/behavior (PI/postdoc, experiments, consumables; low-priority but required).
Cover Story And Legal $640K/yr
[#18, #19, #25, #30] Amnestic operations & public cover-up (~$250,000/yr), legal & counsel retainers (~$100,000/yr), public-cover maintenance (~$40,000/yr), legal defense contingency/retainer (~$250,000/yr).
Safety Upgrades $500K/yr
[#23] Ongoing safety investment (PPE, automation, robotics, retrofits) to reduce personnel deaths and constrain instance population growth (~$500,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $210K/yr
[#2, #3] Utilities and facility operating costs for dedicated wing (~$15,000/month → $180,000/yr) plus surveillance/system maintenance/licenses (~$30,000/yr).
Hr And Admin $120K/yr
[#20] HR & administrative overhead for anomalous personnel management (1–2 admins; recordkeeping, assignments, nondisclosure paperwork).
It Operating $120K/yr
[#29] Incremental workstation energy and network/IT operating costs for additional secure terminals (~$120,000/yr).
Cybersecurity $75K/yr
[#28] Annual external audits and red-team assessments to mitigate information-based risks (~$75,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $65K/yr
[#10, #12, #27] Medical consumables (~$20,000/yr), clothing replacement & laundry (~$35,000/yr), waste/laundry chemical disposal (~$10,000/yr).
Secure Data Storage Annual $60K/yr
[#22] Annual storage, audits, redundancy and off-site backup costs for high-value knowledge (~$60,000/yr).
It Maintenance $50K/yr
[#13] Annual maintenance/licenses/operations for secure workstations/accounts and segmented networks (~$50,000/yr).
Mental Health $50K/yr
[#21] Mental health & EAP services for staff exposure/trauma (~$50,000/yr).
Training Recurring $40K/yr
[#5] Recurring staff training, annual re-certification, new-hire briefings and compliance audits (~$40,000/yr).
Comms Upkeep $40K/yr
[#16] Annual upkeep and drills for communications/coordination systems (~$40,000/yr).
Joint Drills $40K/yr
[#17] Annual joint recontainment drills and coordination exercises (~$40,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#8] Rapid-response operations budget (fuel, consumables, maintenance, per-diem, deployment consumables).
Per Instance Recurring $1K/yr
[#11] Recurring marginal cost per instance per year for utilities/admin (~$1,000 per active instance; unit cost provided, not multiplied here).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.9M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing operations, no major incidents; routine reseach, maintenance, training, and cover-up budget consumed.
no_public_incidents steady hiring/training routine operations only
🚨 Minor Public Incident $4.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$225K vs baseline
One or more SCP-6064 instances appear publicly requiring additional field amnestics, PR remediation, and a small number of new instances to be processed.
public materialization field amnestic deployment small retrieval operation
🚨 Major Breach $5.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or catastrophic event leading to many personnel deaths, mass materializations, large-scale retrieval and legal/PR costs.
site-level catastrophe mass materialization large recontainment and amnestic operations
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $6.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Operational decision to scale SCP-6064 use for Foundation projects, requiring rapid facility/IT expansion and recurring research hires.
high-value breakthrough policy decision to scale use rapid hiring and facility expansion
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] Six specialized guards to patrol and enforce non-interaction rules (6 × $78,000/yr included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer / Med Tech 2 [#10] Two med techs on duty to manage exhausted instances and staff emergency care (wages portion included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist / Verification Team 4 [#14] Four FTE verification/oversight researchers/managers (wages included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are provided in analyst notes so totals are reasonably anchored, but scaling assumptions (per-instance growth rate, how many new instances per year, frequency of public incidents) are uncertain, so long-run projections carry moderate uncertainty.
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