SCP-6154
Thaumiel
~
medium confidence
SCP-6154
Expected annual
$252K
One-time setup
$125K
Annual recurring
$247K
Personnel
1.77
First-year one-time setup is modest (~$125k) driven by IT implementation, backups, and initial study setup; ongoing annual costs are about $247k/yr, dominated by staff wages for research, counselling, HR integration, and legal/cover retainer.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $125K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $247K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$247K/yr
Normal year with scheduled maintenance, research activity, HR/legal retainers, and annual communications; no incidents.
no_incident
routine_operations
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Minor Incident
$272K/yr
Software bug, time-zone trigger error, or small misuse requiring dev overtime, forensic checks, and minor remediation.
database_sync_bug
triggering_misfire
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Research Scale Up
$447K/yr
Foundation decides to expand active study and institutional use, hiring additional staff and expanding program scope.
positive_outcomes
management_decision_to_scale
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Major Leak
$397K/yr
Insider leak or public hint triggers large PR/legal response, extended forensic investigation, and intensified OPSEC measures.
insider_leak
public_exposure
Personnel
1.77 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Psychologist (part-time) | 0.5 | [#10] 0.5 FTE psychologist for monitoring program (part of research salaries). |
| Data Analyst (part-time) | 0.5 | [#10] 0.5 FTE data analyst for surveys/analysis (part of research salaries). |
| HR Coordinator | 0.25 | [#11] 0.25 FTE HR coordinator for reporting and integration. |
| Counsellor / Mental Health Contractor | 0.5 | [#12] Contracted counselling capacity (budgeted as recurring counselling resources). |
| IT Developer / Maintenance (contractor) | 0.02 | [#2] Ongoing patching and occasional fixes (~40 hrs/yr). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most categories (IT, legal, HR, research) but include ranges for some items (research salaries, counselling) and assumptions about site counts, so cost estimates are reasonably well-grounded but not high-confidence.