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SCP-6699 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-6699
Expected annual
$8.8M
One-time setup
$23.7M
Annual recurring
$8.5M
Personnel
38
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $23,700,000 driven by facility build-out, HPC/storage, redundant power systems, initial metaphysical R&D, and a recommended contingency/reserve; recurring operations are approximately $8,455,000/year driven primarily by specialized staff wages, reserve replenishment/insurance, ongoing R&D/compute maintenance, power, and security.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $23.7M
Reserve Fund Initial $10.0M
[#24] Initial recommended insurance/liability/catastrophic containment reserve to cover major exposure or catastrophic containment events.
Equipment $4.6M
[#3,#4,#5,#8,#12,#13,#14,#20] HPC cluster & visualization hardware, chillers/CRAC/UPS/PDUs, redundant generators/battery banks, vitals/life-support bedside systems, initial spare parts stock, on-site/offsite mirrored storage infrastructure, initial cybersecurity hardening, and initial secure transport/vehicles.
Decommissioning And Remediation $2.5M
[#25] One-time costs for safe shutdown, memetic sanitization, disposal and site remediation in decommissioning or compromise scenarios.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.3M
[#2,#15] Initial metaphysical/anti-memetic R&D and bespoke containment engineering plus initial software development and modeling toolchain buildout.
Facilities $2.0M
[#1] Physical renovation and secure lab build-out (blast/EM shielding, secure HVAC, access control, CCTV, secure comms) for continuous metaphysical operations.
Subject Recruitment And Training Initial $800K
[#16] Initial investment to establish a specialized subject recruitment, selection, and training pipeline (1–2 backups).
Amnestics Program Initial $500K
[#18] Initial setup costs for amnestic program infrastructure, reagent stock, and legal/cover identity creation processes.
Public Relations One Time $500K
[#28] One-time large-scale disinformation/PR campaign budget for a major exposure response.
Major Decontamination Event $300K
[#23] One-time contingency for a major decontamination event (memetic/chemical/medical).
Netfisher Activation Contingency $200K
[#6] One-time contingency cost for a single NETFISHER activation/third-party emergency bridging if required.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.5M/yr
Staff Wages $3.3M/yr
[#9,#10,#11,#14] Salaries and benefits for Cartographer/Navigators team, medical staff (nurses/med techs/psychiatrists), security personnel wages; includes cybersecurity staff wages.
Insurance And Catastrophic Fund Replenishment $1.0M/yr
[#24] Annual top-up/replenishment to catastrophic containment reserve/insurance to maintain recommended fund levels after drawdowns or actuarial allocations.
Research And Monitoring $950K/yr
[#26,#2,#3] Ongoing GOTTFRIED R&D and protocol development, metaphysical/anti-memetic upkeep and calibration, and HPC/compute maintenance for continuous modeling and monitoring.
Cover Story And Legal $650K/yr
[#19,#18,#28] Legal/falsification and covert funding, operational amnestic procedures (operational costs), and ongoing PR/disinformation budgets.
Supplies And Consumables $440K/yr
[#12,#8,#13,#15,#23] Spare parts and consumables (replacement electronics, GPUs, sensors), vitals/life-support consumables, recurring storage/media rotation, software licensing maintenance, routine waste handling.
Administrative Overhead $400K/yr
[#27] Allocated portion of site overhead (HR, procurement, classified program accounting, facility share).
Facilities Maintenance $350K/yr
[#4,#5,#23] Ongoing service contracts and maintenance for chillers/CRAC, UPS maintenance and periodic servicing, routine facility infrastructure upkeep.
External Consultancy $300K/yr
[#22] Retainers and ad-hoc engagement fees for external specialists in applied metaphysics, memetics, neurocognitive engineering, and rare contractors.
Emergency Replacement Fund $200K/yr
[#17] Annual contingency/reserve to cover emergency rapid replacement/acquisition operations for subjects and urgent contractual inducements.
Power And Energy $200K/yr
[#7] Continuous electricity consumption for 24/7 HPC, cooling, and life support (operational energy costs).
Redundant Power Operations $180K/yr
[#5] Annual fuel resupply, generator maintenance, and periodic full-load testing for redundant power systems.
Netfisher Retainer $175K/yr
[#6] Annual retainers and readiness contracts to enable NETFISHER emergency activation from non-anomalous sources.
Subject Training Pipeline Maintenance $150K/yr
[#16] Recurring costs to maintain readiness of trained replacement subjects (screening, refreshers, simulators, incentives).
Training Drills $100K/yr
[#21] Regular multidisciplinary drills and exercises (power-loss, NETFISHER activation, containment simulations).
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#20] Operations for secure transport, armored vehicle upkeep, specialized transfer equipment and in-transit support.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.5M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled R&D, and no major incidents or activations.
routine_operations scheduled_R&D no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $10.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Limited containment incident or subject deterioration requiring NETFISHER activation, emergency replacement, targeted decontamination and additional legal/PR response.
subject_deterioration limited_breach NETFISHER_activation
🚨 Major Breach $23.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Significant containment compromise or public exposure requiring large-scale reserve drawdown, mass amnestic operations, equipment replacement, and site remediation.
major_containment_breach public_exposure catastrophic_system_failure
👥 Personnel 38 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Cartographer 1 [#9] Senior Cartographer role with Level-5 clearance; continuous involvement in mapping and protocol oversight.
Navigator (active) 2 [#9] Active Navigator subjects/operators required to run traversal and maintenance of GOTTFRIED protocols.
Navigator (backup/on-call) 2 [#9,#16] Trained backup Navigators maintained via the training pipeline to be deployed if primary subjects deteriorate.
Medical Staff (nurses/med techs/psychiatric support) 6 [#10] Continuous medical monitoring, dialysis/ICU-level care readiness, and mental-health support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 16 [#11] Armed and specialized security personnel for 24/7 coverage and secure transport operations.
Cybersecurity / SOC analysts 4 [#14] Continuous cybersecurity, air-gap enforcement, and intrusion detection for conventional and memetic vectors.
Engineer / Maintenance (power, HVAC, HPC) 4 [#4,#5,#3] On-site technicians for chillers/UPS/generator maintenance and HPC/hardware repairs.
Administrative Staff 3 [#27] Program admin, procurement, HR and classified accounting support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use mid-range values from analyst ranges and explicitly-accounted contingencies; reasonable coverage of capital, O&M, personnel, and reserve needs but significant uncertainty remains due to the anomalous/Thaumiel nature of SCP-6699, unknown sustained power draw, and potential scale of exposure events.
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