SCP-6880 — SCP-6880 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6880 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence

SCP-6880

Expected annual

$6.0M

One-time setup

$11.5M

Annual recurring

$5.7M

Personnel

One-time setup for a single secure greenhouse site is dominated by laboratory and expansion capital (approx. $11.5M total one-time in this estimate); recurring annual costs are driven primarily by specialized staff and Mobile Task Force operational readiness (~$5.72M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.5M

Expansion Capital Per Campus $3.0M

[#26] Long-term capital for scaling production (per 1-acre equivalent cultivation campus initial capital sample)

Rnd Program Initial $2.0M

[#13] Initial R&D program for materialization/industrialization (pilot-scale extraction, process engineering, pilot plant buildout)

Contamination Remediation Fund $2.0M

[#28] Dedicated contamination remediation reserve (catastrophic environmental cleanup fund)

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M

[#12] Analytical instrumentation and laboratory capital (GC-MS, ICP-MS, gloveboxes, tissue culture hoods, pilot reactors)

Insurance Reserve Initial $1.0M

[#19] Initial insurance/liability reserve fund (set-aside for accidents/settlements/remediation)

Facilities $700K

[#1] Secure greenhouse conversion (sealed floors, decontamination anterooms, secondary containment, contractor fees, permits)

Containment Rnd Initial $400K

[#23] Containment R&D program kickoff (genetic/chemical modification trials, CRISPR/breeding program initial costs)

Equipment $300K

[#2] HVAC/HEPA/chemical filtration and scrubber system (install)

Emergency Equipment $300K

[#17] Standby quarantine trailers, mobile decon units, containment booms and rapid-deployment equipment/training

Harvesting Equipment $300K

[#21] Harvest/processing capital (centrifuges, cold storage, solvent systems, specialized harvest tools)

Environmental Monitoring $150K

[#4] Initial environmental sensor network (soil pH/fluoride sensors, air monitors, thermal/radar, occult detectors, integration)

Occult Instruments $150K

[#27] Specialized occult/goetic-detection instrumentation (initial purchase)

Uv Installation $100K

[#14] UV supplementation LED/UV array and climate-control integration

Hazardous Storage $80K

[#3] PTFE/HDPE-lined drums, stainless overpacks, bonded storage vault and certified containers

Ppe Initial $50K

[#9] Initial PPE and decontamination gear purchase (chemical suits, respirators, portable decon showers)

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.7M/yr

Mtf Operational Readiness $1.5M/yr

[#7] Mobile Task Force readiness, vehicle fleets, training, fuel, field greenhouse support and incident response opex

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#5, #6, #8, #27, #4, #29, #16] Salaries+benefits+hazard/hazard-cert premiums for horticulturists, lab techs/chemists, site guards, data/sensor techs, administrative and medical staff.

Research And Monitoring $540K/yr

[#4, #12, #13] Calibration, sensor network ops (non-salary), laboratory consumables/maintenance, and ongoing R&D program funding

Expansion Operations Per Campus $500K/yr

[#26] Operating costs for an additional 1-acre equivalent cultivation campus (staffing, utilities, logistics)

Administrative Overhead $200K/yr

[#29] Procurement, secure IT/case management, admin personnel OPEX

Thaumaturgic Contingency $200K/yr

[#30] Discretionary fund for unusual thaumaturgic-specific costs and emergency procurements

Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr

[#18] Permits, leases, legal retainers, PR/cover-story operations and domestic legal/regulatory compliance

Waste Handling $150K/yr

[#10] Hazardous waste hauling, neutralization reagents, licensed incineration/landfill fees (site-dependent)

Emergency Readiness $150K/yr

[#17] Maintain readiness for rapid-deployment hazmat teams, decon trailer readiness and training

Certification Testing $150K/yr

[#22] Recurrent product testing and certification pathway costs (ASTM, toxicity, electrical insulation tests)

Security Systems Opex $100K/yr

[#8] CCTV, intrusion detection electronics maintenance, alarm service contracts

Insurance Replenish $100K/yr

[#19] Annual replenishment for liability/reserve fund

Logistics And Transport $75K/yr

[#11] Domestic/intra-foundation transfer shipping, certified couriers, chain-of-custody, escorts (aggregated annual estimate)

Training And Certification $75K/yr

[#20] Annual training, certifications, cross-department drills and exercises

Population Control $60K/yr

[#15] Ongoing removal campaigns, root barriers maintenance, seed sterilization and buffer zone upkeep

Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr

[#9] PPE resupply, respirator cartridges, decon detergents, consumable PPE rotation

Medical Surveillance $50K/yr

[#16] Periodic employee medical testing, occupational physician, epidemiological monitoring

Harvesting Operations $50K/yr

[#21] Ongoing operations costs for harvesting/processing wax and enzyme fractions

Auditing And Compliance $50K/yr

[#24] Internal audits, incident investigations, compliance overhead

Civilian Mitigation Ops $50K/yr

[#25] Budgeted funds for occasional public closures, relocations, and mitigation per small incidents

Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr

[#2] HVAC/HEPA/media replacement and general facility maintenance

Energy $20K/yr

[#14] Electricity for UV arrays and HVAC climate-control (annual)

Occult Instrument Ops $20K/yr

[#27] Maintenance and non-salary operating costs for occult-detection devices

Hazardous Storage Monitoring $6K/yr

[#3] Ongoing monitoring/calibration and alarm checks for hazardous storage vault and containment seals

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.7M/yr

84.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; ongoing containment, routine harvesting, and scheduled R&D progress.

routine_operations scheduled_maintenance normal_harvests

🚨 Minor Incident $5.9M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized escape/civilian contact or limited soil contamination requiring targeted response and remediation.

localized_escape civilian_contact small_scale_soil_contamination

🚨 Major Breach $15.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Large-scale release or widespread environmental contamination requiring extensive remediation, lawsuits, and multi-regional MTF deployment.

mass_civilian_exposure large_scale_environmental_contamination loss_of_control_of_cultivations

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $9.7M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline

Successful industrialization decision leads to immediate capital expansion and pilot-plant scaling while maintaining baseline operations.

decision_to_industrialize successful_production_scale materials_department_request

👥 Personnel 23 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist / Botanist	3	[#5, #13, #23] Onsite horticultural scientists for propagation, R&D and containment-biology trials
Lab Technician / Chemist	4	[#6, #12] Lab staff for fluid assays, neutralization, and analytical instrumentation
Security Officer / Guard	4	[#8] Site guards (24/7 rotation) trained in hazardous-plant protocols
Mobile Task Force Agent	6	[#7, #17] MTF personnel assigned for external population maintenance and rapid-response deployments
Administrative Staff	2	[#29, #18] Procurement, legal liaison, secure case management and cover-story administration
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#2, #14] HVAC/UV/energy systems maintenance and site engineering support
Medical Officer	1	[#16, #17] Occupational health and acute exposure response
Data Analyst / Sensor Technician	1	[#4, #27] Environmental sensor network operator and occult detection specialist

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are constructed from wide ranges in analyst notes and depend heavily on scale decisions, regional labor rates, and policy (secrecy vs. public). One-site costs are better constrained; enterprise scaling and catastrophic remediation have high uncertainty.

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