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SCP-6940 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-6940
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
16
Initial one-time setup and reserves are the main upfront costs (land purchase, contingency reserves, secure build-outs and equipment). Recurring costs (~$2.03M/yr) are driven primarily by permanent staff wages, regular weekly examination logistics, medical readiness, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Facilities $738K
[#1, #3, #15] Land purchase and secure title transfer, perimeter fencing/gates installation, and secure archival safe-room build-out.
Containment Reserve $500K
[#20] One-time contingency/reserve for anomalous escalation (mid-range of recommended reserve).
Personnel Reserve $500K
[#26] One-time reserve for personnel losses, compensation, and liability payouts.
Equipment $166K
[#5, #6, #7, #9, #16, #25] Remote monitoring hardware (CCTV/etc.), air-quality/smoke sensors, specialized small-port tools and containment kit, vehicle fleet purchase, initial secure IT/server setup, and secure printing equipment.
Background Check Onboarding $96K
[#23] One-time enhanced onboarding vetting assumed for ~16 sensitive staff @ $6,000 each.
Recruiting $10K
[#14] One-time recruiting costs for highly specific reader hires/backups.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#4, #14, #17] Permanent staff salaries: 9security staff (~$495,000), 3 dedicated readers (~$180,000), 4 research scientists/lead (~$480,000).
Thaumiel Integration Fund $150K/yr
[#27] Long-term contingency allocation for Thaumiel responsibilities (cross-site staffing/coordination).
Medical Emergency Response $130K/yr
[#10] Medevac/ambulance/airlift retainer plus budgeted incident care (retainer $30k + incident average budgeting ~$100k).
Medical Consulting Retainer $120K/yr
[#11] On-call clinical staff retainer/consulting budget for physicians, surgeons, trauma nurses.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#21] Ongoing legal counsel, liaisons, public-affairs/counter-intel retainer and small settlement budget.
Research And Monitoring $98K/yr
[#5, #6, #16, #18, #19] Remote monitoring maintenance, air-quality calibration, secure data hosting, experimental/field research budget, forensic/lab analysis.
Logistics And Transport $72K/yr
[#8, #9] Weekly examination logistics (transport, PPE, small crew ops) and vehicle running costs (fuel/maintenance/insurance).
Long Term Psych Care $40K/yr
[#13] Psychological follow-up and long-term care for returned personnel (PTSD, CBT, etc.).
Background Monitoring $40K/yr
[#23] Ongoing personnel vetting, periodic rechecks and monitoring for Document-6940-1C access list.
Amnestic And Hypnotherapy $35K/yr
[#12] Post-exploration amnesticization and hypnotherapy sessions (~50 sessions/yr at ~$700/session).
Administrative Overhead $35K/yr
[#28] Miscellaneous administrative overhead (accounting, HR, travel, incidentals).
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#2, #3, #15] Property taxes and land management, perimeter/vandalism repairs, archival safe-room maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $16K/yr
[#7, #24, #25] Consumables (specialized kit consumables), PPE and decon supplies, records handling consumables.
Training And Drills $12K/yr
[#22] Annual training, drills, and compliance certification for security, medics, and researchers.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with weekly examinations and standard operations, no major incidents.
weekly_examinations_only no_unexpected_anomalous_escalation
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized incident during an exploration requiring extra medical care, additional forensic analysis, and temporary security surge.
explorer_injury_cluster extra_medical_incidents short-term_perimeter_repair
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant anomalous escalation or hostile entities requiring mobilization of contingency funds, hardened perimeter construction, and large-scale emergency response.
topological_expansion hostile_entities public_exposure_risk
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#4] 24/7 on-site security staffing (coverage and supervisor).
Designated Reader / Ritual Participant 3 [#14] Dedicated hires (female adult meeting narrow phenotypic/background requirements).
Research Scientist 4 [#17] Psychologists, anthropologists, anomaly specialists, lead project scientist.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are explicitly estimated in the analyst notes, allowing a structured budget; however, anomalous escalation costs and reserves are inherently uncertain and some per-person assumptions (vetting counts, incident frequency) are approximated.
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