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SCP-7411 Thaumiel ? low confidence
SCP-7411
Expected annual
$12.1M
One-time setup
$25.6M
Annual recurring
$11.8M
Personnel
36
Estimated one-time capital outlay ~ $25.6M for containment wing, bespoke ontological lab equipment, HPC and a contingency reserve; recurring annual costs ~ $11.845M driven primarily by specialized personnel wages, ETTRA readiness, HPC/ research operations, and contractor/R&D spend.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $25.6M
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#17] Liquid contingency/breach cleanup reserve for decontamination, memetic remediation, reconstruction and large-scale amnestic campaigns.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $7.0M
[#3, #15] Specialized ontological research lab equipment procurement/R&D and sensor R&D / nonstandard sensor development (vacuum chambers, field generators, ontological sensors, custom shielding, test rigs).
Facilities $3.8M
[#1] Construction/retrofit of a dedicated secure containment wing with reinforced rooms, ontological shielding, redundant life-support, sally-ports, and secure archive vault.
Equipment $2.8M
[#4, #14] High-performance computation hardware and secure-physical-access hardware (HPC cluster purchase, biometric/mantrap systems, tamper-evident storage).
Power Infrastructure $750K
[#2] High-availability power infrastructure one-time install: generators, UPS, isolated substation.
Secure Data Development $500K
[#13] Development of secure/redaction/automatic-expunge software (initial development / air-gapped deployment).
Transport Vehicles $400K
[#18] Armored / ontologically-hardened vehicles and hardened containers purchase.
Cover Contingency Fund $250K
[#16] One-time contingency fund for complex cover/denial operations.
Security Equipment Issuance $125K
[#7] Initial equipment issuance for security personnel (weapons, comms, counter-memetic issuance).
Amnestic Storage Setup $25K
[#10] One-time secure storage construction/secure handling setup for amnestic chemicals.
Summary Capital Outlay Estimate $0
[#27] Summary estimate noted by analysts (5M–25M range); detailed line items above capture specific one-time costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.8M/yr
Staff Wages $5.3M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #9, #11, #20, #24] Salaries and retention premiums: Dr. Scranton, SHARPSPACE core & support staff, security salaries, memetic clinicians, on-site medical staff, specialized memetic/metaphysics/ontology personnel, and archival/redaction workforce.
Ettra Readiness $2.0M/yr
[#8] ETTRA / rapid-response tactical readiness: personnel on-call costs, specialized equipment amortization, drills and vehicle availability.
External Contractor Rd $1.0M/yr
[#26] External contractor R&D and specialist procurement on an ad-hoc basis for bespoke hardware and memetic countermeasures.
Cover Story And Legal $750K/yr
[#16, #22, #23] Legal retainers, cover story maintenance, shell organizations, internal oversight coordination and contractual/consulting payments to secure advisor priority.
Research And Monitoring $700K/yr
[#3, #15] Ongoing maintenance, calibration and operations for specialized ontological research equipment and nonstandard sensor operations.
Hpc Operations $550K/yr
[#4] Power, cooling, maintenance, and software licenses for high-performance computation and simulation clusters.
Energy Utilities $400K/yr
[#25] Increased energy and utility costs from intensive experiments, cooling and continuous compute loads.
Supplies And Consumables $350K/yr
[#21, #10] Laboratory consumables & hazardous materials handling (cryogens, gases, replacement parts) plus recurring amnestic supplies stockpile/replacement.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#2] Ongoing maintenance and fuel/UPS upkeep for redundant power/backups and general facility maintenance.
Secure Data Maintenance $125K/yr
[#13] Ongoing maintenance, audits, and air-gapped system upkeep for redaction/auto-expunge software.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#18] Vehicle maintenance, driver training and intra-site transport operations for hardened transport solutions.
Amnestic Program $100K/yr
[#9] Per-treatment amnestic costs and emergency amnestic stock usage (excludes clinician salaries accounted in staff_wages).
Living Accommodations $100K/yr
[#12] Ongoing costs for high-quality on-site living quarters, amenities, food, laundry and utilities for sequestered personnel.
Training And Protocols $80K/yr
[#19] Regular staff training, SOP development, ETTRA drills, amnestic and expunge procedure exercises.
Archive Maintenance $40K/yr
[#14] Maintenance and service for secure physical archive systems (badging, sensors, tamper-evidence).
Annual Total Operating Budget Range Estimate $0/yr
[#27] Analyst summary range for annual operating budget (4M–25M+); detailed recurring line items above represent the modeled baseline.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.8M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled research, no containment breaches or major incidents.
no_breach routine_research_activity regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $13.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Localized exposure, limited data corruption or partial power outage requiring short-term remediation and extra amnestic campaigns.
limited_exposure localized_data_corruption temporary_power_loss
🚨 Major Breach $26.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
ETTRA declares Site-120 compromised or a significant physical/memetic breach requiring large-scale remediation and use of contingency reserve.
ETTRA_declares_compromise automatic_expunge_trigger large_scale_exposure
👥 Personnel 36 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Senior Researcher (Dr. Scranton) 1 [#5] Senior researcher retention/hazard premium position; exempt from reassignment.
Research Scientist (SHARPSPACE core) 3 [#6] Core three-person SHARPSPACE research team (senior roles).
Technical Support Staff (postdocs/technicians/memeticists) 4 [#6] Support researchers and technicians (2–6 range; midpoint used).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#7] Armed security rotation for constant 24/7 coverage (10–20 personnel; midpoint used).
Memetic Clinician / Medical Officer 3 [#9, #11] Memetic clinicians and psychiatrists trained for anomalous/ontological effects (2–4 clinicians + medical).
Medical Nurse / Support 2 [#11] Nursing/support staff for on-call medical readiness and sequestered personnel care.
Memeticists / Metaphysicists / Ontologists (specialists) 4 [#20] Dedicated specialist personnel for ontological oversight (3–6 specialists; midpoint used).
Archival & Redaction Staff 4 [#24] Staff managing classified materials, redaction, and amnesticization paperwork (2–6 staff; midpoint used).
📋 Confidence Notes
High uncertainty due to bespoke ontological technologies, wide input ranges in analyst notes, and potential for open-ended 'all resource requests' spending; many line items are bespoke and have poor historical analogues.
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