SCP-7482 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-7482
Expected annual
$6.7M
One-time setup
$3.9M
Annual recurring
$6.5M
Personnel
20
One-time capital and program setup are roughly $3.94M driven by secure archival buildout, air-gapped compute/backups and specialized hardware; steady annual operations are roughly $6.46M/yr driven primarily by specialized staff wages, ongoing research, contractors and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.9M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.3M
[#13, #14, #15, #20] Initial research/lab buildout: digital backup/cold-storage initial vaults, compute cluster for decoding/indexing, initial software & emulation development, training/SOP development.
Emergency Response Reserve $1.0M
[#24] One-time emergency/rapid-mobilization reserve (held available for incidents).
Equipment $435K
[#2, #3, #4, #9, #10, #11, #12, #27] One-time hardware and installed systems: EM shielding, climate/hardware installs, UPS/generator, initial spare-parts stock, diagnostic equipment, air-gapped workstations, data-diode hardware, forensic logging appliance.
Personnel Vetting Initial $400K
[#19] Initial high-clearance vetting for ~20-person program (deep background checks, polygraphs, psych evals).
Migration Project Setup $300K
[#26] One-time major migration/emulation project planning and initial execution costs.
Insurance Setup $200K
[#25] One-time setup for covert financial maintenance / insurance shells / escrow accounts.
Facilities $150K
[#1] Secure archival vault buildout (reinforced room, ballistic door, shelving, vibration isolation).
Relocation Capability $100K
[#28] One-time investment in secure climate-controlled transport capability and protocols (per relocation readiness equipment).
Cover Setup $50K
[#17] One-time legal/cover-story setup (shell entities, documentation, NDAs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.9M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #22, #23] Salaries & benefits for security guards (armed, 24/7 shifts), senior researchers (Level 5/7482), supporting technical staff (legacy hardware techs, sysadmins), administrative staff, and containment liaisons.
Research And Monitoring $2.7M/yr
[#8, #13, #14, #15, #16, #21, #23, #26, #27, #29, #30] Contractor pool for esoteric reverse-engineering, secure cold-storage fees and verification, compute-cluster electricity/maintenance, software maintenance/emulation work, cybersecurity audits, data governance/oversight, containment-integration operational support, ongoing migration/preservation work, forensic logging storage, multi-year research program funding, and redaction/privacy mitigation workflows.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#17, #18, #25] Ongoing legal counsel, cover-story maintenance, media suppression & PR contingency, insurance/indemnity recurring costs.
Logistics And Transport $75K/yr
[#28, #23] Ongoing costs for secure transport, routine relocation readiness, packaging and secure transmission of approved outputs to containment teams.
Data Diodes Operation $60K/yr
[#12] Operation, auditing and approval workflow costs for one-way data diode / controlled-output systems.
Personnel Vetting Monitoring $50K/yr
[#19] Ongoing monitoring and psychological screening for high-clearance staff.
Training And Sop $50K/yr
[#20] Recurring training sessions, certification programs and SOP updates for safe query construction/use.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#2, #3, #4] Annual testing/maintenance and energy for EM shielding, climate control systems, and UPS/generator upkeep/fuel contracts.
Workstation Maintenance $30K/yr
[#11] Maintenance, upgrades and support for secure air-gapped analysis workstations and hardened interfaces.
Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr
[#9, #10] Consumables: replacement vintage parts replenishment and calibration consumables for precision repair equipment.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.5M/yr
83.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, maintenance, and containment support.
normal operations scheduled research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $7.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized misuse or investigatory lapse requiring internal discipline, legal action, limited PR response and additional containment support.
project staff misuse limited public leak ethics/legal investigation
🚨 Major Breach $10.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Significant data leak or public exposure requiring large-scale legal, PR, indemnity, emergency fund drawdown and containment actions.
wide public disclosure unauthorized exfiltration multi-jurisdictional legal action
🚨 Research Scale Up $8.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$2.1M vs baseline
Decision to aggressively index/simulate queries at scale requiring major capital Outlay for expanded compute, backups and software work.
strategic decision to index data large-scale decoding campaign
🚨 Relocation Event $6.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$445K vs baseline
Planned or emergency physical relocation of SCP-7482 requiring secure convoy, climate control transport and heightened security.
site compromise strategic relocation
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#5] 24/7 armed guard coverage, shift rotations and relief.
Research Scientist 4 [#6] Senior Level 5/7482 researchers handling queries, theory and containment use.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#7, #10] Legacy-hardware technicians, systems administrators and repair specialists.
Administrative Staff 2 [#22] Scheduling, access control, session supervision and record maintenance.
Containment Liaison / Field Agent 2 [#23] Translate approved outputs to containment actions and liaise with field teams.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line items and ranges, but many policy decisions (backup strategy, scale of indexing, staffing levels, reserve sizing) create material uncertainty; estimates use mid-range choices where ranges existed.
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