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SCP-7558 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-7558
Expected annual
$3.4M
One-time setup
$64.1M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
17
One-time archival, preservation, and contingency reserves dominate costs (~$64M); baseline annual operations for a disassembled thaumiel asset are modest (~$2.54M) but reactivation or breach scenarios can push annual spending into the multi-millions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $64.1M
Historical Capital Amortization $40.0M
[#2] Accounting allocation for original 1951 R&D and bespoke paratech fabrication (historical capital/amortization estimate).
Containment Escrow Reserve $20.0M
[#19] Parked contingency fund / emergency reserve for large-scale emergency containment or reparations.
Reactivation Capability $1.6M
[#5] One-time cost to reassemble, test, certify and bring SCP-7558 back online (reactivation engineering and certification).
Equipment $862K
[#8, #11, #15, #17] Initial secure digitization hardware and racks (#8), core spare-inventory procurement (#11 one-time portion), legacy media readers/emulation hardware (#15), and hardened communications/infrastructure build (#17 one-time portion).
Power Infrastructure Hardware $550K
[#7] One-time procurement of dedicated UPS/generator/power-conditioning hardware required for an active bridging device.
Decommissioning And Archival Migration $550K
[#22] One-time costs to migrate content, destroy redundant paratech, and close project files if fully retired.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K
[#3] Cleanroom teardown, forensics lab time, containment tooling and documentation setup to disassemble/catalog legacy components.
Hazardous Remediation Contingency $275K
[#18] One-time remediation budgeting in case contamination is discovered during handling/archival.
Facilities $30K
[#1] One-time relocation and vaulting costs for disassembled components (climate-controlled, Faraday/Scanton-level vault modifications and secure transfer).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#4, #12, #14, #20] Ongoing salaries for paratech engineers/anomalous-systems technicians (#4 baseline lower-end staffing), security staffing salaries (#12 baseline), data preservation specialists (#14 baseline), and administrative/audit FTEs (#20 baseline).
Opportunity Cost $500K/yr
[#21] Imputed opportunity cost of tying Thaumiel resources to SCP-7558 (baseline conservative estimate at low end).
Research And Monitoring $180K/yr
[#6, #8, #15] Continuous monitoring/sensor calibration and contracts (#6 baseline), ongoing secure-storage compute and SAN maintenance (#8 baseline), and legacy-format emulation/license maintenance (#15).
Facilities Maintenance $146K/yr
[#1, #12, #17, #18] Vault space rental/environmental control and physical-hardening maintenance (#1, #12), communications/TEMPEST maintenance (#17), and environmental monitoring / hazardous-waste handling baseline (#18).
Cover Story And Legal $110K/yr
[#16] Legal retainers, PR/cover companies, and OPSEC/misinformation baseline activity.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#9] Secure transport and escorted transfer logistics baseline (infrequent human-managed transfers rather than daily automated missions).
Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr
[#11, #14] Consumables and spare-part turnover (baseline spare-part use) (#11) and lab/conservation supplies for archival preservation (#14).
Mtf Readiness $0/yr
[#13] Dedicated MTF continuous-readiness costs (not maintained at baseline for a decommissioned/disassembled asset; expense reserved for active/reactivation scenarios).
Inspection Missions $0/yr
[#10] Pocket-universe inspection mission costs (monthly missions not part of baseline for disassembled state; accounted for in higher-activity scenarios).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
93.0% probability / year
Asset remains disassembled and components stored in cold vaults with minimal active operations; RAISA performs periodic checks and archival preservation.
asset_disassembled cold_storage_maintenance
🚨 Reactivation And Recommissioning $16.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$14.0M vs baseline
RAISA or Foundation leadership authorizes reassembly and reactivation of SCP-7558 (bringing WELL back online), including power installation and elevated staffing and MTF readiness.
reactivation_order engineering_reassembly power_infrastructure_installation
🚨 Major Breach $10.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$8.2M vs baseline
Containment incident or anomalous activation requiring large-scale response, emergency containment, remediation, and legal/PR operations.
containment_failure anomalous_activation external_exposure
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Paratech Engineer / Anomalous-Systems Technician 6 [#4] Baseline lower-end staffing (6 specialists at ~$120k/yr each) to maintain parts, inspect spares and perform limited maintenance.
Security Officer / Onsite Guard 6 [#12] Baseline security staffing (6 guards/officers to cover archive shifts; salaries/benefits included in recurring security wages).
Research Scientist / Digital Preservationist 3 [#14] Digital conservators and archival specialists (baseline 3 FTEs for migration/format preservation).
Administrative Staff / Audit & Coordination 2 [#20] RAISA management, auditors, and coordination staff (baseline 2 FTEs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: the SCP article and analyst notes explicitly list many cost categories and ranges, but wide ranges (e.g., historical capital, escrow reserve, MTF readiness) and dependence on operational posture (disassembled vs active) introduce substantial uncertainty.
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