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SCP-7649 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-7649
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$-966000
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
13
Net one-time capital is negative due to an avoided construction cost, while annual operations are dominated by a dedicated security allocation; baseline recurring costs are approximately $1.54M/year driven primarily by staff wages and contingency.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $-966000
Equipment $210K
[#3, #4, #8, #9, #11, #12] Access control hardware, CCTV/NVR/tamper sensors, heavy-duty shelving & sealed containers, inventory hardware/software, environmental sensors & UPS, material handling equipment.
Facilities $200K
[#2] Structural assessment, tie-in to Site-19 electrical, fire-suppression and HVAC; reinforcement/fireproofing.
Initial Quarantine Incident Response $50K
[#1] Rapid containment / forensic survey: 20personnel × 3 days and equipment rental/consumables.
One Time Contingency $49K
[#24] One-time contingency reserve (~10% of one-time baseline) included in the setup total.
Sop Creation And Initial Training $25K
[#16] One-time SOP drafting and initial staff onboarding course.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Avoided Construction Cost $-1500000
[#22] Estimated avoided one-time capital cost for not having to build an equivalent secure storage module (presented as negative cost/savings).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#6] Dedicated Security Team Bravo-02 allocation (12 FTEs fully-loaded ~$80k/yr each plus training/hazard pay).
Contingency Reserve $140K/yr
[#20, #23] Recurring contingency/reserve (10% of annual operating subtotal); used for unexpected events and escalation.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal/cover-story/memetic-secrecy maintenance and front-company resources.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#15] Periodic inspections, quarterly audits, specialist re-evaluation and testing.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#7, #14] Incremental utilities/HVAC operating cost and routine maintenance/janitorial.
Administrative Overhead $40K/yr
[#18] Clerical/logistics time for logs, redaction, clearance processing, scheduling and filing (0.5–1 FTE equivalent).
Capital Depreciation $40K/yr
[#21] Amortization of one-time capital purchases (shelving, CCTV, HVAC tie-ins, IT) over useful lives.
Training And Drills $15K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training and practical drills.
Emergency Response Readiness $15K/yr
[#17] Medical standby, periodic readiness checks, standby consumables and medic availability for transfers/incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#13] Consumables, packaging, PPE, seals, cleaning supplies.
Cctv Alarm Maintenance $10K/yr
[#5] Video retention storage, periodic maintenance, system updates, and monitoring operator allocation.
Inventory Software Maintenance $5K/yr
[#10] Annual licenses, sysadmin support, secure backups, periodic auditing for the inventory system.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with only routine operations and scheduled maintenance.
no incidents routine audits and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Small discovery or minor containment/transfer incident requiring investigation, overtime, limited repairs, and sample analysis.
unexpected item discovered localized contamination/cleanup limited medical treatment or overtime
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or violent anomalous event requiring MTF deployment, medical response, infrastructure repairs, and potential loss of assets.
containment failure hostile anomalous manifestation loss of personnel or asset destruction
🚨 Escalation To High Risk Storage $2.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
SCP-7649 begins to store higher-risk anomalies or manifests new properties, requiring construction of specialized containment modules and expanded research.
storage of higher-risk anomalies new anomalous properties manifest
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#6] Dedicated Team Bravo-02 allocation (12 FTEs for rotational coverage and supervisors).
Administrative Staff 1 [#18] Clerical/records/clearance processing (0.5–1 FTE equivalent covered in administrative overhead).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst-provided line-item estimates and consolidated totals are reasonably detailed, especially for recurring staffing costs, but anomalous behaviour and site accounting variations introduce uncertainty.
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