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SCP-8005 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-8005
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$517K
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
10
Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$517k) dominated by capsule, specialized equipment and initial contingency/vetting; recurring annual costs are substantial (~$2.49M/yr) driven chiefly by dedicated staff, R&D and an attributed nuclear-warhead maintenance allocation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $517K
Equipment $190K
[#2, #3, #4, #13, #19] High-security mechanical bulkhead lock (#2 ~25k), initial redundant monitoring/recording suite hardware (#3 ~30k), handling and transport hardware (hoist/cradle/crate) (#4 ~20k), initial amnestic/memetic toolkit hardware/stock (#13 ~100k), and secure transport protocol/crate design (#19 ~15k).
Facilities $120K
[#1] Lead-lined containment capsule purchase, installation, interior padding, tamper seals and floor reinforcement.
Secondary Containment Capsule $100K
[#10] Per-duplicate secondary capsule (one-time per duplicate). Estimated midpoint cost used (~$100k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#12] Data extraction, forensics & archival systems initial equipment/setup (~$50k).
Contingency Legal Reserve $50K
[#18] Initial contingency/legal reserve for arbitration and administrative fallout (~$50k initial).
Initial Vetting $5K
[#15] Initial background checks/polygraphs for initial authorized personnel (~$5k).
Rewind Scheduling Setup $2K
[#7] One-time implementation of scheduling/backup procedures for DNA rewinding and redundancy (~$2k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Nuclear Warhead Attribution $1.0M/yr
[#14] Conservative annual attribution for onsite nuclear warhead storage/maintenance & regulatory overhead (~$1,000,000/yr).
Staff Wages $920K/yr
[#5, #6] Project Yurodivy core staffing (~$720k/yr for 6 staff) plus site security & guard detail (~$200k/yr for 4 guards).
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#11] Advanced material analysis / R&D baseline budget (~$500k/yr).
Contingency Admin Reserve $25K/yr
[#18] Ongoing administrative reserve for internal arbitration, investigations, retraining (~$25k/yr).
Amnestic Replenishment $20K/yr
[#13] Amnestic kits, training and replenishment (~$20k/yr).
Data Extraction Maintenance $10K/yr
[#12] Annual storage/maintenance for data extraction and archival (~$10k/yr).
Lock And Capsule Maintenance $5K/yr
[#16] Mechanical lock servicing, lead-lining checks, gasket/tamper-seal replacements and certification (~$5k/yr).
Vetting Recertification $2K/yr
[#15] Periodic recertification of authorized personnel (~$2,500/yr).
Monitoring And Storage $2K/yr
[#3] Ongoing monitoring, redundant local storage, off-site backups, and UPS maintenance/media replacement (~$2,000/yr).
Waste Handling And Cafeteria Compliance $2K/yr
[#17] Biohazard/food waste disposal and compliance audits (~$2k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#20] Power/utilities and minor UPS/battery replacement attributable to monitoring (~$500–$2,000/yr; midpoint used ~$1,250).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#8] Guaranteed hamburger provisioning contract/stock management (~$1,000/yr). Consumable-per-test costs handled in separate line item.
Dna Rewinding Maintenance $1K/yr
[#7] Annual labor/travel/logkeeping for DNA clockwork rewinding (~$1,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[#19] Baseline logistics process cost captured separately; per-shipment costs are episodic and treated as incident-driven (see scenarios and per_shipment_cost).
Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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Per Transport Repacking Fee $0/yr
[#4] Off-site transport crating/repacking cost (~$2,000 per transport). Episodic; baseline set to $0 and handled in scenarios if/when transports occur.
Hamburger Consumable Per Test $0/yr
[#8] Consumable hamburger cost (~$10 per test). Frequency-dependent; baseline assumes no frequent tests and is handled in scenarios when testing frequency increases.
Mtf Deployment Per Incident $0/yr
[#9] Per-incident MTF deployment / recovery budget (~$50,000 average per major recovery incident). Episodic; baseline uneventful year uses $0 and incidents are modeled in scenarios.
Per Shipment Cost $0/yr
[#19] Per-shipment certified carrier/insurance costs (~$5k–$20k per shipment). Episodic; baseline set to $0 and included in incident scenarios when moves occur.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with scheduled maintenance, R&D and no off-site recoveries or major incidents.
no off-site activations regular scheduled maintenance standard R&D operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$62K vs baseline
Single off-site discovery/activation requiring one MTF response, emergency hamburger lure and transport/crating.
off-site activation discovered one MTF deployment single insured transport/crating
🚨 Major Recovery $2.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$365K vs baseline
Recovery of a duplicate instance with secondary capsule construction, large R&D spike and longer-range transport.
duplicate located off-site large-scale recovery and analysis construction of secondary capsule
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Project Lead 1 Part of Project Yurodivy core staff; included in Project staffing wages [#5].
Research Scientist / Engineer 2 Project Yurodivy researchers/engineers; included in Project staffing wages [#5].
Technician 2 Technicians for maintenance, rewinding and handling; included in Project staffing wages [#5].
Administrative Staff / Liaison 1 Admin/liaison role included in Project staffing wages [#5].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Site security / guard detail attributable to SCP-8005 containment posture; included in security wages [#6].
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are specific and include numeric estimates, but several large uncertainties exist (frequency of tests/activations, whether nuclear-warhead maintenance is charged to this program, and discovery rate of duplicates). These drive medium confidence rather than high.
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