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SCP-8660 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-8660
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
10
Year‑1 one‑time setup (refurbishment, contingency reserves, security/equipment, protocol/training) totals about $1.48M; annual operations (staff, maintenance, legal, downstream containment impacts) roughly $1.90M/yr driven chiefly by research staffing and increased downstream containment costs, partially offset by estimated breach-reduction savings.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Contingency Fund $500K
[#10] Emergency relocation kit / asset-replacement / set-aside (recommended minimum).
Liability Reserve $500K
[#21] Reserve for major-leak / liability / legal mitigation (one-time set-aside).
Facilities $200K
[#1] Convert cell into ritual temple, antechamber/altar, conservation mount for wicker cage.
Equipment $115K
[#3, #19] CCTV/tamper sensors/UPS installation and secure climate-controlled transport/crate.
Cover Dossier Setup $60K
[#14] One-time setup of cover dossiers / clandestine PR/legal assets.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#12] One-time analysis tools/software and secure compute for research/analytics team.
Protocol Development $30K
[#11] SOP development and legal vetting for artifact compromise.
Training Course Creation $25K
[#17] Creation of ritual manuals, safe-conduct and cultural-sensitivity training materials (one-time).
Ritual Initial Vestments $3K
[#6] One-time purchase of quality robes and sacramental vessels.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Downstream Containment Impact $2.0M/yr
[#13] Increased acquisitions attributable to SCP-8660 (~16% increase). Baseline example converted to a $2.0M/yr illustrative impact; scales with N and average containment cost.
Staff Wages $530K/yr
[#5, #12] Priest stipends and lost-productive-time costs (~$180k/yr) plus research/analytics team personnel (~$350k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#14, #9] Legal retainer/clandestine-PR incident response (~$175k/yr) plus recurring forensic/fatality handling/cover-up contingency (~$50k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $85K/yr
[#7, #22] Medical monitoring/occupational health (~$20k/yr) and audit/data-collection/reporting overhead (~$65k/yr).
Ethics Oversight $48K/yr
[#16] Independent ethics reviews, external committee costs.
Trauma Counseling $40K/yr
[#8] Ongoing counseling and resilience programs for staff affected by rituals/exposure.
Facilities Maintenance $38K/yr
[#2, #4] Environmental controls, conservation inspections, pest control, UV filter replacement, surveillance/sensor maintenance and monitoring integration ($7.5k + ~$30k).
Emergency Drills $15K/yr
[#11] Annual/biannual drills exercising SOPs for artifact compromise.
Security Credentialing $12K/yr
[#15] Special access credentialing, audits, background reinvestigations.
Training Refreshers $6K/yr
[#17] Annual refreshers and new-entrant training for priests/rotating staff.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#6, #18] Ritual consumables, laundering, anointing oils, candles/lighting replacements, cleaning supplies (~$2k + ~$3k).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Breach Reduction Savings $-1100000/yr
[#20] Estimated savings from an ~11% reduction in fatal containment breaches (example metric: ~$1.1M/yr avoided); presented as negative recurring cost (savings).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with steady rituals, routine maintenance, research operations, and increased acquisitions accounted for.
regular ceremonies no containment compromise routine hiring and acquisitions
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment-related incident or localized staffing crisis requiring forensic handling, extra counseling, short-term legal/PR response and overtime.
isolated fatality or injury during ritual local investigation / autopsy short-term PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline
Containment compromise or catastrophic damage to SCP-8660 or its shrine requiring emergency relocation, heavy legal/cover-up costs, and operational surge.
containment compromise destruction/damage of artifact emergency evacuation/relocation
🚨 Political Exposure $2.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Leak or external discovery of ritual/mythostatic framing leading to litigation, public-relations campaign, and extended covert mitigation.
public leak external religious or civil authority interest litigation or large-scale media exposure
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
High Priest / Site Director 1 [#5] High Priest authorized to conduct rituals; stipend and daily ritual time accounted in staff_wages.
Lamentation Priest (designated) 6 [#5] Six designated priests performing ceremonies every six days; stipends and lost-productive-time included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Data Analyst 3 [#12] Small interdisciplinary research/analytics team (data scientist, behavioral scientist, project lead) funded in recurring staff_wages and supported by one-time tools.
📋 Confidence Notes
Individual line items (refurbishment, surveillance, stipends) are reasonably scoped, but large variable drivers (downstream containment impact, contingency/reserve sizing, legal/PR exposure and savings estimate) introduce significant uncertainty; estimates use midpoints and illustrative baselines where the analyst provided scalable formulas.
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