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SCP-9190 Thaumiel ? low confidence
SCP-9190
Expected annual
$29.6M
One-time setup
$22.4M
Annual recurring
$18.6M
Personnel
23
One-time capital costs (facility buildout, ISR/jamming, long-term provisioning, and a classified procurement contingency) are ~ $22.4M, while annual recurring program costs (staff, R&D, legal/cover operations, and per-operation church-closure/amnesty budgets) are ~ $18.36M; occasional major operations could push single-year costs into the hundreds of millions or billions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $22.4M
Catastrophic Reserve One Time $10.0M
[#29] One-time emergency reserve for catastrophic escalation (relocation, settlements, large-scale emergency response).
Long Term Provisioning Caches $5.0M
[#30] Upfront provisioning for durable caches/seed packages to bootstrap future Foundation presences (initial tranche).
Facilities $2.5M
[#1] Hardened surgical/ritual suite construction (blast-resistant floor, isolated HVAC, integrated CCTV/access control, physical hardening).
Isr Hardware $1.2M
[#14] ISR hardware purchase (regional drones, ground monitoring kits) for long-term surveillance capability.
Ritual Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#10] Classified one-time procurement fund reserved for [DATA EXPUNGED] contingencies.
Equipment $600K
[#1, #4] Initial installed equipment (CCTV, access control, shielding, surgical instruments, redundant ritual implements/metronomes initial stock).
Jamming Equipment $600K
[#21] Communications blackout/jamming hardware purchase for emergency use.
Initial Life Insurance Payouts $500K
[#18] Initial lump-sum survivor compensation(s) for subjects planned in near-term operations (one subject baseline).
Secure Records Systems $300K
[#24] High-assurance cryptographic archives, hardened access-control systems and initial auditing tools.
Safety System Installation $200K
[#5] Explosive-safe storage outfitting, blast containment upgrades, inert-gas fire suppression and remote-ignition prevention systems installation.
Armored Vehicle Purchase $150K
[#15] Purchase of armored/secure transport vehicle for subject transfer and emergency extraction.
Backup Power Systems $125K
[#23] Backup generators, UPS, redundant HVAC hardware purchases.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#7, #19] Lab and research instrument buildout for biological/memetic work and initial research infrastructure.
Insectary Buildout $60K
[#7] BSL-2+ insectary construction and containment for Aedes aegypti colonies (sterile blending prep area).
Breeding Stock Facility $30K
[#6] Small captive-breeding/stock facility for Talpa europaea and refrigerated storage setup.
Autoclave Or Incinerator $10K
[#9] Initial autoclave/incineration equipment purchase for hazardous waste handling (or initial contracted-equipment capital).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $18.6M/yr
Church Closure Fund Per Operation $5.0M/yr
[#11] Operational fund to coordinate/compensate closures of houses of worship (baseline, conservative localized legal coordination scenario for one operation per year).
Legal Liability Budget $5.0M/yr
[#25] Covert legal budgets, settlements, covert payments and black-budget operations to manage exposures (baseline allocation).
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#2, #26] Dedicated project team payroll (lead scientist, surgeons, anesthesiologist, nurses/techs, research scientists, security cadre, psychologists, admin) including secrecy/hazard premiums partly reflected separately.
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#19, #20] Ongoing R&D into mechanism and safety, and red-team / ethical/risk review operations.
Catastrophic Reserve Recurring $1.0M/yr
[#29] Annual reserve allocation to cover escalating political exposures or emergency relocation costs.
Administrative Overhead $1.0M/yr
[#28] Opportunity cost and mission overhead (administration, facility overhead, internal compliance) estimated as a program-level overhead allocation.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#22] Public-relations campaigns, cover narratives, third-party contractors for media and misinformation work.
Ritual Contingency Annual Reserve $250K/yr
[#10] Ongoing classified reserve to address emergent expunged-step requirements or short-notice procurements.
Amnestic Program And Coverup $250K/yr
[#13] Amnestic procurement, applicators, memetic safeguards and distribution logistics for affected witnesses (baseline localized scope).
Premium Staffing Costs $250K/yr
[#26] Hiring bonuses, retention premiums and secrecy/hazard pay above base salaries.
Logistics And Transport $220K/yr
[#14, #15] Recurring logistics: satellite tasking/drone ops scheduling and per-transfer transport operational costs (not including subject loadout/training).
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#1, #23, #24, #28] Ongoing maintenance, HVAC, environmental control upkeep, generator maintenance contracts, facility audits and utilities.
Surveillance Tasking And Ops $200K/yr
[#14] Ongoing satellite tasking, drone operations and regional monitoring effort (baseline cadence).
Training Per Subject $200K/yr
[#17] Intensive training and mission-prep costs per subject (baseline investment for one subject per operation).
Testing And Dry Runs $200K/yr
[#27] Instrumented rehearsals, cadaver trials, memetic control tests and validation campaigns.
Psychometric Screening Program $125K/yr
[#3] Ongoing psychometric screening, background checks, repeat monitoring and program administration to enforce belief-disqualification.
Jamming Operational Costs $100K/yr
[#21] Operational costs for temporary communications blackout/jamming events when used.
Physical Enforcement Per Operation $50K/yr
[#12] Recurring budget for covert enforcement teams where legal coordination is unavailable (travel, lodging, per-site costs; baseline assumes limited footprint).
Equipment Loadout Per Subject $50K/yr
[#16] Initial survival/comm/weapon/bootstrap packages for forward-deployed subjects (baseline one subject per operation).
Secure Records Maintenance $50K/yr
[#24] Annual maintenance, audits and personnel costs associated with secure archives and crypto key management.
Insectary Maintenance $30K/yr
[#7] Ongoing insectary staff, PPE, colony maintenance and consumables.
Backup Power Maintenance $30K/yr
[#23] Fuel contracts, generator maintenance and environmental-control consumables.
Safety System Maintenance $25K/yr
[#5] Maintenance and periodic recertification of explosive-safe storage and suppression systems.
Secure Transport Per Transfer $20K/yr
[#15] Per-transfer operational costs (armored convoy / airlift operational fees assuming limited transfers per year).
Survivor Benefits Ongoing $20K/yr
[#18] Ongoing survivor benefits and minor annual payments to next-of-kin.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9] Small consumables (backup metronomes, per-procedure gunpowder, minor specimen purchases, small lab consumables and disposables).
Gunpowder Consumables $2K/yr
[#5] Per-year estimate for black powder used in procedures (assumes limited procedure tempo).
Mole Carcass Procurement $1K/yr
[#6] Procurement and ethical sourcing costs for Talpa europaea carcasses (baseline low-volume use).
Insectary Per Procedure Prep $1K/yr
[#7] Per-procedure blending/prep costs for Aedes aegypti consumables (assumes low tempo).
Hazardous Waste Disposal Contracts $1K/yr
[#9] Contracted per-procedure hazardous waste disposal (autoclave/incineration service fees where applicable).
Blood Procurement $200/yr
[#8] Screening and processing for seven drops per subject (blood-bank standards) on a low-per-procedure basis.
Metronome Replacements $100/yr
[#4] Annual replacement/duplication budget for metronomes and small ritual implements.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $18.6M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal year with one scheduled procedure, localized legal coordination, no major leaks or escalations.
single_planned_procedure legal_coordination_succeeds no_major_leak
🚨 Minor Incident $18.9M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$280K vs baseline
Localized operational complications requiring extra amnestics, additional legal settlements, or limited covert enforcement.
unexpected_witnesses small_leak localized_legal_challenge
🚨 Major Operation $218.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$199.8M vs baseline
Wide-area need to close many houses of worship, substantial diplomatic/legal payouts and large PR/memetic campaigns.
regional_church_closures international_coordination extensive_coverup
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.0B/yr
0.5% probability / year +$999.8M vs baseline
Major political exposure or cultural backlash causing mass unrest, large settlements, emergency relocations and full-scale contingency activation.
public_exposure mass_unrest international_incident
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Project Director / Lead Scientist 1 [#2] Senior lead managing operations and classified decision-making.
Surgeon (anomalous procedures) 1 [#2] Lead surgeon skilled in anomalous operations.
Anesthesiologist 1 [#2] Procedure anesthesia and perioperative care.
Nurses / Technicians 3 [#2] Procedural support staff (sterile field, instrument handling).
Research Scientists (phys/memetics) 4 [#2, #19] Scientific staff for mechanism research and memetic safety.
Security Officers / MTF Agents 10 [#2] On-site security, subject handling, and localized enforcement support.
Psychologist / Screening Officer 1 [#3] Responsible for psychometric screening and belief-disqualification processes.
Administrative Staff 2 [#2, #28] Program administration, legal coordination liaison, and logistics.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to large ranges in analyst notes, an expunged procedural step, and extreme sensitivity to choice of legal vs. enforcement strategies; capital and per-operation costs could vary by orders of magnitude.
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