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SCP-9720 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-9720
Expected annual
$2.9M
One-time setup
$3.7M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
21
Initial capital and lab/R&D setup drives one-time cost (~$3.74M), while recurring payroll (research + containment + security), contingency reserves and legal/operational budgets drive annual costs (~$2.86M).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.3M
[#13, #25] Research lab and long-term R&D initial setup: PI lab + researcher team, Surrealistics lab equipment and initial long-term data/memory-integrity R&D programs.
Quarantine Cells $600K
[#9] On-call anomalous quarantine capacity (modular quarantine lockers/chambers sized for ~10 concurrent items).
Equipment $358K
[#2, #3, #4, #11, #12, #15, #20] Equipment and installs: HVAC/archive preservation setup (initial), Faraday/EM shielding install, secure storage lockers, off-site microfilm/archive hardware setup, analog logging toolkit initial hardware, external monitoring/camera setup initial costs, and high-security incinerator installation.
Facilities $250K
[#1] Secure containment suite construction (sealed records suite: reinforced walls, air-seals, biometric/blast/EM-resistant door, signage, lock systems).
Redundant Suite Setup $200K
[#21] Creation of a second site-ready containment suite (secondary suite for redundancy/failover).
Training Initial $60K
[#7] Initial specialized containment protocol training, tabletop exercises and mock procedures for the roster (one-time/course development).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#5, #6, #13, #23] Annual payroll for baseline personnel: archivists and Surrealistics officers, security staff, research team salaries (PI/researchers/techs) and administrative coordination staff.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#13, #14, #25] Non-salary research program costs and oversight: consumables, equipment upkeep for memetic/cognitive research, ethics board and independent audits, and ongoing R&D investment.
Incident Contingency Reserve $200K/yr
[#19] Annual reserve allocation for MTF activations, emergency containment construction, and large incident response (seed fund toward larger contingency).
Facilities Maintenance $176K/yr
[#2, #3, #9, #11, #15, #21, #24] HVAC operations and maintenance, Faraday/EM monitoring, quarantine-cell maintenance, off-site archive rotation/storage, external monitoring upkeep, redundant-suite upkeep, and incremental utilities.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#18] Legal/cover-story, FOIA defense, redacted record preparation, and information control baseline.
Insurance And Secrecy $150K/yr
[#22] Secrecy overhead, covert payments, contingency legal settlements and similar liability mitigation.
Operational Use Budget $100K/yr
[#26] Annual budget for Thaumiel counter-narrative missions (planning, dossiers, legal review, staffing) at a modest tempo.
Containment Degradation Reserve $100K/yr
[#27] Reserve for degradation, upgrades, emergency retrofits (10–20% style reserve scaled to program size).
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#17] Secure inter-department courier and transport baseline budget (escorts, armored transfers, chain-of-custody).
Psychological Services $50K/yr
[#8] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling, post-procedure monitoring and staff support.
Per Event Handling Fund $50K/yr
[#10] Per-stamped-item handling and first-year containment contingency (baseline expected operations budget).
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#16, #12] Consumables baseline: archival paper/pens/tamper-evident bags/gloves/decontamination; recurring analog logging consumables.
Training And Exercises $15K/yr
[#7] Annual refreshers, drills, incident simulations and tabletop exercises.
Disposition Recurring $5K/yr
[#20] Recurring per-item destruction contract baseline (secure incineration/chemical neutralization contracts for irredeemable stamped outputs).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.9M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine use, scheduled missions, and no major containment incidents.
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🚨 Minor Incident $3.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$145K vs baseline
Localized quarantine event or small containment issue requiring extra handling, legal work, and limited MTF support.
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🚨 Major Breach $4.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Cascading dereferentialization or unauthorized access leading to widescale containment response, emergency construction, and mass memory management.
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🚨 Political Exposure $3.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$995K vs baseline
Information leak or legal exposure from Thaumiel operations requiring heavy legal defense, settlements, and reputational mitigation.
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👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Archivist 4 [#5] Trained archivists required for approved activations and records handling (roster to cover shifts/leave).
Surrealistics Officer 3 [#5] Surrealistics specialists to supervise activations and interpret memetic effects.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] Site security and escort staffing to enforce access protocols and custody transfers (shift coverage).
Research Scientist 4 [#13, #25] PI + research team working on dereferentialization mechanisms and countermeasures (lab personnel).
Lab Technician 2 [#13] Technical support for Surrealistics lab equipment, consumables, and sample handling.
Administrative Staff 2 [#23] Scheduling, approvals, access committee support and thaumiel ops coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes are derived from explicit analyst ranges; physical construction and equipment costs are well-bounded but memetic/operational variables (incident frequency, scope of MTF activations, mission tempo) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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