SCP-6265
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-6265
Expected annual
$12.6M
One-time setup
$132.3M
Annual recurring
$11.3M
Personnel
55
Initial one-time setup and contingency dominate costs (primarily a large contingency/reserve and a dedicated BSL laboratory wing), with ongoing annual expenses driven by salaries for security, tactical/MTF, and research staff plus laboratory and monitoring operations.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $132.3M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $11.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$11.3M/yr
Normal operational year with routine research, maintenance, and no major containment incidents.
routine_operations
scheduled_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$11.8M/yr
Discovery of an additional secondary entrance or a small localized breach requiring sealing, mapping, and targeted response.
new_entrance_discovery
localized_sealing_and_remediation
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Major Breach
$36.3M/yr
Containment breach producing hostile or active incubants requiring MTF deployment, medical evacuation, repairs and significant legal/cover operations.
incubant_hostility
facility_systems_compromised
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Catastrophic Breach
$161.3M/yr
Large-scale activation or political exposure requiring extensive international assets, evacuation, destruction options and major contingency spending.
full_activation
international_exposure
mass_evacuations
Personnel
55 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / Guard | 16 | [#5] Armed site guards for 24/7 coverage, rotations and checkpoint operations (covers estimated 12–20 guards). |
| Tactical Response / MTF Agent | 8 | [#6] Always-ready tactical containment team for hostile anomalous humanoids and rapid response (6–12 recommended). |
| Research Scientist | 20 | [#18, #8, #28] Senior and junior researchers, xenobiologists, geneticists, linguists and archaeologists supporting ongoing analysis and lab operations. |
| Medical Officer | 4 | [#7] Onsite medics, infectious disease specialist and med-techs to staff clinic and quarantine suites. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 4 | [#29, #15] Controls/IT/firmware specialists and facilities engineers to manage power, backups, and counter-hacking/hardening efforts. |
| Administrative Staff | 3 | [#19, #30] Program manager, compliance/admin and legal liaison to manage cover, audits and oversight. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed range estimates for most line items, allowing midrange budgeting, but the object's anomalous nature (autonomous facility, memetic effects and unknown power sources) introduces significant uncertainty in escalation probabilities and contingency needs.