← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-6925 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6925
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
7
Initial one-time setup including a memetics lab, cybersecurity segregation, transport/reserve contingencies and specialized gear is approximately $2.29M; recurring annual costs are about $1.53M/yr, driven primarily by staff payroll, MTF readiness and site overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K
[#7] Dedicated memetics testing laboratory one-time buildout (sound-/light-controlled chamber, instrumentation, shielding, fail-safes).
Transport And Recovery $500K
[#14] Budgeted contingency for clandestine transport/recovery operations (planning figure for potential relocation/recovery).
Contingency One Time $298K
[#23] One-time portion of projected contingency margin (proportional split of 15% contingency across one-time and recurring).
Goi Interference Reserve $250K
[#19] Discretionary reserve for covert countermeasures against GoI interference / retaliation.
Insurance Reserve $250K
[#22] Insurance/settlement contingency reserve for accidental exposure, leak, or legal fallout.
Mtf Specialized Gear $200K
[#13] Optional one-time acquisition of specialized emergency/response gear for contingency MTF readiness.
Decommissioning Relocation $100K
[#18] Planned budget for eventual decommissioning/relocation logistics and secure transfer.
Cybersecurity Setup $50K
[#8] One-time secure segregation & workstation setup to enforce air-gapping / data-flow controls.
Personnel Clearance And Initial Training $30K
[#9] Initial personnel security clearances and memetics-handling training for access team.
Facilities $25K
[#5] Containment chamber modifications (reinforced door/locks, signage, AV output removal, comms panel, furniture modifications).
Cover Story Setup $22K
[#15] One-time creation of cover narratives, documentation and front-company setup.
Equipment $15K
[#6] Monitoring and recording equipment (redundant CCTV/audio logging, tamper-evident recorders, secure storage) one-time purchase.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $780K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #10] Dedicated security payroll (guards + supervisor), assigned research team salaries, medical/psych payroll, and on-site allowances/shift premiums aggregated into staff payroll.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#1] Incremental site allocation / facility overhead attributable to housing SCP-6925 (power, amortization, utilities, portion of site operations).
Mtf Readiness And Exercises $200K/yr
[#13] Annual contingency emergency response funds for readiness training, drills and earmarked expendables.
Contingency Recurring $200K/yr
[#23] Recurring portion of projected contingency margin (proportional split of 15% contingency across one-time and recurring).
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#7, #21] Recurring memetics lab consumables, stimuli creation/maintenance and oversight/review board / ethics compliance costs.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#11, #12, #20] SCP sustainment (food/clothing/recreation), routine medical consumables & PPE, and miscellaneous operational consumables & minor maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#15, #16] Recurring maintenance of cover records/front-entities and classified documentation/archiving / special access controls.
Cybersecurity Audits $20K/yr
[#8] Recurring cybersecurity audits, compliance checks and data-handling segregation verification.
Training Refreshers $15K/yr
[#9] Recurring personnel refreshers and memetics-handling recertification.
Scp Compensation And Incentives $12K/yr
[#17] Psychological compensation, incentives, therapy and programs to maintain SCP cooperation.
Monitoring Equipment Maintenance $1K/yr
[#6] Annual maintenance for redundant CCTV/audio logging and tamper-evident recorders.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[]
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
70.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with ongoing research, routine maintenance, and no significant security incidents.
no_breach routine_research standard_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Attempted intrusion or small-scale breach requiring MTF activation, overtime, repairs, and temporary research suspension.
attempted_breach unauthorized_intrusion temporary_data_access_attempt
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline
Successful or partially successful compromise (extraction, data leak or prolonged breach) requiring recovery ops, legal settlement, replacement research and escalated countermeasures.
successful_extraction coordinated_GoI_attack database_leak
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#2] Two full-time guards and one shift supervisor as estimated in analyst note #2 (continuous coverage + supervisor).
Research Scientist 1 [#3] Senior memetics researcher leading studies on SCP-6925.
Research Assistant / Technician 2 [#3] Two research assistants/technicians to support experiments and documentation.
Medical Officer 1 [#4] Part-time physician/psychologist providing routine physicals and psychiatric checks.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates, so totals are reasonably well-defined; however GoI-driven contingency requirements, frequency/severity of breaches and allocation splits (one-time vs recurring contingency) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
← SCP-6924 ↑ All SCPs SCP-6927 →