SCP-9625 — SCP-9625 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9625 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-9625

Expected annual

$1.8M

One-time setup

$934K

Annual recurring

$1.8M

Personnel

One-time setup costs are dominated by secure containment construction and contingency/reserve funds (~$0.93M). Annual operating costs are driven by staff wages, disposal/monitoring, and program overhead (~$1.76M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $934K

Facilities $225K

[#1] Construction/modification of a humanoid-standard containment cell with greenhouse-capable systems, lockable pass-throughs, anti-tamper sensors and biosecurity hardening.

Incident Response Fund $200K

[#18] Rapid-response contingency fund set-aside for breaches, PR/legal, emergency disposal and medical response.

Human Testing Pilot $100K

[#15] One-time pilot study setup (IRB-style internal review, recruitment, participant compensation and protocol setup).

Amnestic Program Setup $100K

[#12] Setup costs for a small amnestic program (medical staff, facilities, supplies) for civilian/subject memory management.

Insurance Reserve One Time $100K

[#20] One-time seed for insurance/liability reserve and veil-maintenance payouts.

Personnel Clearance Setup $50K

[#8] Initial background checks, clearance application fees, polygraph/memetic-screening program setup for assigned staff.

Cover Story Setup $50K

[#11] One-time costs to establish a cover story (plausible research grant, relocation assistance, initial legal fees).

Equipment $30K

[#2, #3, #10] Climate-control and environmental monitoring hardware, secure refrigerated/non-refrigerated storage lockers and tamper-evident containers, and initial interviewing/recording AV equipment.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K

[#14] Initial sample-analysis suite, reagents and lab setup for chemical/genetic/memetic assays.

Covert Extraction $15K

[#19] Covert field-team extraction, vehicle, sedation equipment, permits and short-term lodging for plant recovery.

Neutralization Removal $15K

[#25] One-time cost estimate for root removal/sterilization/neutralization if tree eradication is chosen.

Subject Relocation Buyout $12K

[#9] One-time relocation/buyout for SCP-9625-2 (if civilian housing option used) or initial placement logistics buyout.

Decontamination Setup $6K

[#22] Initial quarantine/decontamination setup and PPE procurement.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr

Staff Wages $1.1M/yr

[#6, #7] Security personnel (6 guards, 2 per shift × 3 shifts) and research staff salaries (lead botanist, anomalous researcher, psychologist, statistician, 2 lab techs).

Program Overhead $229K/yr

[#27] Program-management/strategic overhead (15% of recurring subtotal) to account for opportunity cost, oversight and administrative burden.

Monitoring For Abuse $125K/yr

[#16] Financial and social monitoring software, analysts and liaison time to detect attempts to monetize anomalous luck.

Research And Monitoring $92K/yr

[#10, #14, #23, #24, #12] Recurring data-storage/archival costs, ongoing sample analysis (monthly reagent/assay costs), data-analysis/statistics infrastructure and ethical oversight; includes occasional amnestic treatments budget.

Subject Management And Care $60K/yr

[#9] Recurring housing/counseling/medical care for SCP-9625-2 while housed on-site (mid-range estimate).

Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr

[#11, #26] Ongoing legal counsel, veil maintenance, PR/misinformation campaign and civilian compensation/settlement reserve.

Storage And Scaling $30K/yr

[#21] Warehouse lease and baseline scaling for longer-term storage if required by research or overflow.

Incident Response Reserve $25K/yr

[#18] Ongoing replenishment of incident/response funds for small events.

Insurance Reserve Recurring $25K/yr

[#20] Recurring budget for insurance-like reserves and third-party payouts to preserve the veil.

Logistics And Transport $15K/yr

[#5] Monthly secure transfer of fruit/samples between containment, labs and storage, armored courier use for sensitive consignments.

Fruit Disposal $12K/yr

[#4] Regular disposal/incineration runs for produced fruit (baseline small-scale operations).

Chain Of Custody Software $8K/yr

[#17] Licensing and maintenance for evidence/sample tracking and transfer records.

Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr

[#3, #13, #22] Consumables for storage containers, horticulture supplies (soil, fertilizers, bulbs) and decontamination supplies/training.

Personnel Vetting Ongoing $6K/yr

[#8] Ongoing background-check/clearance administration (~$500/yr per staff assumed for 12 staff).

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#2] Ongoing HVAC/humidity/light system maintenance, UPS tests and environmental logging electricity/maintenance.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with standard containment, monthly collection, pilot research activity and no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Local incident (e.g., temporary spike in fruit requiring extra disposal or a small privacy/legal leak) requiring elevated disposal, overtime and legal/PR spending.

temporary_production_spike small_veil_breach_or_legal_claim

🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant uncontrolled production or public exposure requiring large-scale destruction/storage, emergency response, broad amnestic administration and major PR/legal payouts.

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👥 Personnel 12 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#6] 2 guards per shift × 3 shifts (baseline staffing for 24/7 coverage).
Lead Botanist / Research Scientist	1	[#7] Lead botanist/plant physiologist assigned to SCP-9625 research.
Anomalous-Objects Researcher	1	[#7] Researcher specializing in anomalous object interaction and containment.
Behavioral Psychologist / Subject Specialist	1	[#7, #9] Psychologist assigned for SCP-9625-2 management and behavioral trials.
Statistician / Data Analyst	1	[#7, #23] Statistician to design and analyze luck trials and correlate events with external data.
Laboratory Technician	2	[#7, #14] Two lab techs for sample processing, assays, and horticulture maintenance tasks.

📋 Confidence Notes

Costs are based on analyst ranges and mid-point estimates; confidence is medium because personnel and baseline staffing are clear but the single largest uncertainty is exponential fruit production which can rapidly change recurring costs (disposal, storage, security and PR), and because some items (amnestic usage, legal settlements) are event-driven and stochastic.

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