SCP-261

Item #: SCP-261

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-261 is contained in a sealed container. Containment is to be maintained at a temperature of -76 °C, which ensures that the uranium isotope 238U remains unchanged.

As SCP-261 is contained within a standard containment chamber, it should also not be affected by radiation; however, personnel performing maintenance on SCP-261 should wear lead aprons.

Description: SCP-261 is a 1 kg plastic jug, which contains a mixture of uranium metal, nickel metal and plastic. Testing with SCP-261 indicates that the uranium isotopes 238U and 238Pb also exist in an undisturbed state within SCP-261.

When SCP-261 is heated to a temperature over 60 °C, it will emit radioactive isotopes from its surface at a rate of approximately 1.7 mSv per hour. Analysis of the radioactivity indicates that those isotopes originate from approximately half of 238U and all of 238Pb; this is sufficient to indicate whether or not the material in the container is radioactive.

Any substance which comes into contact with SCP-261 will be affected to a change in physical characteristics which can be identified as anomalous. For example, when steel wool is rubbed against the surface of SCP-261, it will lose its abrasive properties. However, since it retains its metallic properties, steel wool will not be able to bond with the altered object if brought into contact with it.

SCP-261 was recovered from the ████████ scrapyard on ██/██/199█ following reports of several sightings of scrap vehicles spontaneously disassembling. The above information was recorded during Foundation surveillance of several employees in the scrapyard on the day of recovery.

Addendum: The following is a list of the physical changes caused by SCP-261.