Image of SCP-8527 area in taiga forest
Item #: SCP-8527
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
Any personnel authorized to enter SCP 8527 must wear asbestos-extraction protective equipment provided by the Foundation. Failure to comply with protective gear requirements will result in the individual being forcibly escorted out of SCP 8527 by security forces.
Any equipment or research material that has been used during experimentation must undergo Level-4 decontamination after research. Items that cannot be decontaminated are to be incinerated on site.
All personnel exposed to SCP 8527-1 dust are to be transferred to a dedicated isolation ward and subjected to humane termination protocols, which include the issuance of a vial of fast-acting poison to alleviate suffering during terminal stages. Corpses of personnel exposed to SCP 8527-1 are to be cremated without exception.
All research regarding SCP 8527 is to be carried out exclusively within the SCP 8527 area. The perimeter of SCP 8527 is to be patrolled at all times by armed security teams to prevent any unauthorized access. Patrols are conducted in 8-hour shifts, with a minimum of 6 security personnel per shift. Security personnel are authorized to fire warning shots upon detecting civilian intrusion; intruders are to be expelled under the cover story of trespassing into a restricted area under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.
Extraction of SCP 8527-1 may only be conducted with the approval of at least 2 members of the O5 Council. Any unauthorized removal of SCP 8527-1 samples will result in demotion by two ranks, and all access privileges to SCP 8527 will be permanently revoked.
Description:
SCP 8527 is a large open-pit asbestos mine, covering an estimated surface area of approximately 9 km². SCP 8527 is located within a taiga forest on the outskirts of ██████, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. To prevent discovery by civilians, all satellite imagery and public cartographic records of SCP-8577 have been altered. The entire mining area has been replaced with forest terrain consistent with the surrounding biome. On official documentation, the area of SCP 8527 is listed as federal property under the jurisdiction of the Russian government.
Archived records indicate that SCP 8527 began asbestos mining operations on 27/07/19██. The Foundation later employed coercive measures that resulted in the mine's closure on 28/09/20██. Foundation analysis estimates that approximately 720,000–760,000 metric tons of SCP 8527-1 were distributed into global markets before containment. Recovery of SCP 8527-1 currently in circulation remains logistically unfeasible, as all exported SCP 8527-1 was consolidated and redistributed through centralized Soviet-era storage facilities prior to sale. The Foundation estimates that approximately 2.4 billion metric tons of SCP 8527-1 remain unextracted within SCP 8527.
Addendum 8527-1: Initial Outbreak Reports
On 19/06/19██, the Foundation received an anomalous report in Shanxi, China, regarding an individual named Li Shao, 86 years old, living alone in a poor rural village. Local medical records documented the growth of sharp protrusions from his bones, with no identifiable cause. Upon receiving this information, the Foundation dispatched a rapid response team to the site, administering Class-B amnestics to all villagers and medical personnel who had knowledge of Mr. Li’s condition. Mr. Li was classified as an anomalous entity and provisionally designated SCP-8527.
Approximately one month after containment, the subject’s bone spikes extended further and punctured the thoracic cavity, causing internal hemorrhage and death.
The Foundation conducted an investigation into his family and discovered that Li Meng, Mr. Li’s eldest son, had also developed the condition. SCP-8527 was then provisionally categorized as a hereditary anomaly within the Li family. However, this hypothesis was quickly dismissed, as no other relatives exhibited symptoms.
After three months in Foundation custody, Li Meng also expired due to uncontrolled bone growth.
The situation escalated when numerous similar medical reports began to surface from multiple countries, including India, and various states within Eastern Bloc nations, documenting identical bone-spike growth followed by death.
Although cases differed in age of onset and disease progression, all fatalities shared the same pattern: abnormal osseous growths leading to death within 2–3 months.
Subsequent analysis of lifestyle and patient history revealed a unifying factor: all infected individuals had prior exposure to white asbestos.
Attempts to trace the asbestos back to its source encountered obstacles, as all shipments had historically been routed through a central Soviet distribution hub. This delayed identification of the original mine by approximately ██ years, until the Foundation confirmed the anomaly originated from a large asbestos mine in Sverdlovsk Oblast, later designated SCP 8527.
Addendum 8527-2: Incident Report — 21/09/20██
Recording of a conversation prior to Incident 8527-2.
Participants:
- Guard (G)
- Research Intern (RI)
Context: Short exchange between on-site security personnel and a newly assigned research intern, taking place immediately before the incident at SCP 8527 on 21/09/20██.
[BEGIN LOG]
G: You're the new research intern, right?
RI: Yes. Here are my identification papers.
G: You look pretty young. Just turned eighteen?
RI: That's right.
G: To be honest — this place has already been thoroughly studied long ago. Now it's mostly just where rookies like you get used to procedures. … Here, put on this asbestos protective suit.
RI: Yes, thank you. Uh… may I ask, how long have you worked for the Foundation?
G: Maybe two or three years. The job’s fine, the pay’s decent. Just enough to send back to my family.
RI: I see… but this suit feels too loose, can I request another one?
G: You're tall but way too skinny. Don’t you eat enough?
RI: I eat just fine… it's just my weak constitution.
G: Hmph… eat more and it'll get better—
*(Sound of wind tearing violently as something rushes overhead.)*
RI: Ah—! What’s that noise?!
*(High-pitched screeching grows louder, painfully piercing.)*
G: What?! How did it get out?!
*(Shrill whistling followed by a massive detonation.)*
[END LOG]
Incident Summary:
On 21/09/20██, a fighter aircraft belonging to the Global Occult Coalition (GOC) was reported to have experienced a technical malfunction during an aerial engagement and subsequently crashed into the SCP 8527 site. The impact resulted in an explosion equivalent to 2,300 tons of TNT, completely destroying the SCP-8577 mine and releasing a massive quantity of SCP 8527-1 dust into the atmosphere.
The dispersal radius of SCP 8527-1 dust was measured at approximately 3.5 km from the epicenter of the detonation. This dust cloud is now designated as SCP 8527, replacing the original mine site as the anomaly’s locus. Within the central zone of the newly designated SCP 8527, it is estimated that roughly 260 kg of SCP 8527-1 remains intact.
Foundation projections indicate that SCP 8527 will require over 50 years to fully dissipate and settle to the ground.
