SCP-006

The Astrakhan Spring, also known as SCP-006 ("Fountain of Youth"), is a spring located 60 kilometers west of Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The waters from the spring are capable of regenerating those who sip from it, healing any wound, and extending one's lifespan with consistent use.
==History==
=== Discovery and containment===
Since the 19th century CE, the spring's existence has been known to the founders of the SCP Foundation. Despite its unusual healing properties, a 1902 test confirmed that SCP-006's waters were mineral water. The Foundation was unable to secure it until 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed. As a disguise, a chemical factory was built over the spring and operated by Foundation and Russian workers.Entry Page: 006
O5-1 restricted access to SCP-006, allowing only the O5 Council to drink from its waters so that they could perform their duties indefinitely.
===SCP-3301===
Prior to 3 July 2017, Dr. Wondertainment created SCP-3301, a board game featuring several SCP Foundation members and SCPs, including SCP-006 as a white card. The board game was delivered to Director Tilda D. Moose's desk on 3 July, and SCP-006's card was discovered during normal gameplay.Entry Page: 3301
===So They Called Him Darke===
A vendor in the Utterly Bazaar sold watered-down samples of SCP-006, which MC&D employee Victor Chan acquired for Iris Dark. Percival Darke later tested the sample orally and discovered that it had been watered down, despite the acute Akiva radiation emissions it produced.So They Called Him Darke
===SCP-5105===
After SCP-5105 was discovered in the meeting room of Protected Site-01, a post-investigation meeting took place. O5-13 "The Pedestrian" mentioned SCP-006 as the only other SCP that the O5 Council have interacted with, aside from SCP-5105.Entry Page: 5105
==Alternate universes==
===Annon ===
After O5-9 "Misfortune" was killed, Dr. Jack Bright was authorized to give Agent Yoric Elroy a vial of 006's waters if he touched SCP-963-2. After doing so, Elroy's mind was destroyed and Misfortune occupied his body, though he only remembered up to his first death.Annon
===Kaktusverse===
By 2018, SCP-006 had run dry, with only a few bottles of the water left in existence. As a result, the O5 Council made a deal with Death, who granted them protection in exchange for a place on the council in O5-13 Felix Carter's body.Entry Page: 001 - djkaktus's Proposal III
==Attributes==
While SCP-006 seems to be a normal spring, the waters that form it have extremely acute healing properties. When ingested by humans or primates, DNA regeneration is accelerated, cellular duplication is increased, damaged tissue heals much faster, and the immune system is greatly enhanced. According to testing with animal subjects, harmful bacteria and viruses are destroyed. Continued ingestion of SCP-006's waters halt the aging process for as long as the water remains in the body, effectively making subjects biologically immortal.
Furthermore, SCP-006's waters emit large amounts of Akiva radiation, even when samples are watered down.
== Containment procedures==
Though SCP-006 is unquestionably a Safe-class SCP, its presence jeopardizes the status quo and the O5 Council's immortality, necessitating strict protocols. Before interacting with the waters, personnel must be briefed on Material SCP-006B or Material SCP-006C, both of which contain false stories about SCP-006's purpose. Personnel must wear modified Class VI BNC suits before physically interacting with 006, with submerging in normal water to check for air bubbles to be enforced.
Surveillance on SCP-006 is extremely heavy. Any liquid being extracted from the water must be pre-approved by three O5 Council members before the action is performed. It must be transferred to a Quad-Sealant Container and escorted by armed guards. Should personnel physically interact with 006 without being in a suit, the commander in charge must issue Procedure 006-Xi-12; on-site personnel believe that this is due to high toxicity and must evacuate from the area. The staff member who came into contact with the liquid would be detained and then executed before being incinerated.
==Meta==
===Appearances=== 
*Entry Page: 006 - 25 Jul 2008
*Entry Page: 3301 - 3 Jul 2017
*So They Called Him Darke - 18 Oct 2017
*Entry Page: 001 - djkaktus's Proposal III - 1 Dec 2018
*Entry Page: 5105 - 13 Feb 2020
*Entry Page: 001 - ROUNDERHOUSE's Proposal - 12 Jan 2021
==References==
Category:SCPs
Category:Safe
Category:Locations
Category:Russia locations
Category:Southern Federal District locations
Category:Astrakhan Oblast locations