A nuclear chemist once consumed uranium on camera to demonstrate that it was safe.

Since the 1986 Chernobyl accident, which caused global upheaval, there has been widespread discussion about the nuclear business.

But before that, nuclear scientist Galen Winsor traveled the Northwest of the United States for the conservative John Birch Society, where he shared views about the industry’s overregulation.

Winsor’s interest in the subject began in the 1950s, when he began managing and even processing plutonium extraction at Washington’s Hanford nuclear facility.

He was responsible for monitoring and managing the nuclear fuel inventory and storage, and he later toured and spoke to people across the United States, spoke on the radio, and produced several films explaining the misunderstanding around nuclear radiation.

In 1985, Winsor went to the next step to illustrate his case, holding up a vial containing what he claims is radioactive uranium oxide.

The name alone seems terrifying, yet Winsor chose to go forward with it.

“The state of Washington sent two of its Gestapo agents over to my home to confiscate my uranium samples,” he stated in a video that has since been shared on YouTube and Twitter.

Remarkably, Winsor consumes the material, much to the amazement of those attending the lecture.

“What I’ve just done makes me high-level nuclear waste,” he declared after taking a Geiger counter reading on his tongue.

“According to federal regulations, they will have to bury me 3,000 feet in Carlsbad, N.M.”

Winsor went on to say, “I do this in front of audiences, and they go wild.”

Winsor died at the age of 82 in 2008, some 20 years after swallowing uranium oxide. His reason for death was not stated in his obituary.

The astonishing video has returned several times, with many people on the internet expressing their opinions.

“Galen is an incredible legend. “If all of the engineers and scientists in society were like him, we’d be in a much better place,” one YouTube user said.

While a second commented, “He lived until 82, demonstrating how it is not dangerous in small amounts.”

Of course, you shouldn’t do this at home, and it’s unclear if the material Winsor ‘ate’ was indeed uranium.

According to How Stuff Works, taking 25 milligrams instantly causes ‘wreak havoc on the kidneys.’ Meanwhile, ‘eating’ 50 milligrams might be fatal.