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GENERAL BUREAU OF ATOMIC ENERGY (GBAE)

UN reference
KPe.007
Sanctions regime
DPRK (1718 Committee)
Type
Entity
Address
Haeudong, Pyongchen District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Aliases
General Department of Atomic Energy (GDAE)
Listed on
16 July 2009
Updated by the UN
5 January 2024

Other information (UN original text)

The GBAE is responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear program, which includes the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center and its 5 MWe (25 MWt) plutonium production research reactor, as well as its fuel fabrication and reprocessing facilities. The GBAE has held nuclear-related meetings and discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency. GBAE is the primary DPRK government agency that oversees nuclear programs, including the operation of the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center. Changed name as Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry (KPe.027) in 2013.

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