MINISTRY OF ATOMIC ENERGY INDUSTRY

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID

DPR0175

OFSI group ID

13342

UN reference number

KPe.027

Designation type

Entity

Date designated

2 March 2016

Last updated

14 January 2022

Regimes

• The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

• UN

Sanctions imposed

• Asset freeze
• Chartering of Ships
• Closure of representative offices
• Crew servicing of ships and aircraft
• Prevention of business arrangements
• Prohibition of port entry

Other information

• The Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry was created in 2013 for the purpose of modernizing the DPRK’s atomic energy industry to increase the production of nuclear materials, improve their quality, and further develop an independent DPRK nuclear industry. As such, the MAEI is known to be a critical player in the DPRK’s development of nuclear weapons and is in charge of day-to-day operation of the country’s nuclear weapons program, and under it are other nuclear-related organizations. Under this ministry are a number of nuclear-related organizations and research centers, as well as two committees: an Isotope Application Committee and a Nuclear Energy Committee. The MAEI also directs a nuclear research center at Yongbyun, the site of the DPRK's known plutonium facilities. Furthermore, in the 2015 Panel of Experts (POE) report, the POE stated that Ri Je-son, a former director of the GBAE who was designated by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) in 2009 for engagement in or support for nuclear related programs, was appointed as head of the MAEI on April 9, 2014.

Addresses

• Lines: Haeun-2-dong
• Lines: Pyongchon District
• Lines: Pyongyang
• Country: North Korea