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Ministry Of Atomic Energy Industry

Listed by OFAC SDN (US), UK Sanctions List, EU Consolidated List, UN Security Council, SECO (Switzerland)
North Korea
First listed 2016-03-02
1 aliases

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EU Consolidated ListActive listingID 107848

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Source: EU Consolidated List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2017-08-31
Extractor: eu-xml-parser

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<sanctionEntity designationDate="2016-03-02" designationDetails="" unitedNationId="" euReferenceNumber="EU.4099.83" logicalId="107848">
        <regulation regulationType="repealing" organisationType="council" publicationDate="2017-08-31" entryIntoForceDate="2017-09-01" numberTitle="2017/1509 (OJ L224)" programme="PRK" logicalId="107441">
            <publicationUrl>http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1509&amp;from=EN</publicationUrl>
        </regulation>
        <subjectType code="enterprise" classificationCode="E"/>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Ministry Of Atomic Energy Industry" function="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." title="" nameLanguage="EN" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="107849">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="repealing" publicationDate="2017-08-31" numberTitle="2017/1509 (OJ L224)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1509&amp;from=EN"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="MAEI" function="" title="" nameLanguage="EN" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="107906">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2016-03-05" numberTitle="2016/315 (OJ L60)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016R0315&amp;from=EN"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <address city="Pyongyang" street="Haeun-2-dong" poBox="" zipCode="" region="Pyongchon District" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="KP" countryDescription="KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="107905">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2016-03-05" numberTitle="2016/315 (OJ L60)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016R0315&amp;from=EN"/>
        </address>
    </sanctionEntity>

Name on list: Ministry Of Atomic Energy Industry
Programmes / regimes: PRK
Listed on: 2016-03-02
Last updated: 2017-08-31
Aliases: MAEI
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Haeun-2-dong, Pyongyang, Pyongchon District, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
Identifiers: EU reference: EU.4099.83
Legal act: 2017/1509 (OJ L224) – http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1509&from=EN

OFAC SDN (US)Active listingID 19493

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Retrieved: 2026-09-29
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<sdnEntry>
    <uid>19493</uid>
    <lastName>MINISTRY OF ATOMIC ENERGY INDUSTRY</lastName>
    <sdnType>Entity</sdnType>
    <programList>
      <program>NPWMD</program>
    </programList>
    <idList>
      <id>
        <uid>127687</uid>
        <idType>Secondary sanctions risk:</idType>
        <idNumber>North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210</idNumber>
      </id>
      <id>
        <uid>135001</uid>
        <idType>Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions:</idType>
        <idNumber>North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214</idNumber>
      </id>
    </idList>
    <addressList>
      <address>
        <uid>29619</uid>
        <address1>Haeun 2-Dong</address1>
        <address2>Pyongchon District</address2>
        <city>Pyongyang</city>
        <country>Korea, North</country>
      </address>
    </addressList>
  </sdnEntry>

Name on list: MINISTRY OF ATOMIC ENERGY INDUSTRY
Programmes / regimes: NPWMD
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Haeun 2-Dong, Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, Korea, North

SECO (Switzerland)Active listingID 33930

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Source: SECO (Switzerland)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-04-15
Extractor: seco-xml-parser

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Name on list: Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry
Programmes / regimes: North Korea
Listed on: 2016-03-04
Last updated: 2025-04-15
Aliases: MAEI
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Haeun-2-dong, Pyongyang, Pyongchon District, DPR Korea
Identifiers: Foreign identifier: KPe.027
Remarks: 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 Apr 9, 2014.

UK Sanctions ListActive listingID DPR0175

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Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2022-01-14
Extractor: uk-xml-parser

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<Designation>
    <LastUpdated>14/01/2022</LastUpdated>
    <DateDesignated>02/03/2016</DateDesignated>
    <UniqueID>DPR0175</UniqueID>
    <OFSIGroupID>13342</OFSIGroupID>
    <UNReferenceNumber>KPe.027</UNReferenceNumber>
    <Names>
      <Name>
        <Name6>MINISTRY OF ATOMIC ENERGY INDUSTRY</Name6>
        <NameType>Primary name</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>MAEI</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
    </Names>
    <RegimeName>The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</RegimeName>
    <IndividualEntityShip>Entity</IndividualEntityShip>
    <DesignationSource>UN</DesignationSource>
    <SanctionsImposed>Asset freeze|Chartering of Ships|Closure of representative offices|Crew servicing of ships and aircraft|Prevention of business arrangements|Prohibition of port entry</SanctionsImposed>
    <SanctionsImposedIndicators>
      <AssetFreeze>true</AssetFreeze>
      <ArmsEmbargo>false</ArmsEmbargo>
      <TargetedArmsEmbargo>false</TargetedArmsEmbargo>
      <CharteringOfShips>true</CharteringOfShips>
      <ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>true</ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>
      <CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>true</CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <Deflag>false</Deflag>
      <PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>true</PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>
      <ProhibitionOfPortEntry>true</ProhibitionOfPortEntry>
      <TravelBan>false</TravelBan>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>false</TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>
      <TrustServicesSanctions>false</TrustServicesSanctions>
      <DirectorDisqualificationSanction>false</DirectorDisqualificationSanction>
    </SanctionsImposedIndicators>
    <OtherInformation>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.</OtherInformation>
    <UKStatementofReasons>
</UKStatementofReasons>
    <Addresses>
      <Address>
        <AddressLine1>Haeun-2-dong</AddressLine1>
        <AddressLine5>Pyongchon District</AddressLine5>
        <AddressLine6>Pyongyang</AddressLine6>
        <AddressCountry>North Korea</AddressCountry>
      </Address>
    </Addresses>
  </Designation>

Name on list: MINISTRY OF ATOMIC ENERGY INDUSTRY
Programmes / regimes: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Listed on: 2016-03-02
Last updated: 2022-01-14
Aliases: MAEI
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Haeun-2-dong, Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, North Korea
Identifiers: UN reference: KPe.027
OFSI group ID: 13342
Remarks: 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. Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze|Chartering of Ships|Closure of representative offices|Crew servicing

UN Security CouncilActive listingID 6908520

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Source: UN Security Council
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2016-03-02
Extractor: un-xml-parser

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<ENTITY>
      <DATAID>6908520</DATAID>
      <VERSIONNUM>1</VERSIONNUM>
      <FIRST_NAME>MINISTRY OF ATOMIC ENERGY INDUSTRY</FIRST_NAME>
      <UN_LIST_TYPE>DPRK</UN_LIST_TYPE>
      <REFERENCE_NUMBER>KPe.027</REFERENCE_NUMBER>
      <LISTED_ON>2016-03-02</LISTED_ON>
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      <HAS_INTERPOL_LINK>NO</HAS_INTERPOL_LINK>
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      </LIST_TYPE>
      <ENTITY_ALIAS>
        <QUALITY>a.k.a.</QUALITY>
        <ALIAS_NAME>MAEI</ALIAS_NAME>
      </ENTITY_ALIAS>
      <ENTITY_ADDRESS>
        <STREET>Haeun-2-dong, Pyongchon District</STREET>
        <CITY>Pyongyang</CITY>
        <COUNTRY>Democratic People's Republic of Korea</COUNTRY>
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Name on list: MINISTRY OF ATOMIC ENERGY INDUSTRY
Programmes / regimes: DPRK
Listed on: 2016-03-02
Aliases: MAEI
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Haeun-2-dong, Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Identifiers: UN reference: KPe.027
Remarks: 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.

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General Bureau Of Atomic Energy (Gbae)Sanctions-listed party · uk, un, seco
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