page_title: Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center
hierarchical_section_title: Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center
caption_attribution_description: Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center 5 MWe experimental Magnox reactor, North Korea.
context_page_description: The Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center is North Korea's major nuclear facility, operating its first nuclear reactors. It is located in Nyongbyon County in North Pyongan Province, about 100 km north of Pyongyang. The center produced the fissile material for North Korea's six nuclear weapon tests from 2006 to 2017, and since 2009 is developing indigenous light water reactor nuclear power station technology.
context_section_description: The Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center is North Korea's major nuclear facility, operating its first nuclear reactors. It is located in Nyongbyon County in North Pyongan Province, about 100 km north of Pyongyang. The center produced the fissile material for North Korea's six nuclear weapon tests from 2006 to 2017, and since 2009 is developing indigenous light water reactor nuclear power station technology.
caption: The 5 MWe experimental reactor
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