IRT-2000 (Yongbyon)
Situated at the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Korea, the IRT-2000 is an 8 MWth pool-type research reactor supplied by the Soviet Union. It has been used for civilian research purposes and has operated intermittently since its commissioning. The reactor has not been under IAEA
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IRT-2000 (Yongbyon)
Status: OPERATIONAL Category: RESEARCH Country: North Korea [North Korea](/library/wiki/countries/North Korea) Operator: gnsr Type: Pool Pool Capacity: 8 MWth (thermal only)
Overview
Situated at the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Korea, the IRT-2000 is an 8 MWth pool-type research reactor supplied by the Soviet Union. It has been used for civilian research purposes and has operated intermittently since its commissioning. The reactor has not been under IAEA safeguards since 2002.
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Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center. Soviet-supplied 8 MWth IRT-2000. Has been operational intermittently. Not under IAEA safeguards since 2002.
Source: IAEA PRIS / reactors_canonical · Enriched by Grok Last updated: 2026-05-10
Sources
- IAEA PRIS — General database for reactor information, though specific reactor ID for IRT-2000 is not publicly listed.
- Wikipedia: Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center — Overview of the Yongbyon facility including details on the IRT-2000 research reactor.
- World Nuclear Association: Nuclear Power in North Korea [UNVERIFIED] — Country profile with information on nuclear facilities including the IRT-2000 at Yongbyon.
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