Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center

The Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center is 's major nuclear facility, operating its first nuclear reactors. It is located in in , about 100 km north of .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: North Korean nuclear site
  • Also known as: Nyŏngbyŏn”, “Nyŏngbyŏn-yŏk”, “Yŏngbyŏn”, “Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center”, “Yongbyon-yok”, and “Yŏngbyŏn-yŏk

Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center

Latitude
39.80167° or 39° 48′ 6″ north
Longitude
125.73806° or 125° 44′ 17″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8QF7RP2Q+M6
Geo­Names ID
1866456
Wiki­data ID
Q499004
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مركز يونغبيون للأبحاث النووية العلمية
  • Belarusian: Ядзерны навукова-даследчы цэнтр у Ёнбёне
  • Bulgarian: Йонбьон
  • Chinese: 宁边原子能研究中心
  • Chinese: 宁边原子能研究所
  • Chinese: 宁边核反应堆
  • Chinese: 宁边核设施
  • Chinese: 寧邊原子能研究中心
  • Dutch: Nucleair onderzoekscentrum van Yongpyong
  • Esperanto: Jongbjono
  • Estonian: Nyŏngbyŏni Tuumaenergia Instituut
  • Finnish: Yongbyonin ydintutkimuslaitos
  • French: Yongbyon
  • German: Kerntechnische Anlage Nyŏngbyŏn
  • Indonesian: Pusat Riset Ilmiah Nuklir Yongbyon
  • Indonesian: Reaktor Yongbyon
  • Japanese: 寧辺核施設
  • Korean: 녕변 원자력 연구소
  • Korean: 녕변핵시설
  • Malay: Pusat Kajian Saintifik Nuklear Yongbyon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nyongbyon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Yongbyon
  • Persian: راکتور اتمی یونگ بیون
  • Persian: مرکز علمی و تحقیقات اتمی یونگ بیون
  • Persian: مرکز علمی و تحقیقات اتمی یونگ‌بیون
  • Persian: نیروگاه اتمی یونگ بیون
  • Persian: نیروگاه هسته ای یونگ بیون
  • Polish: Jongbjon
  • Polish: Ośrodek Badań Jądrowych w Jongbjon
  • Polish: Yongbyon
  • Portuguese: Centro de Pesquisa Científica Nuclear de Yongbyon
  • Russian: Ядерный научно-исследовательский центр в Йонбене
  • Russian: Ядерный научно-исследовательский центр в Йонбёне
  • Spanish: Central Nuclear de Yongbyon
  • Tamil: யோங்பியோன் அணுக்கரு அறிவியல் ஆராய்ச்சி மையம்
  • Thai: ศูนย์วิจัยวิทยาศาสตร์นิวเคลียร์ยองเบียน
  • Vietnamese: Trung tâm hạt nhân Yongbyon

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