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Average Price and Quantity for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year

Table 5. Average Price and Quantity for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year, 2006-2007
(Dollars per Pound U3O8 Equivalent; Thousand Pounds U3O8 Equivalent)
Pricing Mechanisms Domestic Purchases [1] Foreign Purchases [2] Total Purchases
2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007
Contract-Specified (Fixed and Base-Escalated) Pricing
Weighted-Average Price 18.24 30.44 18.12 19.93 18.18 25.19
Quantity with Reported Price 19,821 14,093 21,344 14,049 41,164 28,142
Spot-Market Pricing
Weighted-Average Price 18.80 44.93 17.82 52.67 18.04 50.89
Quantity with Reported Price 2,134 2,371 7,390 7,951 9,523 10,322
Other Pricing
Weighted-Average Price 19.63 40.71 20.44 34.30 20.17 35.00
Quantity with Reported Price 5,106 1,304 9,933 10,517 15,039 11,821
All Pricing Mechanisms
Weighted-Average Price 18.54 33.13 18.66 32.58 18.61 32.78
Quantity with Reported Price 27,061 17,768 38,666 32,517 65,727 50,284
Total Quantity 27,873 18,467 38,666 32,517 66,539 50,983
  [1] A uranium purchase of both U.S. origin uranium or from a firm located in the United States.
  [2] A uranium purchase of foreign-origin uranium from a firm located outside of the United States.
  Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are in nominal U.S. dollars.
  Source: Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2006-2007).



Figure 7. Average Price for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year, 2006-2007
Figure 7. Average Price for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year, 2006-2007. Having trouble? Call 202 586-8800 for help.
  Source: Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2006-2007).




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