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Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors                      

Table S1a. Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors, 1994-2007
(Million Pounds U3O8 Equivalent)
Delivery Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Purchased 38.3 43.4 47.3 42.0 42.7 47.9 51.8 55.4 52.7 56.6 64.1 65.7 66.5 51.0
Purchased from U.S. Producers 5.4 5.3 5.8 5.7 6.5 5.2 3.6 2.3 1.5 0.6 0.0 W 0.0 0.0
Purchased from U.S. Brokers and Traders 15.3 16.2 13.3 9.9 10.5 10.4 9.1 11.7 13.4 10.5 13.2 10.4 13.9 9.8
Purchased from other Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors, other U.S. Suppliers, and U.S. Government (for 2007) [1] 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.0 4.5 5.6 8.8 11.4 5.7 8.3 12.2 W 12.6 7.6
Purchased from Foreign Suppliers 16.5 21.4 26.4 23.4 21.3 26.8 30.4 30.0 32.2 37.2 38.7 39.4 40.0 33.5
U.S.-Origin Uranium 7.7 5.2 8.3 8.1 7.2 11.4 13.3 13.2 6.2 10.2 12.3 11.0 10.8 4.0
Foreign-Origin Uranium 30.6 38.2 39.0 33.9 35.6 36.5 38.6 42.2 46.5 46.4 51.8 54.7 55.7 47.0
Spot Contracts [2] 8.5 13.6 9.1 5.5 7.8 8.0 10.4 14.4 8.6 8.2 9.2 6.9 6.3 6.6
Short, Medium, and Long-Term Contracts [3] 29.8 29.8 38.3 36.5 34.9 40.0 39.1 40.0 41.4 46.7 53.3 58.8 59.4 43.7



Table S1b. Weighted-Average Price of Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors, 1994-2007
(Dollars per Pound U3O8 Equivalent)
Delivery Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Purchased (Weighted-Average Price) 10.40 11.25 14.12 12.88 12.14 11.63 11.04 10.15 10.36 10.81 12.61 14.36 18.61 32.78
Purchased from U.S. Producers 13.72 14.84 14.20 13.60 13.61 13.93 14.81 13.26 13.03 14.17 - - W - - - -
Purchased from U.S. Brokers and Traders 9.34 9.83 13.36 12.31 11.95 11.54 11.28 10.44 10.21 11.05 12.08 13.76 20.49 34.10
Purchased from other Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors, other U.S. Suppliers, and U.S. Government (for 2007) [1] 8.04 12.52 14.98 W W W 10.45 9.98 W 10.16 11.30 W W W
Purchased from Foreign Suppliers 10.43 11.40 14.45 12.91 11.97 11.47 10.65 9.86 10.37 10.82 13.15 14.70 18.62 32.36
U.S.-Origin Uranium (Weighted-Average Price) 12.08 14.20 14.62 13.36 13.37 12.24 11.52 10.50 10.89 10.81 11.87 15.11 17.85 28.89
Foreign-Origin Uranium (Weighted-Average Price) 9.97 10.84 14.02 12.78 11.90 11.47 10.88 10.05 10.29 10.81 12.76 14.21 18.75 33.05
Spot Contracts [2] (Weighted-Average Price) 9.01 10.30 14.22 11.61 10.56 9.52 8.54 7.92 9.29 10.10 14.77 20.04 39.48 88.25
Short, Medium, and Long-Term Contracts [3] (Weighted-Average Price) NA NA NA NA NA NA 11.70 10.96 10.58 10.94 12.24 13.70 16.38 24.45
  [1] Includes purchases between owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors along with purchases from other U.S. suppliers which are U.S. converters, enrichers, and fabricators.
  [2] Spot Contract: A one-time delivery (usually) of the entire contract to occur within one year of contract execution (signed date).
  [3] Short, Medium, and Long-Term Contracts: One or more deliveries to occur after a year following contract execution (signed date).
   - - = Not applicable.
   W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
   NA = Not available.
  Notes: "Other U.S. Suppliers" are U.S. converters, enrichers, and fabricators. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are in nominal U.S. dollars.
  Sources: Energy Information Administration: 1994-2002-Uranium Industry Annual, Tables 10, 11 and 16. 2003-2007-Form EIA-858, "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2003-2007)



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