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 |
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