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Uranium Marketing Annual Report

With Data for 2011  |  Release Date:  May 2, 2012  |  Next Release Date: May 2013 | full report

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Table S1a. Uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors, 1994-2011
million pounds U3O8 equivalent
Delivery Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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 53.4 49.8 46.6 54.8
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 0.6 W 0.4 0.6
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 9.4 11.1 11.7 14.8
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 6.3 W 1.9 1.1
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 37.2 36.8 32.6 38.4
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 7.7 7.1 3.7 5.2
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 45.6 42.8 42.9 49.6
Spot Contracts2 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 8.7 8.1 8.2 12.0
Short, Medium, and Long-Term Contracts3 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 42.8 41.0 37.9 42.3
1Includes 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.
2Spot Contract: A one-time delivery (usually) of the entire contract to occur within one year of contract execution (signed date).
3Short, 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 of individual company data.
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 not adjusted for inflation.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration: 1994-2002-Uranium Industry Annual, Tables 10, 11 and 16. 2003-2011-Form EIA-858, "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey".