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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 S1b. Weighted-average price of uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors, 1994-2011
dollars per pound U₃O₈ equivalent
Delivery Year	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
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	45.88	45.86	49.29	55.64
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	- -	- -	75.16	W	47.13	58.12
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	39.62	41.88	44.98	53.29
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	W	W	42.24	52.50
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	48.49	46.68	51.30	56.60
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	59.55	48.92	45.25	52.12
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	43.47	45.35	49.64	55.98
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	66.95	46.45	43.99	54.69
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	41.59	45.74	50.43	55.90
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 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".