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, 2008-2009
(Dollars per Pound U3O8 Equivalent; Thousand Pounds U3O8 Equivalent) |
Pricing Mechanisms |
Domestic Purchases 1 |
Foreign Purchases 2 |
Total Purchases |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
Contract-Specified (Fixed and Base-Escalated) Pricing |
Weighted-Average Price |
37.89 |
41.96 |
36.70 |
35.34 |
37.27 |
38.76 |
Quantity with Reported Price |
15,249 |
13,162 |
16,456 |
12,332 |
31,706 |
25,494 |
Spot-Market Pricing |
Weighted-Average Price |
65.66 |
45.45 |
63.49 |
56.12 |
64.01 |
54.44 |
Quantity with Reported Price |
2,486 |
1,304 |
7,774 |
6,986 |
10,260 |
8,290 |
Other Pricing |
Weighted-Average Price |
55.62 |
57.85 |
54.80 |
52.09 |
55.01 |
53.01 |
Quantity with Reported Price |
2,402 |
2,458 |
7,139 |
12,921 |
9,541 |
15,380 |
All Pricing Mechanisms |
Weighted-Average Price |
43.43 |
44.53 |
47.46 |
46.55 |
45.88 |
45.86 |
Quantity with Reported Price |
20,137 |
16,924 |
31,369 |
32,239 |
51,506 |
49,163 |
Total Quantity |
20,417 |
17,591 |
32,936 |
32,239 |
53,353 |
49,830 |
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