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Uranium Marketing Annual Report

With Data for 2015  |  Release Date:  May 24, 2016  |  Next Release Date: May 2017 | full report

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Table 22. Inventories of natural and enriched uranium by material type as of end of year, 2011-15
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent
  Inventories at the end of the year
Type of uranium inventory owned by 2011 2012 2013 2014 P2015
Owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors inventories 89,835 97,647 113,077 114,046 120,857
Uranium concentrate (U3O8) 14,718 15,963 18,131 19,060 20,635
Natural UF6 35,883 29,084 38,332 40,803 47,253
Enriched UF6 19,596 38,428 40,841 43,382 42,151
Fabricated fuel (not inserted into a reactor) 19,638 14,173 15,773 10,802 10,819
U.S. supplier inventories 22,269 23,289 21,342 18,682 15,066
Uranium concentrate (U3O8) 7,057 W 7,658 6,170 6,289
Natural UF6 W W W W W
Enriched UF6 W W W W W
Fabricated fuel (not inserted into a reactor) 0 0 0 0 0
Total commercial inventories 112,104 120,936 134,418 132,728 135,923

P = Preliminary data. Final 2014 inventory data reported in the 2015 survey.
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2012-15).