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Average Price and Quantity for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year

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, 2007-2008
(Dollars per Pound U3O8 Equivalent; Thousand Pounds U3O8 Equivalent)
Pricing Mechanisms Domestic Purchases [1] Foreign Purchases [2] Total Purchases
2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
Contract-Specified (Fixed and Base-Escalated) Pricing
Weighted-Average Price  30.44 37.89 19.93 36.70 25.19 37.27
Quantity with Reported Price  14,093 15,249 14,049 16,456 28,142 31,706
Spot-Market Pricing
Weighted-Average Price  44.93 65.66 52.67 63.49 50.89 64.01
Quantity with Reported Price  2,371 2,486 7,951 7,774 10,322 10,260
Other Pricing
Weighted-Average Price  40.71 55.62 34.30 54.80 35.00 55.01
Quantity with Reported Price  1,304 2,402 10,517 7,139 11,821 9,541
All Pricing Mechanisms
Weighted-Average Price  33.13 43.43 32.58 47.46 32.78 45.88
Quantity with Reported Price  17,768 20,137 32,517 31,369 50,284 51,506
Total Quantity 18,467 20,417 32,517 32,936 50,983 53,353
[1] A uranium purchase of both U.S. origin uranium or from a firm located in the United States.
[2] A uranium purchase of foreign-origin uranium from a firm located outside of the United States.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are in nominal U.S. dollars.
Source: Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2007-2008).



Figure 7. Average Price for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year, 2007-2008
Figure 7. Average Price for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year, 2007-2008. Having trouble? Call 202 586-8800 for help.
  Source: Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2007-2008).




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