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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, 2005-2006
(Dollars per Pound U3O8 Equivalent; Thousand Pounds U3O8 Equivalent)
Pricing Mechanisms
Domestic Purchasesa
Foreign Purchasesb
Total Purchases
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
Contract-Specified (Fixed and Base-Escalated) Pricing
Weighted-Average Price 14.16 18.24 14.68 18.12 14.42 18.18
Quantity with Reported Price 21,341 19,821 20,772 21,344 42,114 41,164
Spot-Market Pricing
Weighted-Average Price 15.57 18.80 14.49 17.82 14.65 18.04
Quantity with Reported Price 2,083 2,134 11,532 7,390 13,615 9,523
Other Pricing
Weighted-Average Price 12.10 19.63 14.74 20.44 13.75 20.17
Quantity with Reported Price 3,735 5,106 6,193 9,933 9,927 15,039
All Pricing Mechanisms
Weighted-Average Price 13.98 18.54 14.63 18.66 14.36 18.61
Quantity with Reported Price 27,159 27,061 38,497 38,666 65,656 65,727
Total Quantity 27,252 27,873 38,497 38,666 65,749 66,539
   a A uranium purchase of both U.S. origin uranium or from a firm located in the United States.
   b 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" (2005-2006).



Figure 7. Average Price for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year, 2005-2006
Figure 7. Average Price for Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Pricing Mechanisms and Delivery Year, 2005-2006. Having trouble? Call 202 586-8800 for help.
  Source: Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2005-2006).




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