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Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Contract Type and Material Type

Table 7. Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Contract Type and Material Type, 2008 Deliveries
(Thousand Pounds U3O8 Equivalent; Dollars per Pound U3O8 Equivalent)
Material Type Spot Contracts [1] Long-Term Contracts [2] Total
Quantity with Reported Price Weighted-Average Price Quantity with Reported Price Weighted-Average Price Quantity with Reported Price Weighted-Average Price
U3O8 4,357 60.42 24,356 48.96 28,713 50.70
Natural UF6 3,276 74.46 15,357 32.66 18,633 40.01
Enriched Uranium 1,089 70.47 3,071 27.78 4,160 38.95
Total 8,721 66.95 42,785 41.59 51,506 45.88
[1] A one-time delivery (usually) of the entire contract to occur within one year of contract execution (signed date).
[2] One or more deliveries to occur after a year following contract execution (signed date).
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are in nominal U.S. dollars. Natural UF6 is uranium hexafluoride. The natural UF6 and enriched uranium quantity represents only the U3O8 equivalent uranium-component quantity specified in the contract for each delivery of natural UF6 and enriched uranium. The natural UF6 and enriched uranium weighted-average price represent only the U3O8 equivalent uranium-component price specified in the contract for each delivery of natural UF6 and enriched uranium, and does not include the conversion service and enrichment service components.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2008).




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