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

Table 4. Uranium Purchased by Owners and Operators of U.S. Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors by Origin and Material Type, 2009 Deliveries
(Thousand Pounds U3O8 Equivalent; Dollars per Pound U3O8 Equivalent)
Deliveries Uranium Concentrate Natural UF6 Enriched UF6 Natural UF6 and Enriched UF6 Total
U.S.-Origin Uranium
Purchases 4,414 W W 2,639 7,053
Weighted-Average Price 45.50 W W 54.63 48.92
Foreign-Origin Uranium
Purchases 29,938 W W 12,839 42,777
Weighted-Average Price 46.41 W W 42.72 45.35
Total
Purchases 34,352 W W 15,478 49,830
Weighted-Average Price 46.30 W W 44.84 45.86
   W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
   Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are not adjusted for inflation. Natural UF6 is uranium hexafluoride. The natural UF6 and enriched UF6 quantity represents only the U3O8 equivalent uranium-component quantity specified in the contract for each delivery of natural UF6 and enriched UF6. The natural UF6 and enriched UF6 weighted-average price represent only the U3O8 equivalent uranium-component price specified in the contract for each delivery of natural UF6 and enriched UF6, and does not include the conversion service and enrichment service components.
   Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2009).






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