Nuclear & Uranium

Glossary › FAQS ›

Analysis & Projections

‹ See all Uranium Reports

Uranium Marketing Annual Report

With Data for 2012 | Release Date: May 16, 2013 | Next Release Date: May 2014 | full report

Previous uranium marketing annual reports

dollars per pound U₃O₈ equivalent; thousand pounds U₃O₈ equivalent

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, 2011-2012
Pricing Mechanisms	Domestic Purchases¹		Foreign Purchases²		Total Purchases
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
Contract-Specified (Fixed and Base-Escalated) Pricing
Weighted-Average Price	53.48	57.61	56.20	54.74	54.86	56.26
Quantity with Reported Price	11,597	14,495	11,928	12,941	23,525	27,436
Spot-Market Pricing
Weighted-Average Price	51.56	49.53	57.72	51.89	55.57	51.19
Quantity with Reported Price	2,931	2,237	5,494	5,772	8,425	7,510
Other Pricing
Weighted-Average Price	54.37	56.42	57.06	54.25	56.48	54.71
Quantity with Reported Price	4,854	4,751	17,505	17,253	22,359	22,004
All Pricing Mechanisms
Weighted-Average Price	53.41	56.51	56.87	54.08	55.64	54.99
Quantity with Reported Price	19,381	21,483	34,927	35,466	54,308	56,949
Total Quantity	19,760	21,483	35,071	36,037	54,831	57,520
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 not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-858 "Uranium Marketing Annual Survey" (2011-2012).