Nuclear & Uranium

Uranium Marketing Annual Report

With Data for 2017 | Release Date: May 31, 2018 | Next Release Date: May 2019 | full report

Table 1. Uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors by supplier and delivery year, 2012–2017
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent, dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
Deliveries	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Purchased from U.S. producers
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium	W	W	W	1,455	2,169	1,762
Weighted-average price	W	W	W	52.35	48.86	48.77
Purchased from U.S. brokers and traders
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium	11,545	12,835	17,111	13,852	7,862	4,548
Weighted-average price	54.44	50.44	42.90	44.67	50.56	41.80
Purchased from other owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors
Purchases	0	0	0	W	W	W
Weighted-average price	--	--	--	W	W	W
Purchased from other U.S. suppliers
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium	W	W	W	W	W	W
Weighted-average price	W	W	W	W	W	W
Purchased from foreign suppliers
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium	37,624	37,405	34,404	38,184	39,469	34,384
Weighted-average price	54.40	51.93	47.62	44.66	44.85	41.16
Total purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium	57,520	57,403	53,349	56,524	50,595	43,033
Weighted-average price	54.99	51.99	46.16	44.13	42.43	38.80
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. -- = Not applicable. Notes: Other U.S. Suppliers are U.S. converters, enrichers, and fabricators. 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 (2012–2017).