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Uranium Marketing Annual Report

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Table 1. Uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors by supplier and delivery year, 2016–2021
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent, dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
Deliveries 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Purchased from U.S. producers
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium 2,169 1,762 1,520 W W W
Weighted-average price 48.86 48.77 46.59 W W W
Purchased from U.S. brokers and traders
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium 7,862 4,548 3,897 4,395 6,412 W
Weighted-average price 50.56 51.80 52.51 48.16 30.09 W
Purchased from other owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors
Purchases W W W W W W
Weighted-average price W W W 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 39,469 34,384 33,044 39,208 38,418 41,583
Weighted-average price 44.85 41.16 39.82 36.28 35.27 33.35
Total purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium 50,595 43,033 40,293 48,328 48,934 46,736
Weighted-average price 42.43 38.80 38.81 35.59 33.27 33.91
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 (2016–2021)