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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, 2017–2022
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent, dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
Deliveries 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Purchased from U.S. producers
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium 1,762 1,520 W 891 1,650 W
Weighted-average price 48.77 46.59 W 36.01 32.32 W
Purchased from U.S. brokers and traders
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium 4,548 3,897 4,395 6,412 3,308 W
Weighted-average price 51.80 52.51 48.16 30.09 39.67 W
Purchased from other owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors
Purchases W W W 0 0 W
Weighted-average price W W W 0 0 W
Purchased from other U.S. suppliers
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium W W W 404 195 W
Weighted-average price W W W 40.46 28.99 W
Purchased from foreign suppliers
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium 34,384 33,044 39,208 38,418 41,583 38,009
Weighted-average price 41.16 39.82 36.28 35.27 33.35 39.78
Total purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors
Purchases of U.S.-origin and foreign-origin uranium 43,033 40,293 48,328 48,934 46,736 40,519
Weighted-average price 38.80 38.81 35.59 33.27 33.91 39.08
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.
Data source:U.S. Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-858 Uranium Marketing Annual Survey (2017–2022)