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Uranium Marketing Annual Report

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Table 2. Uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors by origin and delivery year, 2016–2021
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent; dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
Deliveries 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
U.S.-origin uranium
Purchases 5,424 2,916 3,878 W W 2,474
Weighted-average price 43.92 35.55 45.26 W W 43.04
Foreign-origin uranium
Purchases 45,171 40,117 36,415 W W 44,263
Weighted-average price 42.26 39.04 38.11 W W 33.40
Total
Purchases 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
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 (2016–2021)