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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, 2017–2022
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent; dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
Deliveries 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
U.S.-origin uranium
Purchases 2,916 3,878 W 3,567 2,474 W
Weighted-average price 35.55 45.26 W 30.09 43.04 W
Foreign-origin uranium
Purchases 40,117 36,415 W 45,367 44,263 W
Weighted-average price 39.04 38.11 W 33.53 33.40 W
Total
Purchases 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
Notes: 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)