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Table 7. Uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors by contract type and material type, 2021 deliveries
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent; dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
  Spot1 Contracts Long-Term Contracts2 Total
Material Type Quantity with reported price Weighted-average price Quantity with reported price Weighted-average price Quantity with reported price Weighted-average price
U3O8 8,646 30.67 16,403 35.77 25,049 34.01
Natural UF6 W W W W 10,071 38.47
Enriched UF6 w W W W 11,616 29.76
Total 8,986 30.56 37,750 34.71 46,736 33.91
1A one-time delivery (usually) of the entire contract to occur within one year of contract execution (signed date).
2One or more deliveries to occur after a year following contract execution (signed date).
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are not adjusted for inflation.
UF6 is uranium hexafluoride. The natural UF6 and enriched UF6 quantity represents only the U3O8 equivalent uranium-component quantity specified in the contract for each delivery of natural UF6 and enriched UF6. The natural UF6 and enriched UF6 weighted-average price represent only the U3O8 equivalent uranium-component price specified in the contract for each delivery of natural UF6 and enriched UF6, and does not include the conversion service and enrichment service components.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-858, Uranium Marketing Annual Survey (2021)