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Uranium Marketing Annual Report

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Table 4. Uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors by origin and material type, 2023 deliveries
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent; dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
Deliveries Uranium concentrate Natural UF6 Enriched UF6 Natural UF6 and Enriched UF6 Total
U.S.-origin uranium
Purchases W W W W 2,386
Weighted-average price W W W W 40.63
Foreign-origin uranium
Purchases W W W W 49,239
Weighted-average price W W W W 43.95
Total
Purchases 29,909 11,497 10,219 21,716 51,625
Weighted-average price 44.79 50.12 33.80 42.44 43.80
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
-- = Not applicable.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are not adjusted for inflation. Natural 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 prices represent only the U3O8 equivalent uranium-component price specified in the contract for each delivery of natural UF6 and enriched UF6, it does not include the conversion service and enrichment service components.
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-858, Uranium Marketing Annual Survey (2023)