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Uranium Marketing Annual Report

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Table S1a. Uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors, 2001–2022
million pounds U3O8 equivalent
Delivery Year Total purchased Purchased from U.S. producers Purchased from U.S. brokers and traders Purchased from other owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors, other U.S. suppliers, (and U.S. government for 2007)1 Purchased from foreign suppliers U.S.-origin uranium Foreign-origin uranium Spot contracts2 Short, medium, and long-term contracts3
2001 55.4 2.3 11.7 11.4 30.0 13.2 42.2 14.4 40.0
2002 52.7 1.5 13.4 5.7 32.2 6.2 46.5 8.6 41.4
2003 56.6 0.6 10.5 8.3 37.2 10.2 46.4 8.2 46.7
2004 64.1 0 13.2 12.2 38.7 12.3 51.8 9.2 53.3
2005 65.7 W 10.4 W 39.4 11.0 54.7 6.9 58.8
2006 66.5 0 13.9 12.6 40.0 10.8 55.7 6.3 59.4
2007 51.0 0 9.8 7.6 33.5 4.0 47.0 6.6 43.7
2008 53.4 0.6 9.4 6.3 37.2 7.7 45.6 8.7 42.8
2009 49.8 W 11.1 W 36.8 7.1 42.8 8.1 41.0
2010 46.6 0.4 11.7 1.9 32.6 3.7 42.9 8.2 37.9
2011 54.8 0.6 14.8 1.1 38.4 5.2 49.6 12.0 42.3
2012 57.5 W 11.5 W 37.6 9.8 47.7 8.1 48.9
2013 57.4 W 12.8 W 37.4 9.5 47.9 11.3 46.1
2014 53.3 W 17.1 W 34.4 3.3 50.0 14.5 38.8
2015 56.5 W 13.9 W 38.2 3.4 53.1 11.3 43.2
2016 50.6 W 7.9 W 39.5 5.4 45.2 10.6 37.0
2017 43.0 W 4.5 W 34.4 2.9 40.1 6.2 36.6
2018 40.3 W 3.9 W 33.0 3.9 36.4 6.5 33.4
2019 48.3 W 4.4 W 39.2 W W 10.5 37.8
2020 48.9 W 6.4 W 38.4 W W 11.8 37.0
2021 46.7 1.7 3.3 0.0 41.6 2.5 44.3 9.0 37.8
2022 40.5 W W 0.0 38.0 2.1 38.5 5.9 34.6
- - = Not applicable.
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
NA = Not available.
1Includes purchases between owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors along with purchases from other U.S. suppliers which are U.S. converters, enrichers, and fabricators.
2Spot Contract: A one-time delivery (usually) of the entire contract to occur within one year of contract execution (signed date).
3Short, Medium, and Long-Term Contracts: One or more deliveries to occur after a year following contract execution (signed date).
Notes: Other U.S. Suppliers are U.S. converters, enrichers, and fabricators. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Data sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration: Uranium Industry Annual, Tables 10, 11 and 16, 2001–2002. Form EIA-858, Uranium Marketing Annual Survey, 2003–2022