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2017 Uranium Marketing Annual Report Summary

Core Content

This report, published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), provides detailed data on uranium marketing activities in the United States from 1994 to 2017. It includes information on uranium purchases, prices, contracts, feed deliveries, enrichment services, and inventories for U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors.

Main Points

Uranium Purchases and Prices (2017)

• Total Uranium Purchased: 43 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
• Weighted-Average Price: $38.80 per pound.
• Comparison to 2016:
  • Volume: 15% decrease from 50.6 million pounds.
  • Price: 9% decrease from $42.43 per pound.
• Origin Breakdown:
  • U.S.-origin uranium: 7% of total, at $35.55 per pound.
  • Foreign-origin uranium: 93% of total, at $39.04 per pound.
• Country Contributions:
  • Australia and Canada: Combined 52% of total.
  • Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan: Combined 32%.
  • Other countries: Hungary, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, South Africa, and Ukraine accounted for 9%.
• Contract Types:
  • Spot contracts: 14% of deliveries, at $22.36 per pound.
  • Long-term contracts: 86% of deliveries, at $41.58 per pound.

New and Future Uranium Contracts (2017)

• New Contracts Signed: 34 contracts.
• Total Deliveries from New Contracts: 4.7 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
• Weighted-Average Price of New Contracts: $20.82 per pound.
• Long-Term Contracts:
  • Deliveries: 1.5 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
  • Weighted-Average Price: $21.03 per pound.
• Spot Contracts:
  • Deliveries: 3.2 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
  • Weighted-Average Price: $20.72 per pound.
• Maximum Anticipated Deliveries for 2018-2027: 176 million pounds.
• Unfilled Market Requirements for 2018-2027: 209 million pounds.
• Combined Maximum Market Requirements: 385 million pounds.

Uranium Feed, Enrichment Services, and Uranium Loaded (2017)

• Natural Uranium Feed Delivered: 34 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
  • U.S. Enrichers: 53% of feed.
  • Foreign Enrichers: 47% of feed.
• Enrichment Services Purchased: 13 million SWU.
  • U.S.-origin SWU: 43%.
  • Foreign-origin SWU: 57%.
  • Country Contributions:
    • Russia: 23%.
    • United Kingdom: 12%.
    • Netherlands: 9%.
    • Germany: 3%.
• Weighted-Average Price for Enrichment Services: $125.43 per SWU.
• Uranium Loaded into Reactors: 45.5 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
  • U.S.-origin uranium: 13%.
  • Foreign-origin uranium: 87%.

Uranium Foreign Purchases and Sales (2017)

• Total Foreign Purchases: 42 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
  • Weighted-Average Price: $37.09 per pound.
• Total Foreign Sales: 14 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
  • Weighted-Average Price: $25.19 per pound.
• U.S. Commercial Inventories (as of end of 2017): 142.7 million pounds of U₃O₈e.
  • COOs Inventories: 123.7 million pounds, a 3% decrease from 2016.
  • U.S. Suppliers Inventories: 19 million pounds.

Key Information

• Data Source: Form EIA-858 Uranium Marketing Annual Survey.
• Report Period: 1994–2017.
• Data Collection: Includes contracts, deliveries, enrichment services, inventories, and unfilled market requirements.
• Data Notes:
  • "W" indicates data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company information.
  • "–" indicates not applicable.
  • "NA" indicates not available.
  • Totals may not equal the sum of components due to independent rounding.
  • Prices are not adjusted for inflation.

Tables and Figures Overview

Tables

• Table S1a: Total uranium purchased by COOs from 1994–2017.
• Table S1b: Weighted-average price of uranium purchased by COOs from 1994–2017.
• Table S2: Uranium feed deliveries, enrichment services, and uranium loaded by COOs from 1994–2017.
• Table S3a: Foreign purchases, sales, and inventories by COOs and U.S. suppliers from 1994–2017.
• Table S3b: Weighted-average price of foreign purchases and sales by COOs and U.S. suppliers from 1994–2017.
• Table 1–25: Detailed data on uranium purchases by supplier, origin, delivery year, pricing mechanisms, and more, covering 2012–2017.

Figures

• Figure S1: Total uranium purchased by COOs from 1994–2017.
• Figure S2: Weighted-average price of uranium purchased by COOs from 1994–2017.
• Figure S3: Uranium loaded into U.S. civilian reactors from 1994–2017.
• Figure S4: Enrichment services purchased by COOs from 1994–2017.
• Figure S5: Total commercial uranium inventories from 1994–2017.
• Figure S6: Weighted-average price of foreign purchases and sales from 1994–2017.
• Figure 1–22: Detailed visual data on uranium purchases, prices, and inventories from 2012–2017.

Conclusion

This report highlights the trends and statistics of uranium marketing in the U.S. civilian nuclear sector, emphasizing the decrease in both the volume and price of uranium purchases in 2017 compared to 2016. It also outlines the significant role of foreign suppliers, the distribution of uranium types, and the continued reliance on both spot and long-term contracts. The data is crucial for understanding the market dynamics and inventory levels of uranium in the nuclear energy industry.