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Price of uranium

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The price of uranium has fluctuated in the last few years. There was a long period of low demand when the price was as low as $7 per pound, but with increased interest to build new plant in the last 2/3 years, it has increased considerably. Current price is about $60 per pound (this is for yellowcake, U3O8). See www.uxc.com.

Of course to produce fuel for a reactor there are two major stages beyond production of yellowcake. 1, the enrichment in U235 to about 3.5 percent. In the US this is still done by the diffusion method which requires high input power. The US intends to follow other countries which use centrifuge technology, this will reduce processing cost. 2, the manufacture into reactor fuel rods, with zircaloy cladding.

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US $ 51,5/lb (at 25.07.2011) or 113 USA $ per 1 kg (natural uranium in the form of the unrefined oxide U3O8).

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US $ 51,5/lb (at 25.07.2011) or 11,3 cents per gram (natural uranium in the form of the unrefined oxide U3O8).

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The price is dependent from: chemical form, physical form, enrichment, purity, etc.

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US $ 51,5/lb (at 25.07.2011) or 113 000 US $ per 1 t (natural uranium in the form of the unrefined oxide U3O8).

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$60/lb or 13 cents per gram.

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$60/lb or 13 cents per gram

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2 dollrs per pound

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