Uranium Miner conducts a weekly review of several major uranium suppliers, auctions, and brokerages to ascertain the market price of U3O8 per pound in US dollars.

Current Price: Effective May 13, 2013 the market price of U₃O₈ is US $40.70/lb.* (Price changed +0.20 since last survey a week ago).

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Uranium/Nuclear focused ETFs: Click to see Global X Uranium ETF (URA) => Uranium ETF - NYSE (fund's components here)

Other uranium related ETF style investment vehicles (focused on nuclear energy but are not limited to uranium mining and are not direct competition for URA): Market Vectors Nuclear Energy (NLR), Barclays iShares Global Nuclear Energy (NUCL) and PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy (PKN)

* Considerations in determining spot price of Uranium: Data from recently completed transactions, data from pending transactions, firm bids to buy or borrow, firm offers to sell or lend, prices purchasers have expressed a willingness to pay but for which we are not aware of firm bids to buy, and prices sellers have expressed a willingness to accept but for which we are not aware of firm offers to sell. (Considerations not used in determining spot price: prices associated with deliveries under old or renegotiated contracts, or other than arm's-length transactions, charges for transportation other than that customarily provided by suppliers, and  prices of services or materials delivered under long-term contracts with primary suppliers).

Historical Values (in USD) - month end close price:

• Apr 13 $42.50

• Mar 13 $42.25

• Feb 13 $42.00

• Jan 13 $44.00

• Dec 12 $43.50

• Nov 12 $42.00

• Oct 12 $42.50

• Sep 12 $46.50

• Aug 12 $48.50

• July 12 $49.25

• June 12 $51.00

• May 12 $52.00

• Apr 12 $51.75

• Mar 12 $51.00

• Feb 12 $52.00

• Jan 12 $52.00

• Dec 11 $51.75

• Nov 11 $51.75

• Oct 11 $52.00

• Sep 11 $52.50

• Aug 11 $49.00

• Jul 11 $51.75

• Jun 11 $54.25

• May 11 $57.50

• Apr 11 $55.50

• Mar 11 $62.50

• Feb 11 $69.75

• Jan 11 $72.00

• Dec 10 $62.50

• Nov 10 $61.00

• Oct 10 $52.00

• Sep 10 $46.50

• Aug 10 $45.00

• Jul 10 $43.50

• Jun 10 $41.75

• May 10 $40.75

• Apr 10 $41.75

• Mar 10 $42.00

• Feb 10 $41.75

• Jan 10 $42.50

• Dec 09 $45.00

• Nov 09 $45.50

• Oct 09 $49.50

• Sep 09 $42.50

• Aug 09 $47.00

• Jul 09 $47.00

• Jun 09 $52.00

• May 09 $50.00

• Apr 09 $42.00

• Mar 09 $42.00

• Feb 09 $45.00

• Jan 09 $50.00

• Dec 08 $53.00

• Nov 08 $55.00

• Oct 08 $45.00

• Sep 08 $55.55

• Aug 08 $64.50

• July 08 $64.50

• June 08 $59.00

• May 08 $60.00

• Apr 08 $65.00

• Mar 08 $71.00

• Feb 08 $73.00

• Jan 08 $78.00

• Dec 07 $90.00

• Nov 07 $93.00

• Oct 07 $84.00

• Sep 07 $85.00

• Aug 07 $90.00

• Jul 07 $120.00

• Jun 07 $138.00

• May 07 $133.00

• Apr 07 $113.00

• Mar 07 $95.00

• Feb 07 $85.00

• Jan 07 $75.00

• Dec 06 $72.00

• Nov 06 $63.00

• Oct 06 $60.00

• Sep 06 $54.00

• Aug 06 $48.50

• Jul 06 $47.25

• Jun 06 $45.50

• May 06 $43.00

• Apr 06 $41.50

• Mar 06 $40.50

• Feb 06 $38.25

• Jan 06 $37.50

• Dec 05 $36.25

• Nov 05 $34.50

• Oct 05 $33.00

• Sep 05 $31.00

• Aug 05 $30.20

• July 05 $29.50

• Jun 05 $29.00

• May 05 $29.00

• Apr 05 $24.00

• Mar 05 $22.50

• Feb 05 $21.80

• Jan. 05 $21.00

• Dec. 04 $20.70

• Nov. 04 $20.50

• Oct. 04 $19.90

• Aug. 04 $19.25

• Jan 04 $15.50

• Jan 03 $10.30

• Jan 02 $9.60

435 Active Reactors (as of Q1 2013)

Table of World Nuclear Reactors 2013 & Uranium Requirements <= Source; World Nuclear Assoc.

Sources & Ledger:

Operable = Connected to the grid;
Under Construction = first concrete for reactor poured, or major refurbishment under way;
Planned = Approvals, funding or major commitment in place, mostly expected in operation within 8-10 years;
Proposed = Specific program or site proposals, expected operation mostly within 15 years.

New plants coming on line are largely balanced by old plants being retired. Over 1996-2009, 43 reactors were retired as 49 started operation. There are no firm projections for retirements over the period covered by this Table, but WNA estimates that at least 60 of those now operating will close by 2030, most being small plants. The 2011 WNA Market Report reference case has 156 reactors closing by 2030, and 298 new ones coming on line.

TWh = Terawatt-hours (billion kilowatt-hours), MWe = Megawatt (electrical as distinct from thermal), kWh = kilowatt-hour.

67,990 tU = 80,181 t U3O8

** The world total includes 6 reactors operating on Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4927 MWe, which generated a total of 40.4 billion kWh in 2011 (accounting for 19.0% of Taiwan's total electricity generation). Taiwan has two reactors under construction with a combined capacity of 2700 MWe, and one proposed, 1350 MWe. It is expected to require 1291 tU in 2012.