1Forward costs are all operating and capital costs yet to be incurred in the production of uranium from estimated resources. Excluded are previous expenditures (such as exploration and land acquisitions), taxes, profit, and the cost of money. Generally, forward costs are lower than market prices. Resource values in forward-cost categories are cumulative; that is, the quantity at each level of forward cost includes all reserves/resources at the lower cost in that category. |
5Shown are the mean values for the distribution of estimates for each forward-cost category, rounded to the nearest million pounds uranium oxide. |
2See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary. |
Notes: · Data are at end of year. · Until further notice, these estimates will not be updated annually. · See "Uranium Oxide" in Glossary. |
3The Energy Information Administration (EIA) category of uranium reserves is equivalent to the internationally reported category of "Reasonably Assured Resources" (RAR). |
Web Page: For related information, see http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelnuclear.html. |
4California, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington. |
Sources: · Forward Costs $30 or Less and $50 or Less: EIA, "U.S. Uranium Reserves Estimates" (June 2004). · Forward Costs $100 or Less: EIA, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels database as of June 2004. |
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