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U r a n i u m  M a r k e t
Western World Market
(million lbs U308)
Western World Market Graph
Uranium consumption is double production.
Western World Contract Volumes
(million lbs U308)
Western World Contract Volumes
The long-term market accounted for more than 80% of the uranium contracts in 1998.
Uranium Price Comparison
(annual average $US/lb U308)
Uranium Price Comparison Graph
Cameco typically receives a higher uranium price by contracting in the long-term market where utilities look for security of supply.

Canadian Export Price The average price of uranium from Canada, delivered by Canadian companies to their export customers. More than 99% of these deliveries were under long-term contracts.

Nuexco Exchange Value A uranium spot market price indicator. Spot market deliveries are schedule within one year of the transaction date.

World Uranium Production
(estimated 1998)
World Uranium Production Graph
Cameco's 27 million pounds of U308 production represented 96% of Canada's output.
Nuclear Capacity
(GWe)
Nuclear Capacity Graph
Nuclear power generation is expected to increase by 7% over the next decade.
N u c l e a r  R e a c t o rs
  Reactors 1
in operation 		Reactors 1
under construction 		Nuclear 2 electricity (%) Uranium 3 requirements
(000s lbs U308)
 
Argentina 2   1   11.4   387  
Armenia 1   0   25.7   172  
Belgium 7   0   60.0   2,288  
Brazil 1   1   1.1   224  
Bulgaria 6   0   45.4   1,482  
Canada 14   0   14.1   3,299  
China 3   4   0.8   985  
Czech Republic 4   2   19.3   2,402  
Finland 4   0   30.4   1,456  
France 58   1   78.2   26,752  
Germany 19   0   30.6   9,523  
Hungary 4   0   40.8   894  
India 10   6   2.3   569  
Japan 52   1   36.0   19,428  
Kazakhstan 1   0   0.6   <1  
Korea (South) 14   6   34.1   6,736  
Lithuania 2   0   81.5   858  
Mexico 2   0   6.5   572  
Netherlands 1   0   2.5   255  
Pakistan 1   1   0.7   582  
Romania 1   0   9.7   244  
Russia 29   3   13.6   8,124  
Slovak Republic 5   1   44.0   1,295  
Slovenia/Croatia 1   0   40.0   343  
South Africa 2   0   6.5   811  
Spain 9   0   29.3   4,565  
Sweden 12   0   46.2   4,105  
Switzerland 5   0   40.6   1,529  
Taiwan 6   0   26.4   2,407  
Ukraine 14   2   46.9   5,106  
United Kingdom 35   0   27.5   6,492  
United States 104   0   20.1   49,417  
Total 429   29       163,303  
Source: The Uranium Institute

 

1 At December 31, 1998
2 1997
3 1998