Uranium purchases by nuclear plant operators

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55.9 millionpounds

United States · 2024

Uranium purchases by nuclear plant operators in United States stood at 55.9 million pounds in 2024 (EIA).

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Publisher
EIA
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T1 Official
Locator
U.S. uranium production more than tripled in 2025 and was the highest since 2017
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

In 2025, owners and operators of U.S. nuclear plants purchased a total of 46.9 million pounds of U3O8 equivalent, down from 55.9 million pounds in 2024.

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APA
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2024). U.S. uranium production more than tripled in 2025 and was the highest since 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68044. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFAE
MLA
U.S. Energy Information Administration. "U.S. uranium production more than tripled in 2025 and was the highest since 2017." 2024, https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68044. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFAE.
Chicago
U.S. Energy Information Administration. "U.S. uranium production more than tripled in 2025 and was the highest since 2017." 2024. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68044. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFAE.
BibTeX
@misc{eia2024uranium18yfae, author = {{U.S. Energy Information Administration}}, title = {U.S. uranium production more than tripled in 2025 and was the highest since 2017}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFAE}, note = {Original source: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68044. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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U.S. Energy Information Administration · homepage ↗
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Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
U.S. uranium production more than tripled in 2025 and was the highest since 2017
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
U.S. uranium production more than tripled in 2025 and was the highest since 2017
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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Review protocol
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Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
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