Federal Register - August 2, 2021
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Russias Rosatom, Kazakhstans Kazatomprom, and Uzbekistans Navoi are able to maintain higher production levels than most producers despite unfavorable global markets because they are state-owned enterprises. Should global market trends persist and
uranium prices remain low, U.S.
producers will not be able to compete with price-insensitive production in these countries.
As U.S. and other market production declines and Russian, Kazakh, and Uzbek production remains stable, U.S.
utilities are purchasing increasing amounts of uranium products from these countries. Figure 68 shows the extent to which U.S. utilities rely on Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan for a significant share of their uranium needs.
Figure 68: U.S. Utility Purchases of Uranium Products from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, 2014-2018
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Between 2014 and 2018, U.S. utilities relied on material from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan for 25
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percent of their uranium hexafluoride, 14 percent of their conversion services, and 20 percent of their enrichment services. Consequently, U.S. utilities are dependent on imports from these countries to maintain normal operations
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at their nuclear generators. As U.S. and other market producers cut or cease uranium production due to unfavorable market conditions, it is likely that U.S.
utilities will increase purchases of uranium from price-insensitive Russian, Kazakh, and Uzbek producers.
Continued high levels of Russian, Kazakh, and Uzbek production is also affecting U.S. allies. As described in
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Chapter VI, Canadian and Australian producers have had to idle production at their own mines due to poor market conditions. Furthermore, to fulfill contracts with U.S. utilities, Canadian, Australian, and French producers have procured material from state-owned suppliers. Figure 69 shows that Canadian, Australian, and French producers used Russian, Kazakh, and
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