13-1-3146 U.S. Producer Questionnaire

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731-909 (LEU) - US Producer Questionnaire

Low Enriched Uranium from France, Inv. No. 731-909 (Second Review)

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than July 16, 2013
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the antidumping duty order on low enriched uranium (“LEU”) from France (Inv. No. 731TA-909 (Second Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff
Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to
compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced low enrinched uranium (“LEU”) (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since
January 1, 2007?

NO (Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES (Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking
on the following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (use the following PIN: LEU2)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By signing this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this review in any other import-injury investigations or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise. (If you do not consent to such use, please note the certification
accordingly.)
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this review may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this review or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Phone:
Signature

Email address
Fax:

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 50 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

OMB feedback.--We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your
response or send them to the above address.

I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

Position regarding continuation of order.--Do you support or oppose the continuation of the
antidumping duty order currently in place for subject LEU from France? Please indicate and
explain.
Support

Oppose

Take no position

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION—Continued
I-4.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Extent of
ownership

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing LEU from France into the United States or
which are engaged in exporting LEU from France to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-6.

Yes--List the following information

Yes--List the following information
Address

Affiliation

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing LEU from countries other than France into
the United States or which are engaged in exporting LEU from countries other than France to the
United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information
Address

Affiliation

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION—Continued
I-7.

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the production of LEU?
No
Firm name

I-8.

Yes--List the following information
Address

Affiliation

Business plan.--In Parts II and IV of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for LEU?
No

Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not
providing the requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Chris Cassise
(202-708-5408; chris.cassise@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in
part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of LEU since January 1, 2007.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..............................

plant closings................................

relocations ....................................

expansions ....................................

acquisitions...................................

consolidations...............................

prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments................
revised labor agreements ..............

other (e.g., technology) ................

(please describe)

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3a.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character
of your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of LEU in the
future?
No

Yes---Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such
changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation, that address this issue. Include in your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce LEU (in 1,000 kgs of enriched U and 1,000
SWUs) for 2013 and 2014.

II-3b.

(USEC only): Please specifically address how the shuttering of your Paducah, KY facility will
affect your overall operations.

II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of LEU in the future if the antidumping duty order on LEU from France
were to be revoked?
No

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5a.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Has your firm since January 1, 2007 produced, or
does your firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and
machinery used in the production of LEU and/or using the same production and related workers
employed to produce LEU?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Product

Period

Basis of allocation of capacity data

LEU

II-5b.

Please report your firm’s combined production capacity and production of these products and
LEU in the periods indictated.
(Quantity in 1,000 kgs of enriched U)
Item

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Overall Production Capacity
Production of:
LEU
Other product 1
Other product 2

II-6.

Constraints on production.--Is your firm able to increase supply using your existing equipment?
Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your LEU production capacity.

II-7.

Production shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production between LEU and other products in
response to a relative change in the price of LEU vis-a-vis the price of other products, using the
same equipment and labor?
No

Yes--Please identify the other products, the approximate time and cost
involved in switching, the minimum relative price change required for
your firm to switch production to or from LEU, and any constraints.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8.

Please provide the average product and tail assays for the LEU produced by your firm below
(quantities should reconcile with production data reported in questions II-10 and II-11). If there
is a significant variation in these assays, please attach a description of the variation to the
appropriate page and identify which quantities reported the variation applies to.
Quantity (kgs enriched U)
Item

Calendar years
2007

2008

2009

2010

Jan-March
2011

2012

2013

Product assay
Tails assay

II-9.

What is the range of tails assays that you offer your customers the right to choose within? If this
range differs for different customers, please so specify and provide the range(s) and identify the
customers. If the range(s) has changed during the period January 1, 2007-March 31, 2013, please
so state and provide the range(s) and the period during which each was effective.

II-10.

Do you produce any LEU by any means other than enrichment of natural UF6?
No

Yes--Identify the quantities in kgs of enriched U produced by the method
used (e.g., enrichment of slightly enriched UF6, blending down of HEU,
etc.). Attach additional pages as necessary.
Quantity in 1,000 kgs of enriched U

Production Method

Calendar years
2007

2008

(Specify):1
(Specify):2
(Specify):3
(Specify):4
1

Provide the typical product assay for the LEU produced:

2009

2010

Jan-March
2011

2012

2013

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11

Trade data (Production, Shipments, and Inventories).--Report your firm’s production capacity,
production, shipments, inventories, and employment related to the production of LEU in your U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods. Do not include sales or purchased or imported
material. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Jan-Mar
2012
2013

BEGINNING-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
PRODUCTION
Quantity in SWUs
Quantity in kgs of enriched U
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF LEU UNDER-SWU CONTRACTS
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Estimated quantity delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs sold
Quantity of natural UF6 received (kgs of U)
Estimated value of natural UF6 received
EUP CONTRACTS
Quantity of EUP sold (kgs of enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total Value of EUP sold
Estimated value of SWU component
EXPORT SHIPMENTS OF LEU UNDER1--:
SWU CONTRACTS
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Estimated quantity delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs sold
Quantity of natural UF6 received (kgs of U)
Estimated value of natural UF6 received
EUP CONTRACTS
Quantity of EUP sold (kgs of enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total Value of EUP sold
Estimated value of SWU component
END-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES2
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
1

Identify, by quantity, your principal export markets for 2012:

Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period inventories, plus
production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes
No--Please explain:

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12

Trade data (Capacity and Employment).--Report your firm’s capacity to produce LEU in your U. S.
establishment(s) and your firm’s employment related to the production of LEU in those facilities during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Item

Calendar years
2007

2008

2009

2010

Jan-March
2011

2012

2013

AVERAGE PRODUCTION CAPACITY:
Quantity in 1,000 SWUs
Quantity in 1,000 kgs of enriched U
EMPLOYMENT DATA:
Average number of PRWs
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value - $1,000)
1

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year.
Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity (use additional pages as
necessary).

II-13

SHIPMENTS BY CUSTOMER TYPES: For the specified periods, please report shipments of your
firm’s production of LEU to utilities and to all other customers. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.) The totals of the shipments to utilities and to other customers should total the U.S. shipments,
by type, reported in question II-11.
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of enriched U and value in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF LEU UNDER-SWU CONTRACTS WITH-UTILITIES:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Estimated quantity of LEU (kgs of
enriched U)
OTHERS1:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Estimated quantity of LEU (kgs of
enriched U)
EUP CONTRACTS WITH-UTILITIES:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Estimated quantity of LEU (kgs of
enriched U)
OTHERS2:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Estimated quantity of LEU (kgs of
enriched U)
1

Specify customers:

Jan-March
2012
2013

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14

END-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES OF LEU: For the specified periods, please report the finished
end-of-period inventories of LEU that were produced in your U.S establishment(s). (See definitions in
the instruction booklet.) DO NOT report inventories of product which you imported (such inventories
should be reported in the importers’ questionnaire). DO NOT report inventories of purchases (report
those in question II-21).
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of enriched U)
Item

2007

2008

Calendar years
2009
2010

2011

2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

INVENTORIES OF LEU OWNED BY YOUR CUSTOMERS:
Quantity (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
INVENTORIES OF LEU OWNED BY YOUR FIRM:
Quantity (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
TOTAL INVENTORIES OF LEU:1
Quantity (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
1

II-15

Total end-of-period inventories should match “ending inventories” in question II-11; if not, please explain why.

OTHER END-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES: For the specified periods, please report your end-ofperiod inventories of natural UF6 feed and other listed forms of uranium available to your firm, by
ownership (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Item

(Quantity in 1,000 kgs of U and 1,000 kgs)
Calendar years
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

NATURAL UF6:
Inventories owned by your customers1
Inventories owned by your firm where-Ownership was transferred from U.S.
Dept. Of Energy
Your firm purchased the material
Your firm otherwise acquired the
2
material
Other inventories in your
establishments3
OTHER:
Uranium tails (kgs)
Uranium concentrates
Less-enriched LEU
Reprocessed uranium
1

Specify type of customer(s) (e.g. utilities):

Please explain how acquired:

Who owns this material?

2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-16

SOURCE OF NATURAL UF6 USED TO PRODUCE LEU DELIVERED: Please report, by
source(s), the quantities of natural UF6 feed used by your firm to produce the LEU that was delivered by
your firm during the specified periods (which were reported in question II-11). (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

Item
SWU CONTRACTS-Natural UF6 supplied by your
1
customers
Natural UF6 owned by your firm
where-Ownership was transferred from
U.S. Dept. Of Energy
Your firm purchased the material
Your firm otherwise acquired the
2
material
Other natural UF6 used to produce
LEU3
EUP CONTRACTS-Natural UF6 supplied by your
customers1
Natural UF6 owned by your firm
where-Ownership was transferred from
U.S. Dept. Of Energy
Your firm purchased the material
Your firm otherwise acquired the
material2
Other natural UF6 used to produce
3
LEU
1

Specify type of customer(s) (e.g. utilities):

Please explain how acquired:

Who supplied this material?

(Quantity in 1,000 kgs of U)
Calendar years
2007
2008
2009
2010

2011

2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-17.

If you do not supply SWU contracts using the customers’ own natural UF6 feed to produce the LEU, how
do you track the debiting of uranium feed inventory accounts? Please provide any inventory tracking
records that may be useful. Please indicate whether your inventory records are consistent with your
reporting of feed origin delivered to U.S. utilities as per the invoice(s) issued for the delivery of LEU.

II-18

SHIPMENTS OF NATURAL UF6: Please report the quantities and value of the natural UF6 sold by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
(Quantity in 1,000 kgs of U and value in $1,000)
Item

2007

SHIPMENTS:1
Quantity
Value
1

Please specify the source(s) of this natural UF6:

2008

Calendar years
2009
2010

2011

2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-19

SWU PURCHASES.—Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased LEU under SWU
contracts since January 1, 2007? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.) DO NOT report purchases
under EUP contracts (see question II-20).
No
Yes--Report such purchases below for the specified periods.1
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS2 OF SWU FROM-FRANCE
Quantity of SWUs purchased (SWUs)
Quantity of LEU delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs purchased
Quantity of natural UF6 provided to you
(kgs of U)
Value of natural UF6 provided by you
Specify country of enrichment:
Quantity of SWUs purchased (SWUs)
Quantity of LEU delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs purchased
Quantity of natural UF6 provided to you
(kgs of U)
Value of natural UF6 provided by you
Specify country of enrichment:
Quantity of SWUs purchased (SWUs)
Quantity of LEU delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs purchased
Quantity of natural UF6 provided to you
(kgs of U)
Value of natural UF6 provided by you
PURCHASES FROM THE U.S. DEPT OF ENERGY:2
Quantity of SWUs purchased (SWUs)
Quantity of LEU delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs purchased
Quantity of natural UF6 provided to you
(kgs of U)
Value of natural UF6 provided by you
PURCHASES FROM OTHER SOURCES:2
Quantity of SWUs purchased (SWUs)
Quantity of LEU delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs purchased
Quantity of natural UF6 provided to you
(kgs of U)
Value of natural UF6 provided by you
1

Please indicate your reasons for purchasing this product. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

Please list the name of the firm(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers diff by source, please identify the source for each

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-20

EUP PURCHASES.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased LEU under EUP
contracts since January 1, 2007? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.) DO NOT report purchases
under SWU contracts (see question II-19).
No

Yes--Report such purchases below for the specified periods.1
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of enriched U and value in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS2 OF EUP FROM-FRANCE
Quantity of EUP delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total value of EUP purchased
Estimated value of SWU component
Specify country of enrichment:
Quantity of EUP delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total value of EUP purchased
Estimated value of SWU component
Specify country of enrichment:
Quantity of EUP delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total value of EUP purchased
Estimated value of SWU component
PURCHASES FROM THE U.S. DEPT OF ENERGY:2
Quantity of EUP delivered (kgs of enriched
U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total value of EUP purchased
Estimated value of SWU component
PURCHASES FROM OTHER SOURCES:2
Quantity of EUP delivered (kgs of enriched
U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total value of EUP purchased
Estimated value of SWU component
1

Please indicate your reasons for purchasing this product. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

Please list the name of the firm(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each
listed supplier. For imported material, please list the importer of record.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-21

SHIPMENTS AND INVENTORIES OF NON-IMPORT LEU PURCHASES.--Report your firm’s
shipments and inventories related to the purchases of LEU (whether by SWU or EUP contracts) during the
specified periods. DO NOT include product which you imported (report that in the importers’ questionnaire) or
produced (see question II-11). Purchases shown should equal the total of purchases of LEU (whether purchased
by a SWU or a EUP contract) reported in II-19 and II-20.
Item

(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Calendar years
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

BEGINNING-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES:
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
SWUs component (estimated SWUs)
PURCHASES:
Quantity of LEU purchased (kgs of
enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs to produce LEU
(SWUs)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF LEU UNDER-SWU CONTRACTS:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Quantity of LEU delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs sold
Quantity of natural UF6 received (kgs
of U)
Estimated value of natural UF6
received
EUP CONTRACTS:
Quantity of EUP sold (kgs of
enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total Value of EUP sold
Estimated value of SWU component
1

EXPORT SHIPMENTS OF LEU UNDER -SWU CONTRACTS:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Quantity of LEU delivered (kgs of
enriched U)
Value of SWUs sold
Quantity of natural UF6 received (kgs
of U)
Estimated value of natural UF6
received
EUP CONTRACTS:
Quantity of EUP sold (kgs of
enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total Value of EUP sold
Estimated value of SWU component
2

END-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES :
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
1

Identify, by quantity, your principal export markets for 2012:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes
-Please explain:
2

No-

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-22.

II-23.

Explain how the Russian HEU Agreement and any other legal constraints vis-à-vis the U.S.
Government, such as your agreements pursuant to privatization, have impacted and will continue
to impact your firm’s production, sales therefrom, inventories, and employment.

Since January 1, 2007, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement (see definition in the
instruction booklet) regarding the production of LEU?
No

II-24.

Yes--Identify FTZ(s):

Since January 1, 2007, has your firm imported LEU?
No

II-26.

Does your firm produce LEU in a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
No

II-25.

Yes--Name firm(s):

Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’
QUESTIONNAIRE

Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of LEU from France in terms of its effect on your firm’s production capacity, production,
U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital
expenditures, research and development expenditures, and asset values. You may wish to
compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-27.

Likely effect of revocation of order.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its production
capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs,
profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, or asset values
relating to the production of LEU in the future if the antidumping duty order on LEU from France
were to be revoked?
No

II-28.

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation, for any trends or
projections you may provide.

(a) Please discuss how the following parameters changed durning the period of review and how
these parameters are expected to change in the foreseeable future.
Load factor
Tail assay (percent)
Burn up
Reactor power
Overfeeding or underfeeding
The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Program
MOX, recycling, and plutonium disposition
(b) Please describe the impact of these parameter changes on your firm’s production, sales, and
profitability.

II-29.

Please describe how the scheduled termination of the HEU agreement in 2013 will impact your
firm.

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II-30.

(a) Please discuss how reprocessing of uranium is changing and is likely to change in the
foreseeable future in the United States and other countries.

(b) Please describe the impact of these changes on your firm’s production, sales, and profitability.

II-31.

Please discuss your progress in completing a gaseous centrifuge plant or any other new
enrichment facility, and how this development is likely to impact your operations.

II-32.

Please discuss your evolving strategy regarding the disposition of depleted uranium. Has your
firm enriched depleted uranium and/or does it plan to do so within the next five years?

II-33.

Please discuss your firm's evolving strategies with regard to reprocessing and recycling. Does
your firm anticipate major changes in this area?

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Justin Jee (202-205-3186; justin.jee@usitc.gov).
III-1.

III-2.

Accounting system.--Briefly describe your financial accounting system.
A.

When does your fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your fiscal year changed during the period examined, explain below:

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include subject merchandise:

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for LEU:
Yes

How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports and 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,

unaudited,

annual reports,

10Ks,

Monthly,

quarterly,

semi-annually,

annually

Accounting basis:
(specify)

GAAP,

cash,

tax, or

10Qs,

other comprehensive

Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes LEU,
as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s questionnaire
response.

III-3.

Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your cost accounting system (e.g., standard cost, job
order cost, et cetera).

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Continued
III-4.

Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest
expense and other income and expenses.

III-5.

Other products.--Please list any other products you produced in the facilities in which you
produced LEU and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these other products in your
most recent fiscal year:
Products

III-6.

Share of sales

Does your company receive inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in
the production of LEU from any related company?
Yes--Continue to question III-7 below.

III-7.

Inputs from related firms.--In the space provided below, identify the inputs related to the
production of LEU that your firm receives from related parties whose financial statements are
consolidated with the financial statements of your firm.
Input

III-8.

No--Continue to question III-10 below.

Related party

Inputs from related firms at cost.—All intercompany profit on inputs purchased from related
parties (including transferred from your own divisions within your company) should be
eliminated from the costs reported to the Commission in questions III-12-14 (i.e., costs reported
in these questions should only reflect the related party’s cost and not include an associated profit
component). Reasonable methods for determining and eliminating the associated profit on inputs
purchased from related parties are acceptable.
Has your firm complied with the Commission’s instructions regarding costs associated with
inputs purchased from related parties?
Yes.

No—Contact Justin Jee (202-205-3186, justin.jee@usitc.gov).

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Continued
III-9. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in reported in LEU financial results.--For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in questions III-12-4.
Please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule
below, the specific tables III-12-14 line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief
description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected
in tables III-12-14; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to tables III-12-14,
only the allocated value amount included in tables III-12-14 should be reported in the schedule
below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material
(significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported LEU financial results in tables III12-14.
Fiscal years ended-2007
Nonrecurring item: In this column
please provide a brief description of each
nonrecurring item and indicate the
specific tables III-12-14 line item where
the nonrecurring item is included.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

2008

2009

2010

January-March
2011

2012

2013

Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount (in $1,000) of the relevant
nonrecurring item reported in tables III-12-14.

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Continued
III-10. U.S. produced LEU.--In each period listed below, provide the annual volume and associated
costs of production for U.S.-produced LEU. Information presented in these tables should be
used, in conjunction with a reasonable approximation of the time and manner in which these costs
are matched against revenue, to complete table III-12 and table III-14 below.
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs (EUP quantity in 1,000 kgs), value in $1,000)
Calendar years
Jan-March
Item
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2012
2013
Quantity
Cost of production:
Raw materials
Direct labor
Energy
Other factory costs
Total cost of
production:1
1

Appropriate adjustments should be made to account for any activity which effectively reduces gross cost of
production.

III-11. Russian produced LEU.--In each period listed below, provide the annual volume and total
acquisition cost of all Russian-produced LEU. Provide data for the designated calendar years in
chronological order from left to right, and for the specified interim periods. Information
presented in these tables should be used, in conjunction with a reasonable approximation of the
time and manner in which these costs are matched against revenue, to complete table III-13
below.

Item
Quantity
Complete acquisition
cost

(Quantity in 1,000 kgs of enriched U, value in $1,000)
Calendar years
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Continued
III-12

U.S.-produced LEU.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the U.S.-produced
LEU operations of your U.S. establishment(s). Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms
must be valued at fair market value and purchases from related firms must be at cost. Provide data for the
designated calendar years in chronological order from left to right, and for the specified interim periods.
(Enrichment sales quantity in 1,000 SWUs, EUP sales quantity in 1,000 kgs of enriched U and value in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item
2007

2008

2009

2010

Jan-March
2011

2012

2013

Net sales quantities -Domestic sales:
Enrichment (quantity in 1,000 SWUs)
EUP (quantity in 1,000 kg of enriched U)
Export sales:
Enrichment (quantity in 1,000 SWUs)
EUP (quantity in 1,000 kg of enriched U)
Total enrichment (quantity in 1,000
SWUs)
Total EUP(quantity in 1,000 kg of
enriched U)
1
Net sales values -Domestic sales:
Enrichment (value)
EUP (value)
Export sales:
Enrichment (value)
EUP (value)
Total enrichment (value)
Total EUP(value)
Total net sales (value)
Cost of U.S.-produced SWU
Cost of U.S.-produced EUP
Total cost of goods sold
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
2
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income or (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Special charges
Advanced technology costs
Interest expense
All other expense items
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset
Act funds received
All other income items
Total other income or expenses, net
Net income of (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1

Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight.

Do not include special charges or advanced technology expenses in reported SG&A expenses.

Because of their direct relationship to USEC’s U.S. manufacturing operations, it is not generally expected that special charges
and/or advanced technology expenses are allocable to USEC’s activity related to Russian-produced SWU.

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III-13. Russian-produced LEU.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on
the Russian-produced LEU operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Note that internal
consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value and purchases
from related firms must be at cost. Provide data for the designated calendar years in
chronological order from left to right, and for the specified interim periods.
(Enrichment sales quantity in 1,000 SWUs and value in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item
2007

2008

2009

2010

Jan-March
2011

2012

2013

Net sales quantities
Domestic sales:
Enrichment (quantity in 1,000 SWUs)
Export sales:
Enrichment (quantity in 1,000 SWUs)
Total net sales (quantity in 1,000 SWUs)
1
Net sales values
Domestic sales:
Enrichment (value)
Export sales:
Enrichment (value)
Total net sales (value)
Total cost of purchased Russian SWU
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
2
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income or (loss)
Other income and expenses:
3
Special charges
Advanced technology costs

Interest expense
All other expense items
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset
Act funds received
All other income items
Total other income or expenses, net
Net income of (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1

Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight

Do not include special charges or advanced technology expenses in reported SG&A expenses.

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Continued
III-14

U.S. and Russian-produced LEU.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
U.S. and Russian produced LEU operations of your U.S. establishment(s). Note that internal consumption and
transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value and purchases from related firms must be at cost.
Provide data for the designated calendar years in chronological order from left to right, and for the specified
interim periods.
(Enrichment sales quantity in 1,000 SWUs, EUP sales quantity in 1,000 kgs of enriched U and value in $1,000)
Item
Net sales quantities
Domestic sales:

2007

2008

Calendar years
2009
2010

2011

Enrichment (quantity in 1,000 SWUs)
EUP (quantity in 1,000 kg of enriched U)
Export sales:
Enrichment (quantity in 1,000 SWUs)
EUP (quantity in 1,000 kg of enriched U)
Total enrichment (quantity in 1,000
SWUs)
Total EUP(quantity in 1,000 kg of
enriched U)
1
Net sales values
Domestic sales:
Enrichment (value)
EUP (value)
Export sales:
Enrichment (value)
EUP (value)
Total enrichment (quantity in 1,000
SWUs)
Total EUP(quantity in 1,000 kg of
enriched U)
Total net sales (value)
Cost of U.S.-produced SWU
Cost of U.S.-produced EUP
Cost of purchased Russian SWU
Total cost of goods sold
Gross profit or (loss)
2
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income or (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Special charges
Advanced technology costs
Interest expense
All other expense items
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act
funds received
All other income items
Total other income or expenses, net
Net income of (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1

Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight

Do not include special charges or advanced technology expenses in reported SG&A expenses.

2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Continued
III-15. Asset values associated with U.S.-produced LEU.—Report the total assets associated with the
production, warehousing, and sale of U.S.-produced LEU. To the extent that your firm does not
maintain assets data specific to U.S. and Russian-produced LEU in the normal course of business,
please estimate the requested items in a manner that is consistent with your cost allocations in
previous questions. Provide data as of the end of the designated calendar years in chronological
order from left to right.
Note:

Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted. Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to
other products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases and
additions.
(Value in $1,000)
Item

Calendar years
2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Total assets (net)

III-16. Asset values associated with Russian.-produced LEU.—Report the total assets associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of Russian-produced LEU. To the extent that your firm
does not maintain assets data specific to U.S. and Russian-produced LEU in the normal course of
business, please estimate the requested items in a manner that is consistent with your cost
allocations in previous questions. Provide data as of the end of the designated calendar years in
chronological order from left to right.
Note:

Total assets (net)

Calendar years
2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Continued
III-17. Asset values associated with U.S. and Russian.-produced LEU.—Report the total assets
associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of U.S. and Russian-produced LEU.
Provide data as of the end of the designated calendar years in chronological order from left to
right.
Note:

Calendar years
2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Total assets (net)

III-18. Capital expenditures and research and development expenditures.—Report separately your
firm’s capital expenditures related to U.S.-produced LEU, capital expenditures related to Russianproduced LEU, and research and development expenditures related to LEU.1 Provide data for the
designated calendar years in chronological order from left to right, and as of the end of the
specified interim periods.

Item

(Value in $1,000)
Calendar years
2007

2008

2009

2010

Jan-March
2011

2012

2013

Capital expenditures:
Related to U.S.-produced LEU or
SWU
Related to Russian-produced
LEU or SWU
Total capital expenditures
Research and development
1
expenses
1

If the reported research and development expenses include items related directly to Russian-produced LEU (i.e., as opposed to being
entirely related to U.S. production of LEU), please indicate generally what such R&D expenses represent and the associated amount in
each period:

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Aimee Larsen (202-205-3179,
aimee.larsen@usitc.gov)
IV-1.

Who should be contacted regarding the requested pricing and related information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

E-mail address

Section IV-A.—U.S. ENRICHMENT PRICES
This section requests quarterly U.S. SWU price and quantity shipment data, unless otherwise specified,
concerning your firm’s U.S. enrichment of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) in the natural state to LEU under
supply contracts with U.S. electric utilities during January 2007-March 2013.
Report data in this section for LEU that your firm produced under an enrichment agreement with U.S.
electric utilities unrelated to your firm, and, where specified, for EUP sold by your firm to U.S. electric
utilities unrelated to your firm.
Quantities enriched.—Quantities of LEU your firm produced for U.S. electric utility customers during a
particular period are requested on two bases:
1) For enrichment contracts of LEU, quanitites of LEU are requested in SWUs contracted to
produce these kilograms of enriched U.
2) For EUP, quantites are requested in kilograms of U in your LEU that you produced during that
period, net of any returns. If your firm uses pounds for the quantity of U in LEU, please convert
to kilograms at the rate of 0.45359 kgs per pound when reporting the enrichment fee data.
Prices.—The total net f.o.b. value should be the fee that you invoice your U.S. electric utility customers to
enrich natural UF6 into LEU f.o.b. your U.S. facilities (or equivalent delivery) net of all discounts,
allowances (including any freight allowances), rebates, and any other deductions or premiums.
Such enrichment prices include the cost of enrichment, but not the cost of the natural UF6 feedstock used
in the enrichment process.

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Spot enrichment agreement.—An agreement, usually written, to supply U.S. customers with enrichment
to produce LEU on an immediate or near-term basis (within 12 months) from the time of order.
Contract enrichment agreement.—A written agreement to supply U.S. customers enrichment to produce
LEU during a specified period of time, with production of the LEU scheduled into the first calendar year
or beyond from the contract-signing year. The total amount of this product to be enriched may be
specified exactly or approximately. Enrichment fees may or may not be fixed.
IF FIXED, enrichment fees may be set at a specified level during the entire contract period or
may initially be set at some level but subject to increases at intervals and amounts specified in the
contract.
IF NOT FIXED, enrichment fees are based on some agreed upon prevailing market price
indicator at the time of delivery and—
(a) may be subject to a contract requirement of a floor price (based on market prices or your
costs), a ceiling price, a discount from the market price, or some combination of these, or
(b) may not be subject to such contract-fee requirements but subject to escalator clauses.
Enrichment Agreement Categories:
(1) Combined spot enrichment and those enrichment contracts for LEU where the fees for
enrichment are based on market prices at the time of production and the contracts do not specify a
fee/cost-based floor or a price ceiling.
(2) Enrichment contracts for LEU where fees for enrichment are based on market prices at the time
of production but the contracts do specify a fee/cost-based floor, a price ceiling, a discount from
the market price, or some combination of these.
(3) Enrichment contracts for LEU where the fees for enrichment are fixed or subject to escalator
clauses specified in the contract.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Low enriched uranium hexafluoride.—Uranium hexafluoride enriched in the U235 isotope, usually in
the range of 3-5 percent enrichment, but always less than 20 percent (as defined in the instructions).

NOTE: Report in section IV-5, unless otherwise indicated, the requested data ONLY for the LEU where
your firm was the enricher on a SWU basis.
Report in section IV-6 sales price data for LEU that was produced by your firm, such that your sales price
of the LEU also included the feedstock costs of the natural UF6 and the conversion (enriched uranium
product or EUP). Report the same information for the latter price data, but instead of enrichment fee
values and unit values, report EUP sales values and unit values.

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-.1

(a) Show in the following tabulation, by category of enrichment agreement (see previous page
for descriptions), the total quantity (in kgs of U as LEU) of your firm’s U.S. LEU production
for U.S. electric utilities from January 2007-March 2013.
Category of enrichment agreement

Kgs of U in LEU

Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Other (specify:

IV-2.

)

(a) Please check (X) below whether the cost of tails storage and disposal and any other costs
(that your specify) were typically included in your enrichment fee for LEU to U.S. electric
utilities during January 2007-March 2013. For the cost items included, approximate the
percentage share of your enrichment fee accounted for by each.
SWU price item:

Check (X) as appropriate

Share of SWU price (percent)

SWUs
Tails storage
Tails disposal
Containers
Freight costs to U.S. fabricators
Other (specify:

)

Other (specify:

)

Other (specify:

)

Other (specify:

)
TOTAL=100%

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IV-2. Continued.
(b) Are storage and/or disposal costs for depleted tails included in the price of the SWUs or is
your firm compensated for storage/disposal by some other entity?
Storage included:

Yes

Disposal included:

Yes

Firm is compensated:

Yes

If your firm is compensated, from whom is your firm compensated and approximately how
much per SWU?

IV-3.

Please describe any agreements or arrangements involving long-term commitments of your
firm to purchase uranium produced outside of the United States, as well as any such agreements
or arrangements for your firm to provide enrichment involving uranium produced outside of the
United States.

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-4.

(a) How has the suspension agreement with Russia affected your firm’s provision of uranium
enrichment since 2007? How do you expect it to affect your firm’s activities in the future?
Please include in your discussion how the suspension agreement and its amendments affected
your firm’s LEU enrichment production and inventory requirements/policy since January 1,
2007.

(b) Discuss the availability and estimated quantity (in kgs of U) of current excess, or available
for blending down to LEU, stockpiles of HEU in the United States, Russia, and possibly other
countries, and the estimated average enrichment levels of those HEU stockpiles; report
separately for each country.

(c) Please discuss if your firm is equipped to blend down HEU into LEU or report the cost and
time estimated to be so equipped. Also discuss the likelihood of large-scale U.S. production
and/or imports of LEU from HEU and identify and technical and/or commercial roadblocks to
such production/importation.

(d) Please discuss the extent to which your firm’s imports of LEU under the Russian HEU
agreement may have increased the world supply/availability of natural UF6 since January 1,
2007. Also discuss how any such increased supply/availability affected U.S. electric utilities’
purchases of LEU during this period and whether your production of EUP was affected by it.

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IV-5. (a) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced LEU under enrichment agreement category 1: Combined spot enrichment and those enrichment
contracts for LEU where the fees for enrichment are based on market prices at the time of production and the contracts do not specify a fee/costbased floor or a price ceiling.
Quantity (in number of SWUs) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2002
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2003

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2004

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2005

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2006

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay
of contract (percent)

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IV-5. (a) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced LEU under enrichment agreement category 1: Continued
Quantity (in number of SWUs) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2007
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2008

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2009

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2010

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2011

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average product
assay of contract
(percent)

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IV-5. (b) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced LEU under enrichment agreement category 2: Enrichment contracts for LEU where fees for enrichment
are based on market prices at the time of production but the contracts do specify a fee/cost-based floor, a price ceiling, a discount from the market
price, or some combination of these.
Quantity (in number of SWUs) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2002
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2003

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2004

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2005

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2006

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay of
contract (percent)
Number of contracts:

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IV-5. (b) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced LEU under enrichment agreement category 2: Continued.
Quantity (in number of SWUs) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2007
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2008

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2009

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2010

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2011

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay
of contract (percent)
Number of
contracts:

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IV-5. (c) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced LEU under enrichment agreement category 3: Enrichment contracts for LEU where the fees for
enrichment are fixed or subject to escalator clauses specified in the contract.
Quantity (in number of SWUs) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2002
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2003

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2004

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2005

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2006

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay of
contract (percent)

Number of contracts:

IV-5. c) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced LEU under enrichment agreement category 3: Continued.

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Quantity (in number of SWUs) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2007
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2008

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2009

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2010

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2011

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay
of contract (percent)
Number of
contracts:

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IV-6. (a) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced EUP under enrichment agreement category 1: For EUP, combined spot enrichment and those
enrichment contracts for LEU where the fees for enrichment are based on market prices at the time of production and the contracts do not specify a
fee/cost-based floor or a price ceiling.
Quantity (in kgs of U) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2002
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2003

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2004

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2005

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2006

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay
of contract (percent)

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IV-6. (a) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced EUP under enrichment agreement category 1: Continued.
Quantity (in kgs of U) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2007
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2008

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2009

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2010

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2011

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay
of contract (percent)

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IV-6.

(b) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced EUP under enrichment agreement category 2: For EUP, enrichment contracts for LEU where fees
for enrichment are based on market prices at the time of production but the contracts do specify a fee/cost-based floor, a price ceiling, a
discount from the market price, or some combination of these.
Quantity (in kgs of U) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2002

Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2003

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2004

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2005

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2006

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay of
contract (percent)
Number of contracts:

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IV-6. (b) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced EUP under enrichment agreement category 2: Continued
Quantity (in kgs of U) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2007
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2008

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2009

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2010

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2011

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay
of contract (percent)
Number of
contracts:

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IV-6.

(c) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced EUP under enrichment agreement category 3: For EUP, enrichment contracts for LEU where the
fees for enrichment are fixed or subject to escalator clauses specified in the contract.
Quantity (in kgs of U) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2002

Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2003

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2004

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2005

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2006

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay of
contract (percent)
Number of contracts:

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-6. (c) Quarterly deliveries of U.S.-produced EUP under enrichment agreement category 3: Continued
Quantity (in kgs of U) and Value (in dollars)
Contract year 2007
Year
2007

Quarter

Quantity

Contract year 2008

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2009

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2010

Value

Quantity

Contract year 2011

Value

Quantity

Value

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2008

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2009

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2010

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2011

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2012

Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.

2013

Jan.-Mar.

Average tails assay
of contract (percent)
Number of
contracts:

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-7.
Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of LEU
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

IV-8.

Other

If other, describe

Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).

Quantity
discounts

IV-9.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms for LEU.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced LEU?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net 30
days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of domestic LEU usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

IV-10. Contract versus spot.-- Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced LEU
in 2012 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) short-term contract basis, and (3) spot sales
basis?
Share of
2012 sales

Type of sale
Long-term contracts (multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

Short-term contracts (multiple deliveries up to and
including 12 months)

Spot sales (for a single delivery)

Total

100

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-11. Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for LEU (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long-term and/or
short-term contract basis).
Typical sales contract
provisions

Item

Average contract duration

Number of days

Price renegotiation (during the
contract period)

Yes

Short-term contracts

Long-term contracts

(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)

(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

No
Quantity

Fixed quantity and/or price

Price
Both

Meet or release provision

Yes
No
Yes

Standard quantity requirements
No
Not applicable

IV-12. (a) Identify and explain the typical factors discussed between your firm and its U.S. customers
and/or factors that you consider in arriving at an enrichment fee and/or EUP price in multi-year
contracts for your U.S.-produced LEU. Include the role of published enrichment fees/ EUP
prices, and if your firm issues price lists, please include a copy of your most recent list with your
submission. Also discuss the tails assay range allowed by your firm.

(b) Please describe if your firm has had to renegotiate long-term contracts, due to meet-orrelease provisions or other contract specifications, for your U.S.-produced LEU since January
1, 2007. Include information about the number of contracts and percent of the total that have
been renegotiated, the reason(s) why they were renegotiated, and the quantities involved (in
number of SWUs and/or kgs of U in EUP).

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IV-12.—Continued.
(c) Identify and explain the typical factors discussed between your firm and its U.S. customers
and/or factors that you consider in arriving at a SPOT enrichment fee/EUP price for your U.S.produced LEU since January 1, 2007. Include the role of published enrichment fees/ EUP
prices, and if your firm issues price lists, please include a copy of your most recent list with
your submission. Also discuss the tails assay range allowed by your firm.

IV-13.

(a) Please discuss below the three largest multi-year sales contracts involving your enrichment
to produce LEU that you negotiated with U.S. customers since January 1, 2007.

Item
Type of sales contract
Name and type (electric utility, trader,
etc.) of U.S. customer
Total contract quantity (in kgs of U
contained in the LEU and in SWUs)
Beginning and ending production
dates of the full contract
Description of the enrichment
fee/product price provisions, including
any fee floors, ceilings, escalator
clauses, and any meet-or-release fee
provisions. Identify and explain the
factors considered by your firm and/or
discussed with your customer in
arriving at the contract’s enrichment
fee provisions
Report total quantity (in kgs of U and
in SWUs) and the weighted-average
enrichment fee/product price for
production of LEU under this contract
that 1) occurred during 2007-12, and
2) are expected to occur during 201314
Is this enrichment contract linked to
contracts for the supply of natural
uranium or for conversion? If yes,
please describe those contract
provisions, including the contract
quantity and the weighted average
price involved.

Contract 1

Contract 2

Contract 3

Yes

Explain:

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IV-13.—Continued.
(b) Please discuss below the three largest multi-year contracts to provide EUP that you
negotiated with U.S. customers since January 1, 2007.
Item
Type of sales contract
Name and type (electric utility, trader,
etc.) of U.S. customer
Total contract quantity (in kgs of U
contained in the LEU and in SWUs)
Beginning and ending production
dates of the full contract
Description of the enrichment
fee/product price provisions, including
any fee floors, ceilings, escalator
clauses, and any meet-or-release fee
provisions. Identify and explain the
factors considered by your firm and/or
discussed with your customer in
arriving at the contract’s enrichment
fee provisions
Report total quantity (in kgs of U and
in SWUs) and the weighted-average
enrichment fee/product price for
production of LEU under this contract
that 1) occurred during 2007-12, and
2) are expected to occur during 201314
Is this enrichment contract linked to
contracts for the supply of natural
uranium or for conversion? If yes,
please describe those contract
provisions, including the contract
quantity and the weighted average
price involved.

Contract 1

Contract 2

Contract 3

Yes

Explain:

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-14. Lead times.—
(a) What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your
firm’s sales of your U.S.-produced LEU?
Source

Share of
2012 sales

From inventory

Produced to order

Total

Lead time (days)

100 %

(b) Please discuss the extent to which delivery lead times are important when your firm offers
its spot market enrichment and EUP to U.S. customers. In addition, discuss whether imported
LEU is generally available with either shorter or longer lead times than U.S.-produced LEU
when competing in the spot market, and please take into consideration your firm’s inventories
of LEU, as well as U.S. importers’ inventories of LEU.

IV-15.

Have individual U.S. producers, importers, or foreign producers/exporters influenced U.S.
market enrichment fees or EUP prices since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes--Please identify the producer/importer and the country of
origin. Also discuss the specific time period(s) when the firm
influenced the U.S. market price, whether the effect was to lower or
raise the price, and why your firm feels that actions of an individual
producer/importer were responsible for price fluctuations in the entire
U.S. market.

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IV-16. Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of LEU that is accounted
for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers’ locations?
your firm
purchaser (check one)

(c)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of LEU that are delivered the following
distances from your production facility.
Distance from production facility

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

%
Total

100

IV-17. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s LEU? (check all that apply)
Geographic area

√ if applicable

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed, including AK, HI,
PR, and VI, among others.

IV-18. End uses.--List the end uses of the LEU that you manufacture. For each end-use product, what
percentage of the total cost is accounted for by LEU and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product

LEU (percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

100%

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-19. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of LEU since January 1,
2007? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses

Yes

Explain

Changes since
2007
Anticipated
changes

IV-20. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for LEU?
No

Substitute

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for LEU?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

IV-21. Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for LEU since Janaury 1, 2007? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
Changes since
2007
Anticipated
changes

No Yes

Explain

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-22. Raw materials.—
(a)
To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling
prices for LEU since January 1, 2007?

(b) Do you anticipate changes in your raw material costs in the foreseeable future?
No

Yes—Please explain.

IV-23. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced LEU in the U.S. market
since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes--Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s)
involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes
and prices.

IV-24. Availability of supply (U.S.-produced).-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of U.S.-produced LEU in the
U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

No change

If you anticipate changes in supply, please explain.

Decrease

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-25. Availability of supply (nonsubject).--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT LEU (i.e., LEU
imported from countries other than France) changed since January 1, 2007?
No

IV-26.

Yes--Please explain.

Have individual U.S. producers, importers, or foreign producers/exporters influenced U.S.
market enrichment fees or EUP prices since January 1, 2007?
No

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IV-27. (a) Report the the quantity and value of LEU that the U.S. government has supplied to your firm
and report the quantity and value of this LEU that your firm sold? Please report separately
shipments to customers in the United States and export shipments, and also report separately
for enrichment and for EUP.
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of enriched U and value in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

LEU supplied by the U.S. government to your firm:
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Value of LEU
U.S. shipments of LEU supplied by the U.S. government:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Value of SWUs sold
Quantity EUP sold (kgs of enriched U)
Value of EUP sold
Exports of LEU supplied by the U.S. government
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Value of SWUs sold
Quantity EUP sold (kgs of enriched U)
Value of EUP sold

(b) What quantity and value, if any, of LEU supplied by the U.S. government has been delivered
by your firm pursuant to enrichment contracts? Please report separately the quantity and
value of any such shipments to customers in the United States and export shipments.

Item

(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and value in $1,000)
Calendar years
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

2012

Jan-March
2012
2013

LEU supplied by the U.S. government and delivered to U.S. customers pursuant to enrichment contracts:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Value of SWUs sold
LEU supplied by the U.S. government and exported pursuant to enrichment contracts:
Quantity of SWUs sold (SWUs)
Value of SWUs sold

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-28.

(a) Has the use of swaps in the uranium market changed since January 1, 2007? If there has
been an increase or decrease, please describe the effect it has had, including information for
executed contracts and contracts entered into for delivery in 2013-14.

(b) Has the use of loans/leases in the uranium market changed since January 1, 2007? If there
has been an increase or decrease, please describe the effect it has had, including information for
executed contracts and contracts entered into for delivery in 2013-14.

IV-29. Export constraints.--Describe your firm’s ability to shift sales of LEU between the U.S. market
and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts, other sales
arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting LEU
between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

IV-30. Product changes.-- Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of LEU since January 1, 2007? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
2007
Anticipated
changes

Explain

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IV-31. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for LEU has changed since January 1, 2007, and how you anticipate demand will
change in the future. Describe the principal factors that affect demand.

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate

Factors

Demand since 2007
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

IV-32. Conditions of competition.-a) Is the LEU market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition (including seasonal
business) distinctive to LEU?
No (skip to question IV-33.)

Yes-- Please describe and then answer part (b).

(b) If yes, have there been changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for LEU
since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART IV.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS—Continued
IV-33. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of LEU in U.S. with non-U.S. markets, if
known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

IV-34. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss LEU supply (including production
capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the other major
producing/consuming countries, including France, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular
interest is such data from 2007 to the present and forecasts for the future.
IV-35. Barriers to trade.--Are your exports of LEU subject to any tariff or non-tariff barriers in other
countries?
No

Yes--Please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1,
2007, or that are expected to occur in the future.

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IV-36. Interchangeability.--Is LEU produced in the United States and in other countries interchangeable
(i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

France

Other countries

United States
France
1

For any country-pair producing LEU which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use. In your response relating to “other
countries,” if the degree of interchangeability differs for different nonsubject countries, please note
this below.

Please note the country/countries of origin of the LEU that are included in the “other countries”
category.

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IV-37. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between LEU produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

France

Other countries

United States
France
1

For any country-pair for which differences in product characteristics or sales conditions are
always or frequently a significant factor in your firm’s sales of U.S.-produced LEU, please report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors.

Please note the country/countries of origin of the LEU that are included in the “other countries”
category.

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IV-38. Please provide the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for your U.S.
enrichment to produce LEU since January 2007 and its 10 largest customers for its EUP during
this period. Please also provide the name and telephone number of a contact person and the
approximate percentage shares of the quantity (in SWUs) of your firm’s total U.S. production of
its enrichment and EUP that each of these customers accounted for in 2012.
Enrichment

No.

8
9

Customer’s Name

EUP
Street address (not P.O.
box), city, state, and zip
code

Contact Person

Area code
and
telephone
number

Share of
2012
sales(%)

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