In 2018, around 90 percent of the uranium purchased by civilian nuclear power plants in the United States came from a foreign country, with Canada being the main source and commercial partner, accounting for 24 percent of U.S. uranium purchases. Domestic production of uranium only accounted for ten percent of the purchases from civilian nuclear power plants.
Distribution of uranium purchases by civilian nuclear power operators in the United States in 2018, by select origin country*
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EIA. (July 22, 2019). Distribution of uranium purchases by civilian nuclear power operators in the United States in 2018, by select origin country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038087/share-uranium-purchases-nuclear-plants-us-by-country/
EIA. "Distribution of uranium purchases by civilian nuclear power operators in the United States in 2018, by select origin country*." Chart. July 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038087/share-uranium-purchases-nuclear-plants-us-by-country/
EIA. (2019). Distribution of uranium purchases by civilian nuclear power operators in the United States in 2018, by select origin country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038087/share-uranium-purchases-nuclear-plants-us-by-country/
EIA. "Distribution of Uranium Purchases by Civilian Nuclear Power Operators in The United States in 2018, by Select Origin Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038087/share-uranium-purchases-nuclear-plants-us-by-country/
EIA, Distribution of uranium purchases by civilian nuclear power operators in the United States in 2018, by select origin country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038087/share-uranium-purchases-nuclear-plants-us-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of uranium purchases by civilian nuclear power operators in the United States in 2018, by select origin country* [Graph], EIA, July 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038087/share-uranium-purchases-nuclear-plants-us-by-country/