Uranium Data Program

EIA-858 Uranium Market Annual Survey
Instructions

This report is mandatory under Public Law 93-275 and section 1015 of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (Public Law 102-486). Failure to comply may result in criminal fines, civil penalties and
other sanctions as provided by law. For the sanctions and the provisions concerning the
confidentiality of information submitted on this form, see the instructions. Title 18 USC 1001
makes it a criminal offense for any person knowingly and willingly to make to any Agency or
Department of the United States any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements as to any matter
within its jurisdiction.
Sanctions
The timely submission of Form EIA-858 by those required to report is mandatory under Section
13(b) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (FEAA) (Public Law 93-275), as
amended. Failure to respond may result in a penalty of not more than $2,750 per day for each
civil violation, or a fine of not more than $5,000 per day for each criminal violation. The
government may bring a civil action to prohibit reporting violations, which may result in a
temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction without bond. In such civil
action, the court may also issue mandatory injunctions commanding any person to comply with
these reporting requirements.
Confidentiality
The items RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NAME and OTHER PARTY NAME (ITEM
1A), and SELLER’S NAME (ITEM 3B) on Form EIA-858 will be considered “public
information” and may be publicly released in company or individually identifiable form, and will
not be protected from disclosure in identifiable form.
All other information you provide on Form EIA-858 will be used for statistical purposes only. In
accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A of
Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will be kept confidential
and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone other than employees or agents without
your consent. By law, every EIA employee, as well as every agent, is subject to a jail term, a
fine of up to $250,000, or both if he or she discloses ANY identifiable information about you.

Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 hours per
response, including the time of reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Energy Information
Administration, Statistics and Methods Group, EI-70 Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20585-0670; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory

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Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503. A person is not required to
respond to the collection of information unless the form displays a valid OMB number.
EIA-858 Survey Manager and Contact
Douglas Bonnar
Telephone Number: (202) 586-1085
FAX Number: (202) 287-1944
E-mail: [email protected]
Who Must Respond: Firms and individuals that were involved in the (domestic) U.S. uranium
industry must complete the Form EIA-858.
When To Respond: The Form EIA-858 must be filed with the EIA by March 1, 2010.
Methods Of Filing Response: Survey respondents should submit data electronically using
EIA’s secure Single Sign-On internet data collection system. This system uses security protocols
to protect information against unauthorized access during transmission. If you have not
registered with EIA’s Single Sign-On system, send an e-mail requesting assistance to [email protected]. If you have registered with Single Sign-On, log on at
https://signon.eia.doe.gov/ssoserver/login. If you are having a technical problem with accessing
or using the Single Sign-On system, send an e-mail requesting assistance to [email protected].
An alternative to the preferred Single Sign-On system that is also electronically secure is EIA’s
Secure File Transfer (SFT) system. To use SFT, save the form to your hard drive and refer to the
following website for further instructions: https://signon.eia.doe.gov/upload/notice858.jsp.
Or file the form by the following nonsecure methods:
 E-mail the form to [email protected].
 Fax the form to (202) 287-1944.
 Mail the form to: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Mail
Stop: BG-076 (Form EIA-858), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20077-5651.
Note that commonly used facsimile and e-mail transmissions (including files attached to e-mail
messages) travel over ordinary telephone lines and are not considered secure electronic methods
of transmitting survey data. Please retain a copy of your submission for your files.

Item 1. Contract: Contract covers all Purchase, Sale, Exchanges, Loans, Loan Repayments,
and/or Other transactions (transfer of title) active during the Survey Year. Exchanges include
physical material, country of origin, and ownership changes of uranium. Report each contract
that was active or that was completed (performed) by your firm during the Survey Year. If,
during the Survey Year, your firm held or entered into other contracts, a separate Item 1 must be
completed to report each such new contract, including those completed during the year. EIA
must be able to account for all transfers of title to uranium materials during the Survey Year.
Any transaction that involved a transfer of title, i.e., the Purchase, Sale, Exchange, Loan, Loan

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Repayment, and/or Other should be reported. A separate Item 1 must be completed to report all
information requested under Items 1.A through 1.F for a transfer-of-title contract during the
Survey Year. Under certain conditions, a Sale or Purchase of separative work units (SWU) in the
secondary market constitutes a transfer of title to uranium. A contract that involves, in fact, a
transfer of title to enriched uranium for a title to natural uranium, or vice-versa, should be
reported as an Exchange.
Item 1.A. Other Party Name: The other party or parties named in the contract.
Item 1.B. Date Contract Signed: Give the date the contract was originally signed. If applicable,
give the latest date it was renegotiated and indicate whether this was price related.
Item 1.C. Contract Type: Spot Contract - A one-time delivery of the entire contract quantity
to occur within one year of contract execution.
Long-Term Contract - One or more deliveries to occur after a year following contract
execution.
Item 1.D Uranium Deliveries in Reporting Year
Item 1.D.1 Transaction Type: Indicate whether each delivery is a Purchase, Sale, Exchange,
Loan, Loan Repayment, and/or Other transfer of title. If Other, specify. If more than one
transaction type is involved, use the next row, and so on. For a Loan or Loan Repayment,
indicate whether your firm was the Lender or the Borrower. An Exchange must be marked
appropriately as sent and received separately for each delivery.
Item 1.D.2 Material Type:
 U3O8 – Uranium oxide (Uranium concentrate or yellowcake)
 Natural UF6 – Uranium Hexafluoride
 Enriched Uranium – Uranium in which the U-235 isotope concentration has been
increased to greater than the 0.711 percent U-235 (by weight) present in natural uranium
Item 1.D.3. Country of Origin: Enter the country in which the uranium was mined.
Item 1.D.4. Quantity (thousand pounds): Enter quantity of uranium oxide (U3O8) and U3O8
equivalent uranium-component quantity specified in the contract for each delivery of natural
UF6 and enriched uranium during the Survey Year.
Item 1.D.5. Price (US$ per pound): Enter price of uranium oxide (U3O8) and U3O8 equivalent
uranium-component price specified in the contract for each delivery of natural UF6 and enriched
uranium during the Survey Year. In the price, do not include the conversion service and
enrichment service components. Note that prices should not be reported for Exchanges, Loans,
Loan Repayments, and Other transactions.
Items 1D.6. Pricing Mechanism: Report whether the pricing arrangement under the contract is
specified as base-price escalated or fixed price, or whether the price is based on a spot-market

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price. If the contract specifies a different pricing mechanism, mark “Other” and briefly describe.
Note that pricing mechanisms prices should not be reported for Exchanges, Loans, Loan
Repayments, and Other transactions.
Item 1.E Future Deliveries
Item 1.E.1. Year: Enter each year that deliveries stated in the contract, allowing for firm and
optional quantities.
Item 1.E.2. Transaction Type: Indicate whether each future delivery is a Purchase, Sale,
Exchange, Loan, Loan Repayment, and/or Other transfer of title. If Other, specify. If more than
one transaction type is involved for a future year, use the next row reporting that same year, and
so on. For a Loan or Loan Repayment, indicate whether your firm was the Lender or the
Borrower. An Exchange must be marked appropriately as sent and received separately for each
future delivery.
Item 1.E.3. Material Type:

U3O8 – Uranium oxide (Uranium concentrate or yellowcake)

Natural UF6 – Uranium Hexafluoride

Enriched Uranium – Uranium in which the U-235 isotope concentration has been
increased to greater than the 0.711 percent U-235 (by weight) present in natural uranium
Item 1.E.4-5. Minimum and Maximum Quantity (thousand pounds): Report the minimum
and maximum quantities as stated in the contract for each year, to allow the option of either
increasing or decreasing quantities. If a future delivery is firm or fixed, report that same quantity
under both minimum and maximum.
Item 1.F. Contract Completed: Indicated if this survey year delivery is the last delivery under
the terms of this contract. If a contract was completed during the Survey Year, please report
YES, and be sure to return that contract with your survey form.
Item 2. Uranium Inventories: State the inventory quantities, both domestic- and foreign-origin,
as of the end of the Survey Year to which your firm own, held title, and/or held under financial
lease. Reported quantities should agree with inventory quantities reported last year and with data
provided elsewhere in Form EIA-858. That is, inventory quantities should reflect last year’s
amounts with adjustments for subsequent stock changes, purchases, sales, exchanges, loans, and
usages, etc., reported on other parts of this form.
Item 3. Enrichment Services Purchased by Owners and Operators of Civilian Nuclear
Power Reactors: Report purchases of enrichment services made during the Survey Year. In Item
3D, report individual quantities in units of separative work units (SWU), not thousand SWU,
purchased by the country where the enrichment service was performed (country where
enrichment plant is located) or SWU-origin in Item 3A, seller’s name in Item 3B, and the
appropriate type of contract (Spot or Long-Term) in Item 3C. A purchase of SWU through
assignment of an enrichment contract should be reported under this item. In Item 3E, report the
average SWU price paid in U.S. dollars per SWU for the total quantity of enrichment services
purchased during the Survey Year. Owners and operators of civilian nuclear power reactors are

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required to report their purchases of enrichment services during the Survey Year under the
provisions of Section 1015 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-486).
Item 4. Uranium In Fuel Assemblies loaded into U.S. Nuclear Power Reactors (Owners and
Operators of Civilian Nuclear Power Reactors only): Report only the total of unirradiated
new fuel assemblies loaded into the reactor(s) during the Survey Year and during the prior-year
by domestic- and foreign-origin. Do not include uranium removed from a reactor that
subsequently will be reloaded.
Item 5. Uranium Feed Deliveries to U.S. and Foreign Enrichers in the Survey Year: Enter
the country origins and associated quantity of uranium feed shipped to enrichment plants,
indicating each country where enrichment plant is located. Do not include deliveries placed in
your usage agreement account that are not intended for withdrawal until in the next calendar year
or later. Withdrawals of enriched uranium from your usage agreement account in the Survey
Year, however, should be included as appropriate in your response(s).
Item 6. Projected Enrichment Feed Deliveries and Unfilled Market Requirements: In the
second column, enter your firm’s total projected enrichment feed shipments to enrichment
service suppliers (U.S. and foreign suppliers) for each year. Include enriched uranium to be
received through all purchase and exchange contracts in effect as of the end of the Survey Year.
Exclude feed deliveries of uranium scheduled for a cancelled reactor, unless the enriched product
will be used in another of your firm’s reactor units. In the third column, enter your firm’s total
unfilled market requirements for each year.
Note: The total projected shipments in the second column are the contracted deliveries plus
unfilled requirements reported in the third column.

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