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U.S. IMPORTERS’ 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 imported low enriched uranium (“LEU”) from any country (as defined in the instruction booklet)
from any source 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 Questions
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 40 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 pages 3-4 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.
I-3.
Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information
Address
Extent of
ownership
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PART I.—General Questions--Continued
I-4.
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 any LEU from France to the United States?
No
Yes--List the following information
Firm name
I-5.
Address
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
Yes--List the following information
Firm name
I-6.
Address
Affiliation
Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the production of LEU?
No
Yes--List the following information
Firm name
I-7.
Affiliation
Address
Affiliation
Nature of import operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
LEU. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record
Takes title to the imported product(s)
Consignee of the imported products(s)
Customs broker or freight forwarder.
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PART I.—General Questions--Continued
I-8.
Consignees.--If your firm is an importer of record of LEU but is not the consignee, please list the
consignees below (company name, address, telephone, and individual to contact).
Firm name
I-9.
I-10.
FTZs or bonded warehouse.--Please indicate whether your firm enters LEU into, or withdraws
such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones
No
Yes--List location(s):
Bonded warehouses
No
Yes--List location(s):
TIB.--Please indicate whether your firm imports LEU under the TIB (temporary importation
under bond) program.
No
I-11.
Yes
Business plan.--In Parts II and III 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
I-12.
Contact person and phone
number
Address
Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
Other investigations.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this review been the
subject of any other import relief investigations in the United States or in any other countries?
No
Yes--Please specify.
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Chris Cassise
(202-708-5408; [email protected]). 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 importation of LEU since January 1, 2007.
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings ...........
office/warehouse 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-3.
Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of your
operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the importation of LEU in the future?
No
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 importation of
LEU in the future if the antidumping duty order on LEU from France were to be revoked?
No
II-5.
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.
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.
Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported, contracted or otherwise arranged for the importation of
LEU from France for delivery after March 31, 2013?
No
Yes--Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities involved.
Imports of LEU from France:
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Date(s) of delivery
(in 1,000 kgs of enriched U)
$
(in $1,000)
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6.
Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces LEU in the United States, please
indicate your reasons for importing this LEU. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.
II-7.
Please give the average product and tail assays for the LEU for which you report quantities in questions
II-8. 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.
II-8.
(a) Did your firm deliver imported French LEU to other firms inside or outside the United States that
resell the merchandise in the United States?
No
Yes—Please explain.
(b) Did you receive non-French LEU from other firms that you or other firms could import into the United
States for sale?
No
Yes—Please explain and provide the name(s) of those firms.
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.
IMPORTS FROM FRANCE.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
LEU imported by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
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
BEGINNING-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES:
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
IMPORTS OF LEU UNDER1-SWU CONTRACTS:
Quantity of SWUs (SWUs)
Estimated quantity of LEU imported
(kgs of enriched U)
Value of SWUs
Quantity of natural UF6 received (kgs of U)
Estimated value of natural UF6 received
EUP CONTRACTS:
Quantity of EUP (kgs of enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total Value of EUP
Estimated value of SWU component
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
Jan-March
2012
2013
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.
IMPORTS FROM FRANCE.--Continued
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Item
2007
EXPORT SHIPMENTS OF LEU UNDER2-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 INVENTORIES3:
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
U.S. SHIPMENTS REPORTED ABOVE TO UTILITIES-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
U.S. SHIPMENTS REPORTED ABOVE TO OTHERS-Specify customers:
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
Table continued.
2008
Calendar years
2009
2010
2011
2012
Jan-March
2012
2013
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.
IMPORTS FROM FRANCE.--Continued
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Item
2007
2008
Calendar years
2009
2010
2011
2012
Jan-March
2012
2013
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
Identify, by quantity, your principal export markets for 2012:
2
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period inventories, plus production, less tota
shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
SWUs
Yes
No--Please explain:
Kgs of enriched U
Yes
No--Please explain:
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10. IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA UNDER HEU AGREEMENT.--Report your firm’s imports and your
firm’s shipments and inventories of LEU imported by your firm during the specified periods.
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
BEGINNING-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES:
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
IMPORTS OF LEU UNDER1-SWU CONTRACTS:
Quantity of SWUs (SWUs)
Estimated quantity of LEU imported
(kgs of enriched U)
Value of SWUs
Quantity of natural UF6 received (kgs of U)
Estimated value of natural UF6 received
EUP CONTRACTS:
Quantity of EUP (kgs of enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total Value of EUP
Estimated value of SWU component
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
Jan-March
2012
2013
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10. IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA UNDER HEU AGREEMENT.--Continued
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Item
2007
EXPORT SHIPMENTS OF LEU UNDER2-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 INVENTORIES3:
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
U.S. SHIPMENTS REPORTED ABOVE TO UTILITIES-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
U.S. SHIPMENTS REPORTED ABOVE TO OTHERS-Specify customers:
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
Table continued.
2008
Calendar years
2009
2010
2011
2012
Jan-March
2012
2013
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10. IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA UNDER HEU AGREEMENT.--Continued
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Item
2007
2008
Calendar years
2009
2010
2011
2012
Jan-March
2012
2013
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
Identify, by quantity, your principal export markets for 2012:
2
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?
SWUs
Yes
No--Please explain:
Kgs of enriched U
Yes
No--Please explain:
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED1.--Report your firm’s imports and your
firm’s shipments and inventories of LEU imported by your firm during the specified periods.
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
BEGINNING-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES:
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
IMPORTS OF LEU UNDER2-SWU CONTRACTS:
Quantity of SWUs (SWUs)
Estimated quantity of LEU imported
(kgs of enriched U)
Value of SWUs
Quantity of natural UF6 received (kgs of U)
Estimated value of natural UF6 received
EUP CONTRACTS:
Quantity of EUP (kgs of enriched U)
SWU component (estimated SWUs)
Total Value of EUP
Estimated value of SWU component
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
Jan-March
2012
2013
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED.--Continued
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Item
2007
EXPORT SHIPMENTS OF LEU UNDER3-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 INVENTORIES3:
Quantity of LEU (kgs of enriched U)
Quantity of SWUs required to produce
inventories (SWUs)
U.S. SHIPMENTS REPORTED ABOVE TO UTILITIES-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
U.S. SHIPMENTS REPORTED ABOVE TO OTHERS-Specify customers:
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
Table continued.
2008
Calendar years
2009
2010
2011
2012
Jan-March
2012
2013
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED.--Continued
(Quantity in 1,000 SWUs and 1,000 kgs of U or enriched U and value in $1,000)
Item
2007
2008
Calendar years
2009
2010
2011
2012
Jan-March
2012
2013
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
Identify these other sources:
2
Identify, by quantity, your principal export markets for 2012:
3
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?
SWUs
Yes
No--Please explain:
Kgs of enriched U
Yes
No--Please explain:
II-12.
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 imports, U.S. shipments of
imports, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the
imposition of the order.
II-13.
Likely effect of revocation of order.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports,
U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of LEU in the future if the antidumping duty order on
LEU from France were to be revoked?
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, for any trends or
projections you may provide.
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Aimee Larsen (202-205-3179,
[email protected])
III-1.
Who should be contacted regarding the requested pricing and related information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number
E-mail address
Section III-A.—ENRICHMENT PRICE FACTORS FOR LEU IMPORTED FROM FRANCE
If your firm sells its imported LEU to U.S. customers, report net U.S. f.o.b. (or equivalent delivery)
selling prices; if your firm is a U.S. electric utility, enricher, fuel-assembly fabricator, or other U.S. firm
that imports LEU for its own use, report U.S. f.o.b. import price data.
Indicate below what your firm does with its imports of LEU from France:
IMPORT FOR RESALE.
III-2.
IMPORT FOR OWN USE.
Since January 1, 2007, has your firm imported LEU into the United States under a re-export
program?
No
Yes--Please discuss by each country of origin/enrichment of the LEU
1) the products you exported that contained the LEU that you
previously imported, 2) the quantity, quality, and tails assay of
the imported LEU, and 3) the reason(s) why you imported the
LEU instead of purchasing U.S.-produced product (including a
comparison of prices). Include any other information that
would be helpful in understanding your firm’s re-export
activities and the impact on the market for LEU.
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3.
III-4.
Discuss how your firm determines the purchase price for the LEU that it imports and how
payment is made.
Report the requested annual data for transactions where your firm sold LEU imported from
France to U.S. customers during 2007-2012 but their payment included 1) transfers of the
customers’ natural UF6 or concentrates to you as the feedstock portion of the subject imported
LEU and 2) a separate payment in dollars for the enrichment portion of the subject imported
LEU. Report similarly if you imported the LEU for your firm’s own use during this period but
your payment consisted of a transfer of your natural UF6 or concentrates and a separate dollar
payment for the enrichment portion of the subject imported LEU.
Country of origin: France
Report for each year, total U.S. shipments of your subject imported LEU (kgs of U in the LEU) that your firm-2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Sold to U.S. customers
Imported for your own use
For the annual quantities of the subject imported LEU you reported, show the following:
The average U235 product assay
The average U235 tails assay
The total number of SWUs required
Also show, for the annual quantities of subject imported LEU reported, the breakdown of the total payments
consisting of the following:
Transfers of natural UF6 for the
feedstock portion, in kgs of U in the
natural UF6
Separate payments in U.S. dollars for
the enrichment portion
To the extent that additional factors associated with the information reported above require comment,
discuss the information below. In addition, please discuss any other types of transactions involving the
subject LEU during 2007-12 that are not covered above and in the price tables that follow.
2012
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Section III-B.—ENRICHMENT PRICES FOR LEU IMPORTED FROM FRANCE
This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, unless otherwise specified, concerning enrichment
in France of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) in the natural state to low enriched uranium that your firm
imported pursuant to supply contracts with U.S. customers unrelated to you or imported for your own use
during January 2007-March 2013. Report the requested SWU price and quantity data only for your
SWU production from France.
Quantities.--Quantities of the subject imported LEU are requested net of returns and are requested on two
bases:
1) For enrichment contracts of LEU, quantities of LEU are requested in SWUs contracted to
produce these kilograms of enriched U.
2) For EUP, quantities 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 net U.S. f.o.b. (or equivalent delivery) value should be the selling price you invoice your
U.S. customers for LEU imported from France, from your U.S. selling locations. Prices are net of all
discounts, allowances (including any freight allowances), rebates, and any other deductions or
premiums and based on commercial quantities, not introductory offers. Express prices of the subject
imported LEU in U.S. dollars per kilogram (kg) of uranium (U) in the low enriched UF6.
Spot sales/import agreement.--An agreement, usually written, to supply LEU on an immediate or nearterm basis (within 12 months) from the time of order.
Contract sales/import agreements.--A written agreement to supply LEU during a specified period of time,
with deliveries of the LEU scheduled into the first calendar year or beyond from the contract-signing
year. The total amount of this product may be specified exactly or approximately. Prices may or may not
be fixed.
IF FIXED, prices 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, prices 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 price requirements but subject to escalator clauses.
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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Sales Agreement Categories:
(1) Combined spot sales and those contract sales of the subject imported LEU where prices are based
on market prices at the time of shipment and the contracts do not specify a price/cost-based floor
or a price ceiling.
(2) Contract sales of the subject imported LEU where prices are based on market prices at the time of
shipment and the contracts do specify a price/cost-based floor, a price ceiling, a discount from the
market price, or some combination of these.
(3) Contract sales of the subject imported LEU where prices 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 question III-6, unless otherwise indicated, the information requested for the LEU
where your firm imported the LEU from France that was produced ONLY on a SWU contract basis. See
part III-7 for information requested for your shipments/imports of the imports of enriched uranium
product (EUP) from France (EUP is LEU that is sold or purchased where the customer does not provide
any natural UF6).
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III-5.
(a) Show in the following tabulation, by category sales/import agreements (see previous page
for descriptions), the total quantity (in kgs of U in LEU) of your firm’s imports of LEU from
France that were shipped (book transfers or physical movement) to U.S. fabricators during
January 2007-March 2013 for its U.S. customers.
Category of sales/import agreement
Kgs of U in LEU
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Other (specify:
)
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III- 6. (a) Quarterly shipments under sales agreement category 1: Combined spot sales of imported LEU from France and those contract sales of the
subject imported LEU where prices are based on market prices at the time of shipment and the contracts do not specify a price/cost-based 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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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III- 6. (a) Quarterly shipments under sales 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 tails assay
of contract (percent)
%
%
%
%
%
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-6. (b) Quarterly shipments under sales agreement category 2: Contract sales of the subject imported LEU where prices are based on market
prices at the time of shipment and the contracts do specify a price/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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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-6. (b) Quarterly shipments under sales 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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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-6.
(c) Quarterly shipments under sales agreement category 3: Contract sales of the subject imported LEU where prices 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:
%
%
%
%
%
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-6. (c) Quarterly shipments under sales agreement category 3: 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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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-7. (a) Quarterly shipments of EUP under sales agreement category 1: For EUP, combined spot sales and those contract sales of the subject
imported LEU where prices are based on market prices at the time of shipment and the contracts do not specify a price/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)
%
%
III-7. (a) Quarterly shipments of EUP under sales agreement category 1: Continued.
%
%
%
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--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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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-7. (b) Quarterly shipments of EUP under sales agreement category 2: For EUP, contract sales of the subject imported LEU where prices are based on
market prices at the time of shipment and the contracts do specify a price/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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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-7. (b) Quarterly shipments of EUP under sales 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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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-7. (c) Quarterly shipments of EUP under sales agreement category 3: For EUP, contract sales/imports of the subject imported LEU where prices 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 III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-7. (c) Quarterly shipments of EUP under sales 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 III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
Unless otherwise requested, please answer all questions in the rest of Part III based on your firm’s total
U.S. imports of LEU, both enrichment and EUP, from France during January 2007-March 2013. If your
response differs by import contract/agreement or type of customer, please explain in the space provided or
attach a separate explanation, noting the question number. Unless otherwise specified, shipments or
imports refer to book transfers and physical movements of LEU.
III-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
III-8.
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Quantity
discounts
III-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 imported LEU?
Net 30
days
(b)
Net 60
days
2/10
net 30
days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your prices of imported LEU usually quoted? (check one)
Delivered
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-10. Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its imported LEU from
France 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
%
III-11. Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for LEU from France (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a longterm and/or short-term contract basis).
Typical sales contract
provisions
Item
Average contract duration
Number of days
Price renegotiation (during the
contract period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Fixed quantity and/or price
Price
Both
Meet or release provision
Yes
No
Yes
Standard quantity requirements
No
Not applicable
Short-term contracts
Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)
(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-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 LEU from France. 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-or-release
provisions or other contract specifications, for imported LEU from France 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).
(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 imported
LEU from France 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.
(d) If you did not satisfy all or a part of your contractual obligations to U.S. end users during
2007-12 with imports of LEU from France, please explain how you did satisfy your obligations
to provide LEU to U.S. end users during the period of review. If your response for this
question is different for different customers, please respond on a customer-by-customer basis.
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13.
(a) Please discuss below the three largest multi-year sales/purchase contracts for enrichment
that you negotiated since January 1, 2007 involving your imported LEU from France. Report
sale contract information if you sold the subject imported product to a U.S. customer and report
purchase contract information if you imported the subject product for your own use.
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
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Explain:
Explain:
Explain:
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13..-- Continued.
(b) Please discuss below the three largest multi-year sales/purchase contracts to provide EUP
that you negotiated since January 1, 2007 involving your imported LEU from France. Report sale
contract information if you sold the subject imported product to a U.S. customer and report
purchase contract information if you imported the subject product for your own use.
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
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Explain:
Explain:
Explain:
III-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 LEU imported from France?
Source
Share of
2012 sales
From U.S. inventory
%
From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total
100 %
Lead time
(days)
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-14. Lead times.— Continued.
(b) Please discuss the extent to which delivery lead times are important when your firm offers its
spot market sales of LEU imported from France to U.S. customers. In addition, discuss
whether your imports of LEU from France are generally available with either shorter or longer
lead times than U.S.-produced LEU, and please take into consideration U.S. inventories of
U.S.-produced and imported LEU.
(c) Please report your firm’s average delivery lead time (in number of days) for U.S. spot
market delivery of LEU imported from France in 2012. Have average lead times changed since
January 1, 2007? If yes, note dates of and reason(s) for any changes.
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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-15.
Have individual U.S. producers, importers, or foreign producers/exporters influenced U.S.
market 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 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 imported LEU from France 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.
III-16. Shipping information.-(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of LEU imported from
France 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)
When you sell LEU imported from France, from where is it shipped?
point of importation
storage facility
(check one)
(d)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of LEU imported from France that are
delivered the following distances from your U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your U.S. point of shipment
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total
100
%
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III-17. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of LEU imported from France? (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.
III-18. End uses.--List the end uses of the LEU that you import from France. 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%
%
%
100%
%
%
100%
III-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
Changes since
2007
Anticipated
changes
No
Yes
Explain
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III-20. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for LEU?
No
Yes--Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for LEU?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III-21. Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for LEU since January 1, 2007? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in substitutes No Yes
Explain
Changes since 2007
Anticipated changes
III-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.
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III-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 provide details.
III-24. Availability of “subject” import supply.-(a)
Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of LEU imported from France
in the U.S. market?
Increase
(b)
No change
Decrease
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, and why you anticipate
these changes in supply.
III-25. Availability of “nonsubject” import supply.--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT LEU (i.e.,
LEU imported from countries other than France) changed since January 1, 2007?
No
Yes--Please explain.
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III-26.
Have individual U.S. producers, importers, or foreign producers/exporters influenced U.S.
market enrichment fees or EUP prices since January 1, 2007?
No
III-27.
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.
(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.
III-28.
Please indicate where your firm typically holds U.S. inventories of its imports of LEU from
France (e.g., your U.S. warehouse, fabricator’s location, etc.). Also explain how much of a
factor your firm’s inventory holding costs are in its selling prices of French LEU.
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III-29.
Please discuss whether inventories of uranium held by USEC have had any effect on current
supply conditions in the U.S. market since January 1, 2007 and/or whether any effects are
anticipated
III-30. Export constraints.—Describe your firm’s ability to shift its 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.
III-31. 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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III-32. 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
III-33. 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 III-34.)
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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III-34. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of LEU in U.S. and non-U.S. markets.
Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.
III-35. 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.
III-36. Interchangeability by country-pair.--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.
2
Please note the country/countries of origin of the LEU that are included in the “other countries”
category.
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III-37. Differences other than price by country-pair.--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
2
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.
2
Please note the country/countries of origin of the LEU that are included in the “other
countries” category.
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III-38. Please provide the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for your imports of
LEU since January 1, 2007. Please also provide the name and telephone number of a contact
person and the share of the quantity of your firm’s imported LEU that each of these customers
accounted for in 2012.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Customer’s Name
Street address (not P.O.
box), city, state, and zip
code
Contact Person
Area
code and
telephone
number
Share of
2012
sales(%)
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - 731-909 (LEU) - Importer Questionnaire |
| Author | chris.cassise |
| File Modified | 2013-06-19 |
| File Created | 2013-06-19 |