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Uranium prices steady as EIA releases annual market report
The end-of-July spot price for uranium was $86.36 per pound, as reported by Cameco—roughly the same as it has been since February. Analytics firm Trading Economics reported a uranium futures price of $86.60 per pound, a figure that also has been holding steady since early April.
These updates come as the U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its 2025 Uranium Marketing Annual Report, which examines in detail multiple aspects of the U.S. uranium market. Data are derived from answers given in the Uranium Marketing Annual Survey, which collects information on contracts, deliveries (during the past year and projected for the next 10 years), purchased enrichment services, inventories, fuel assembly usage, and market requirements.
H. Y. Khater, M. E. Sawan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 581-585
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) (Poster Session) | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963676
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A detailed three-dimensional model (3-D) has been developed for the divertor cassette in the ITER design. The layered configurations of the dome PFC and vertical targets were modeled accurately with the front tungsten layer modeled separately. 3-D neutronics calculations have been performed to determine the detailed spatial distribution of the neutron flux in the divertor cassette. A detailed activation analysis has been performed for zones representing the different critical components of the divertor cassette. The calculations have been performed for two operational scenarios. Special attention has been given to the top 1 cm tungsten layer of the divertor dome. The radioactivity generated in the tungsten layers of the divertor is mostly dominated by W during the first day after shutdown. The GlidCop copper and 316 SS-LN parts of the divertor also generated considerable levels of activity and decay heat. Nevertheless, the analysis showed that the tungsten Plasma Facing Component (PFC) is clearly the most critical part of the divertor from the decay heat generation point of view.