Uranium Enrichment: Unresolved Trade Issues Leave Uncertain Future for U.S. Uranium Industry.
Abstract
U.S. imports of Soviet natural and enriched uranium totaled over 6.7 million pounds in 1991-about 17 times more than they were in 1986. These imports now represent about 17 percent of the annual U.S. nuclear requirements; but the majority of the U.S. imports of foreign uranium continue to come from other countries such as Canada and Australia. Domestic uranium miners, claiming that they have been injured by the sale of Soviet uranium and related enrichment services at less than their fair market value, filed an antidumping petition with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) in November 1991. DOE, while not a formal petitioner, testified at an ITC public hearing that its enrichment business has been injured by low Soviet enrichment prices and provided requested information to both agencies. If ITC determines that the domestic market is being materially injured by Soviet/CIS imports, ITA will decide on import duties later this year. jg p.3
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA298624
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office