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摘要

April, unlike the extremely tumultuous period following the earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan on March 11, TradeTech said on April 8. TradeTech, which tracks uranium transactions and lists market values, said that only two transactions were reported (utilities were the buyers) for the week, compared to eight transactions and 900 000 Ib U3O8 traded in the previous week. TradeTech () said that the Department of Energy's confirmation that it intends to proceed with plans to sell excess inventory again during the second quarter reinforced the view by several market participants that prices will struggle to return to pre-Fukushima price levels in the near term. TradeTech's weekly spot price was $57.75/lb U3OB, down $0.75 from the previous week's spot price. (Graph: TradeTech)