CENTRUS ENERGY CORP Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements particularly in light of the economic, social, and market uncertainty created by, among other things, the COVID -19 pandemic, including emerging variants, and the war inUkraine . See "Forward-Looking Statements" at the beginning of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. OverviewCentrus Energy Corp. , aDelaware corporation ("Centrus ," the "Company", "we" or "us"), is a trusted supplier of nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry, which provides a reliable source of carbon free energy. References to "Centrus", the "Company", "our", or "we" includeCentrus Energy Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries as well as the predecessor toCentrus , unless the context indicates otherwise.Centrus operates two business segments: (a) low-enriched uranium ("LEU"), which supplies various components of nuclear fuel to commercial customers from our global network of suppliers, and (b) technical solutions, which provides advanced engineering, design, and manufacturing services to government and private sector customers and is deploying uranium enrichment and other capabilities necessary for production of advanced nuclear fuel to power existing and next-generation reactors around the world. Our LEU segment provides most of the Company's revenue and involves the sale of enriched uranium, the fissile component of nuclear fuel to customers, which are primarily utilities that operate commercial nuclear power plants. The majority of these sales are for the enrichment component of LEU, which is measured in separative work units ("SWU").Centrus also sells natural uranium (the raw material needed to produce LEU) and occasionally sells LEU with the natural uranium, uranium conversion, and SWU components combined into one sale. LEU is a critical component in the production of nuclear fuel for reactors that produce electricity. We supply LEU and its components to both domestic and international utilities for use in nuclear reactors worldwide. We provide LEU from multiple sources, including our inventory, medium and long-term supply contracts, and spot purchases. As a long-term supplier of LEU to our customers, our objective is to provide value through the reliability and diversity of our supply sources. Our global order book includes spot, medium and long-term sales contracts with major utilities and other customers to 2029. We have secured cost-competitive supplies of SWU under medium and long-term contracts through the end of this decade to help us to fill our existing customer orders and make new sales. A market-related price reset provision in our largest supply contract took effect at the beginning of 2019, when market prices for SWU were near historic lows, which has significantly lowered our cost of sales and contributed to improved margins. Published spot price indicators for SWU reached historic highs inApril 2009 at$163 per SWU. In the years following the 2011 Fukushima accident inJapan , spot prices declined more than 75%, bottoming out inAugust 2018 at$34 per SWU. This was followed by a slow and steady rise, reaching$56 per SWU byDecember 31, 2021 . In 2022, spot prices have risen substantially, reaching$87 per SWU byJune 30, 2022 . This represents an increase of 55% since the beginning of the year and 156% over the 2018 historic low. This sudden surge in the SWU spot price has been driven by uncertainty created as a result ofRussia's invasion ofUkraine , coupled with growing interest in nuclear power as a source of secure and carbon-free energy. The war inUkraine has escalated tensions betweenRussia and the international community. As a result,the United States and other countries have imposed, and may continue imposing, additional sanctions and/or export 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- controls against certain Russian organizations and/or individuals. While sanctions imposed to date do not preclude imports of Russian uranium products, it is possible that additional restrictions could arise in the future that would affect our ability to purchase and re-sell Russian uranium enrichment, which could have a negative material impact on our business. Further, sanctions could be imposed that may impact our ability to transport, import, take delivery or make payments related to the LEU we...
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