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Inventories | 3. INVENTORIES USEC is a supplier of low enriched uranium ("LEU") for nuclear power plants. LEU consists of two components: separative work units ("SWU") and uranium. SWU is a standard unit of measurement that represents the effort required to transform a given amount of natural uranium into two components: enriched uranium having a higher percentage of U235 and depleted uranium having a lower percentage of U235. The SWU contained in LEU is calculated using an industry standard formula based on the physics of enrichment. The amount of enrichment deemed to be contained in LEU under this formula is commonly referred to as its SWU component and the quantity of natural uranium deemed to be used in the production of LEU under this formula is referred to as its uranium component. USEC holds uranium, principally at the Paducah gaseous diffusion plant ("GDP"), in the form of natural uranium and as the uranium component of LEU. USEC holds SWU as the SWU component of LEU. USEC may also hold title to the uranium and SWU components of LEU at fabricators to meet book transfer requests by customers. Fabricators process LEU into fuel for use in nuclear reactors. Components of inventories follow (in millions):
|  | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Current Assets |  |  | Current Liabilities (a) |  |  | Inventories, Net |  |  | Current Assets |  |  | Current Liabilities (a) |  |  | Inventories, Net |
Separative work units |  | $ | 969.2 |  |  | $ | 529.8 |  |  | $ | 439.4 |  |  | $ | 1,048.6 |  |  | $ | 334.7 |  |  | $ | 713.9 |
Uranium |  |  | 958.1 |  |  |  | 795.6 |  |  |  | 162.5 |  |  |  | 690.0 |  |  |  | 535.4 |  |  |  | 154.6 |
Materials and supplies |  |  | 8.9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8.9 |  |  |  | 13.4 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 13.4 |
|  | $ | 1,936.2 |  |  | $ | 1,325.4 |  |  | $ | 610.8 |  |  | $ | 1,752.0 |  |  | $ | 870.1 |  |  | $ | 881.9 |
(a) | Inventories owed to customers and suppliers, included in current liabilities, consist primarily of SWU and uranium inventories owed to fabricators. Fabricators process LEU into fuel for use in nuclear reactors. Under inventory optimization arrangements between USEC and domestic fabricators, fabricators order bulk quantities of LEU from USEC based on scheduled or anticipated orders from utility customers for deliveries in future periods. As delivery obligations under actual customer orders arise, USEC satisfies these obligations by arranging for the transfer to the customer of title to the specified quantity of LEU at the fabricator. USEC's balances of SWU and uranium vary over time based on the timing and size of the fabricator's LEU orders from USEC. Balances can be positive or negative at the discretion of the fabricator. Fabricators have other inventory supplies and, where a fabricator has elected to order less material from USEC than USEC is required to deliver to its customers at the fabricator, the fabricator will use these other inventories to satisfy USEC's customer order obligations on USEC's behalf. In such cases, the transfer of title of LEU from USEC to the customer results in quantities of SWU and uranium owed by USEC to the fabricator. The amounts of SWU and uranium owed to fabricators are satisfied as future bulk deliveries of LEU are made.
The decrease in net inventories in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, reflects the high volume of SWU sales during 2012, including orders that USEC and customers have advanced from later in 2012 and from 2013. On March 13, 2012, USEC entered into an agreement with DOE pursuant to which DOE acquired U.S. origin LEU from USEC in exchange for the transfer of quantities of USEC's depleted uranium tails to DOE. This transaction also had the effect of reducing inventory levels. The advancement of orders may increase SWU and uranium inventories owed to fabricators to the extent that fabricators do not accelerate their bulk delivery orders from USEC to a corresponding degree, thereby using their other inventories to satisfy USEC's customer order obligations until future bulk deliveries of LEU from USEC to the fabricators are made. Uranium Provided by Customers and Suppliers USEC held uranium with estimated values of approximately $2.0 billion at September 30, 2012, and $2.9 billion at December 31, 2011, to which title was held by customers and suppliers and for which no assets or liabilities were recorded on the balance sheet. The reduction reflects a 26% decline in quantities and a 9% decline in the uranium spot price indicator. Utility customers provide uranium to USEC as part of their enrichment contracts. Title to uranium provided by customers generally remains with the customer until delivery of LEU at which time title to LEU is transferred to the customer, and title to uranium is transferred to USEC.

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