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Alberta waste code FRFLDR Returned fracking liquid that gives off radiation.

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FRFLDR, Radioactive fracturing fluid.

  • Alberta oilfield special-handling waste codes

    Radioactive fracturing fluid

AER special-handling oilfield category.

Used fracturing fluid that has picked up radioactivity. Alberta lists it as an oilfield special-handling waste.

Is Alberta FRFLDR hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta FRFLDR is the AER oilfield-waste code for radioactive fracturing fluid. The waste must come from the upstream facilities, wells or pipelines on that route. Having the code doesn’t make the waste dangerous oilfield waste.

Dangerous oilfield waste stays on the AER route within Alberta. It doesn’t use an Alberta hazardous-waste manifest unless it is exported from Alberta. Record the AER code in the oilfield waste information. A regulated export also needs the federal movement assessment, and a generic industrial category doesn’t replace the AER code.

What does Alberta FRFLDR cover?

Radioactive fracturing fluid that needs special handling. Ask the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission how to manage it. The waste’s actual composition and properties still decide whether it is dangerous and how it is handled.

Is radioactive fracturing fluid always Alberta FRFLDR?

CodeWhen it fits
FRFLDRThe waste comes from the AER upstream oilfield route and the material matches this stream.

Oilfield origin is part of the choice. Waste from an unrelated industrial activity doesn’t become oilfield waste because its material has a similar name.

Which codes sit beside Alberta FRFLDR?

CodeWhat it is
ASBESTasbestos
FRSDRRadioactive fracturing sand and other radioactive diagnostic material
NORMnaturally occurring radioactive materials
PCBWSTpolychlorinated biphenyls
WSTPLQPoisonous liquid waste
WSTPSDPoisonous solid waste
WSTRDMDiscarded radioactive material