Contents

• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Safety at ZEUS
  • General Considerations
    • Organization of Safety at DESY
    • General Safety Strategy
  • Potential Hazards and Safety Devices at ZEUS
    • The Use of Gases in ZEUS
    • Other Detectors with Potential Hazards
    • Electric and Magnetic Devices
    • Fire Alarm System
    • Component Detector Interlocks
    • ZEUS - HERA Interlock
    • Radiation and Shielding
  • Safety in the Course of the Experiment
    • Assembly of the Detector
    • Data Taking Periods
    • Service Periods
  • Summary on safety devices at ZEUS
  • Summary of Hazardous Materials and Locations
    • General Summary
    • Hazardous properties of Depleted Uranium
      • Toxicity
      • Chemical Reactions of Uranium
      • Reaction of Uranium with Oxygen
      • Radioactivity of Depleted Uranium
  • Studies on Fire
    • Fire in the Experimental Hall
    • Fire inside the Detector
    • Fire Tests with an Iron Scintillator Stack
    • Fire Tests with Depleted Uranium
    • Conclusions on Studies on Fire
  • References