Operational experience with forced cooled superconducting magnets

► Seventeen breakdowns happened in the fusion facilities with forced cooled superconducting magnets (FCSMs). ► The breakdowns always began on the electric, cryogenic and diagnostic communications (ECDCs) and never on the coils. ► In all the FCSMs the ECDCs were always insulated worse than the coils. ► For reliable operation of ITER organization team should essentially improve the ECDC insulation. ► Use of stainless steel grounded casings filled up with solid insulation over all the ECDCs is the best way to get reliable insulation.