This (unplanned loss of superconductivity) sometimes happens to accelerator magnets in LHC. To prevent stuff from melting/blowing up, there's an elaborate prote

This (unplanned loss of superconductivity) sometimes happens to accelerator magnets in LHC. To prevent stuff from melting/blowing up, there's an elaborate protection system integrated ([1]). [1] LHC Magnet Quench Protection System https://cds.cern.ch/record/259538/files/P00021565.pdf https://cds.cern.ch/record/259538/files/P00021565.pdf