ERMSAR 2019 conference of NUGENIA TA2/SARNET on research on severe accidents in nuclear power plants

The 9th ERMSAR conference, which selected papers are gathered in this Annals of Nuclear Energy special issue, was hosted by the ÚJV Řež in Prague (Czech Republic) from 18 to 20 March 2019. The Scientific Programme Committee involved eight researchers from diverse organizations (CEA, CIEMAT, ENEA, IAEA, IRSN, JSI and University of Pisa). The conference gathered 163 participants from 23 countries and 73 organizations (19% of participants came from out of Europe such as Canada, Egypt, India, Japan, USA, China, and the Republic of Korea), confirming its status as a major international event in nuclear reactor safety. Sixty-five papers plus several posters were presented in the 3 days and significant time was allocated after each presentation for questions and open discussions.