The Next Generation In Supercomputing Coming To Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Rep. Fleischmann alongside Sec. of Energy Ernest Moniz, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Rep. Bill Foster and Rep. Dan Lipinski

WASHINGTON− This morning, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Ernest Moniz, announced a partnership between Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility and IBM to bring the next-generation, high-performance supercomputer to Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After the announcement, Congressman Fleischmann released the following statement.

“Today is another great day for Oak Ridge. With Secretary Moniz’s announcement of the next generation exascale computing will be coming to East Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is once again in position to lead the world in supercomputing. High performance computing is the foundation for virtually all science and advances our business position in the world, helping create the family wage jobs we need. I will work with my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee to ensure this new computing system is fully supported.”

The hybrid, high-performance computing system, Summit, is a result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (ORLC) and IBM. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is one of three laboratories in the United States to receive this next-generation supercomputer. Summit will advance ORLC’s current computing system, Titan, by increasing performance levels by at least five times the current amount. Summit is expected to arrive in Oak Ridge in 2017.