Cray to provide Cray XC supercomputer for NNSA

Cray has received a contract to provide a next generation Cray XC supercomputer and a Cray Sonexion storage system for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

The next-generation Cray XC supercomputer will provide a supercomputing system for NNSA to advance the mission for the agency’s stockpile stewardship program.

Named as Trinity by the NNSA, the system is a joint effort between the New Mexico alliance for computing at extreme scale (ACES) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories as part of the NNSA advanced simulation and computing program (ASC).
NNSA will also use the new Cray supercomputer to ensure the safety, security and effectiveness of the US’ nuclear stockpile.

Los Alamos high performance computing division leader Gary Grider said: "That history continues with the Trinity platform that will provide next generation supercomputing in support of the U. S. nuclear security enterprise."

Sandia National Laboratories Extreme-scale Computing group senior manager Bruce Hendrickson added: "We look forward to working with Cray to create a significant increase in supercomputing capability for key NNSA national security applications."

The Trinity system will support all three of the NNSA national laboratories, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Cray president and CEO Peter Ungaro said: "Our partnership and collaboration with the NNSA has led to the development of groundbreaking supercomputing systems, including the Cray XT3 system that resulted from the Red Storm project."

"The NNSA has consistently deployed the world’s most advanced supercomputing systems to support their critical mission of ensuring the health of our nation’s nuclear stockpile."