Atomic Weapons Establishment orders two large scale supercomputer systems

摘要

The UK's Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has ordered two large scale capacity supercomputer systems from Bull, with a combined peak performance in excess of 75 teraflops. The systems chosen are the latest bullx supercomputers launched by Bull last year.rnDr Graeme Nicholson, AWE's director of its science and technology programme, said:rn'This investment will enable us to make advances on a range of scientific fronts - including weapon physics, materials science and engineering - which will underpin our continued ability to underwrite the safety and effectiveness of the Trident warhead in the Comprehensive Test Ban era.'