NERSC-10

NERSC’s next flagship system, currently known as NERSC-10, is scheduled to be delivered in 2026. The system is designed for a new era requiring the integration of advanced capabilities – the convergence of simulations and modeling, advances in AI, and an explosion of experimental and observational data – to enable new modes of scientific discovery.

The NERSC-10 system is intended to leverage these new technologies and support emerging needs in AI and experimental and observational science by accelerating end-to-end DOE SC workflows and enabling new modes of scientific discovery through the integration of experiment, data analysis, and simulation.

We expect the NERSC-10 supercomputing system to push the boundaries of scientific computing in several ways. NERSC-10 will

  • Be the first configurable and programmable supercomputer that allows users to assemble and compose the set of capabilities that work best for their research projects.
  • Be the first supercomputing system designed to support urgent and interactive workflows from DOE SC’s experimental and observational facilities.
  • Be the first HPC system to provide seamless performance across converged networks, accelerators, and storage components.
  • Feature world-leading AI capabilities.
  • Support the integration of simulations, AI, and data analysis, including the interactive exploration of very large models.
  • Leverage container technologies to create a highly customized environment for a wide variety of science use cases.
  • Enable new compute, storage, and software to be easily integrated into a comprehensive, extensible HPC system for science.