Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) Program Plan [FY2000]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

关键词: Proliferation;    Computers;    Simulation;    Reliability;    Performance;   

DOI  :  10.2172/768266
RP-ID  :  DOE/DP--99-000010592
RP-ID  :  W-7405-ENG-48
RP-ID  :  768266

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In August 1995, the United States took a significant step to reduce the nuclear danger. The decision to pursue a zero- yield Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty will allow greater control over the proliferation of nuclear weapons and will halt the growth of new nuclear systems. This step is only possible because of the Stockpile Stewardship Program, which provides an alternative means of ensuring the safety, performance, and reliability of the United States' enduring stockpile. At the heart of the Stockpile Stewardship Program is ASCI, which will create the high-confidence simulation capabilities needed to integrate fundamental science, experiments, and archival data into the stewardship of the actual weapons in the stockpile. ASCI will also serve to drive the development of simulation as a national resource by working closely with the computer industry and with universities.