ORNL unveils AI supercomputers, quantum and nuclear advances

Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced delivery of two next-generation DOE AI supercomputers and multiple research collaborations across AI, quantum, nuclear and manufacturing.

• Main announcement: ORNL, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, AMD, and HPE, will deliver two AI supercomputers, Lux and Discovery, with Lux launching in 2026 and Discovery in 2028, to enable AI-capable research across energy, manufacturing, medicine and national security; ORNL also signed an agreement with Atomic Canyon to streamline nuclear licensing using AI (combining HPC, simulations and AI document analysis).
• Additional details and partnerships: ORNL worked with Kairos Power and Barnard Construction on large-scale 3D-printed polymer composite forms for concrete structures at Kairos Power’s Oak Ridge campus (Hermes demonstration reactor site); collaborated with EPB and University of Tennessee Chattanooga on the first transmission of an entangled quantum signal over a commercial network; partnered with Quantum Brilliance, NVIDIA, Beehive Industries, and others on quantum-HPC, additive manufacturing, and materials advances; managed by UT-Battelle for DOE Office of Science.