Oak Ridge Partners with NuScale on AI-Guided Nuclear Fuel Management

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) said it will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to utilize an artificial intelligence-enabled nuclear design framework for a 12-NuScale Power Module ….

DOE Launches Genesis Mission Consortium

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the launch of the Genesis Mission Consortium, a public-private partnership advancing the Department’s Genesis Mission to harness artificial intelligence to support ….

Genesis Mission: DOE Announces Agreements with 24 Organizations

The U.S. Department of Energy announced agreements with 24 organizations interested in collaborating to advance the Genesis Mission, a national effort to use the power of artificial intelligence to support discovery science, national security and energy innovation. The organizations that have signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) as of today have either expressed interest to DOE […]

DOE Funds $800M, Selects TVA and Holtec for Deployment of Small Modular Reactors

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The project teams will receive up to $800 million in federal cost-shared funding to advance initial projects in Tennessee and […]

HPC News Bytes 20251201: Hot Chip Startups, TPUs vs NVIDIA, Neoclouds as New Customer Class, DOE’s Genesis Mission

A good, frosty December day to you! The short holiday week last week produced interesting developments in the world of HPC-AI, here’s a rapid (8:31) run-through of recent news, including ….

DOE Launches HPC-AI-Quantum ‘Genesis Mission’ Research Platform

The Trump Adminisration today issued an executive order launching the Genesis Mission, described as a Department of Energy-led effort to “transform American science and innovation through the power of AI ….

HPC News Bytes 20251124: SC25 Quick Takes (Thank You St. Louis!), Hyperion HPC-Quantum Market Update, DOE’s New Public-Private Supercomputers

A happy US Thanksgiving Week to you all! As we decompress from the Supercomputing Conference in St. Louis, here’s a rapid (9:16) run-through of recent news, including: SC25 quick takes ….

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Application Deadline Is Jan. 15

Nov. 19, 2025 — Applications for the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) are being accepted through Jan. 15, 2026, with an informational webinar set for Dec. 3, 2025. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who plan full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. at an accredited U.S. university. The […]

DOE Awards $625M for Quantum Information Science Research Centers

Nov. 4, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $625 million in funding to renew its five National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers, originally established under the National Quantum Initiative Act signed into law by President Trump in December 2018. The awards were selected by competitive peer review under the DOE National Laboratory […]

DOE Announces Fusion Power Roadmap, Including HPC and AI Strategy

Oct. 17, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy released its Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on the most rapid, responsible timeline in history. The Roadmap defines DOE’s Build–Innovate–Grow strategy to align public investment and private innovation to deliver commercial fusion power […]