Evolution and Future of the Supercomputer and Plasma Simulation Research 2.The Current State of the Development of the Supercomputer System in Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research 2.2 In the Case of Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Abstract

The progress of large scale scientific simulation environment in JAERI is briefly described. The expansion of fusion simulation science has been played a key role in the increasing performances of super computers and computer network system in JAERI. Both scalar parallel and vector parallel computer systems are now working at the Naka and Tokai sites respectively, and particle and fluid simulation codes developed under the fusion simulation project, NEXT, are running on each system. The storage grid system has been also successfully developed for effective visualization analysis by remote users. Fusion research is going to enter the new phase of ITER, and the need for the super computer system with higher performance are increasing more than as ever along with the development of reliable simulation models.