ORNL Discovery and Lux AI supercomputers
DOE announced on October 27, 2025 two AMD-powered, HPE-built systems at ORNL: the Lux AI cluster, to be deployed in early 2026, and Discovery, to be delivered in 2028 as Frontier's successor.

Record scope: program
Source-attributed status: Announced — Lux 2026, Discovery 2028
Confidence: A
Desk review: 2026-11-03
Investment disclosure: Not disclosed in cited ORNL/DOE source
Power disclosure: Not disclosed in cited source
Jobs disclosure: Not disclosed in cited source

Canonical Tennessee record: https://tennessai.com/data-centers/ornl-discovery-lux

Primary sources:
ORNL, AMD and HPE to deliver DOE's newest AI supercomputers: Discovery and Lux — Oak Ridge National Laboratory
https://www.ornl.gov/news/ornl-amd-and-hpe-deliver-does-newest-ai-supercomputers-discovery-and-lux/
Source published: 2025-10-27; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

Energy Department announces new public-private partnership model, two supercomputers — U.S. Department of Energy
https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-new-public-private-partnership-model-two-supercomputers
Source published: 2025-10-27; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

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