Director’s Discretion Project Definitions
ECCN Numbers
If an application software package is export controlled, list the export classification number (ECCN).
Proprietary Information
Proprietary use of the NCCS resources by industry is subject to the successful completion of negotiation
with the Department of Energy of the Terms and Conditions including cost recovery and approval of the Department
of Energy General Counsel.
Sensitive or Restricted Information
Principal Investigators are responsible for knowing whether their project uses or generates sensitive or restricted
information. Deptartment of Energy systems contain data only related to scientific research and do not contain
personally identifiable information. Therefore, you should answer Yes if your project uses or generates data
that falls under the Privacy Act of 1974 U.S.C. 552a. Use of NCCS resources to store, manipulate, or remotely
access any national security information is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, classified information,
unclassified controlled nuclear information (UCNI), naval nuclear propulsion information (NNPI), the design or
development of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons or of any weapons of mass destruction. For more information
contact the Office of Domestic and International Energy Policy, Department of Energy, Washington DC 20585 , 202-586-9211.
NSDD 189
NSDD 189 defines Fundamental Research as “basic and applied research in science and engineering, the results of which
ordinarily are published and shared broadly within the scientific community, as distinguished from proprietary
research and from industrial development, design, production, and product utilization, the results of which ordinarily
are restricted for proprietary or national security reasons.” Publicly Available Information is defined as information
obtainable free of charge (other than minor shipping or copying fees) and without restriction; which is available via
the internet, journal publications, text books, articles, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Scaling Examples
An example of the kind of parallel performance data sought is given below.
| Weak Scaling Example | ||
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| nProc | Time to Solution | Ideal |
| 64 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| 128 | 10.45 | 10.50 |
| 256 | 10.42 | 10.50 |
| 512 | 10.40 | 10.50 |
| 1024 | 10.43 | 10.50 |
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| Strong Scaling Example | ||
|---|---|---|
| nProc | Time to Solution | Ideal |
| 64 | 64.00 | 64.00 |
| 128 | 115.20 | 128.00 |
| 256 | 204.80 | 256.00 |
| 512 | 358.40 | 512.00 |
| 1024 | 614.40 | 1024.00 |
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| Strong Scaling Example | ||
|---|---|---|
| nProc | Time to Solution | Ideal |
| 64 | 9600.00 | 9600.00 |
| 128 | 5333.33 | 4800.00 |
| 256 | 3000.00 | 2400.00 |
| 512 | 1714.29 | 1200.00 |
| 1024 | 1000.00 | 600.00 |
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