Super-computer center to be created in Tatarstan

Development of super-computer technologies was discussed at Kazan Kremlin on June 8 at the meeting of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and the director of the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre of the All-Russian Experimental Physics Research Institute – Valentine Kostyukov.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Albert Gilmutdinov, Chairman of Russian Academy of Science’s Kazan Scientific Centre presidium chairman Oleg Sinyashin also took part in the meeting.

The scientific centre delegation presented prospects of Tatarstan’s participation in the federal special programme, which is aimed at development of domestic super-computer technologies and using them in science-intensive industries, to the republican authorities.

The Russian Federal Nuclear Centre director Valentin Kostyukov informed journalists about the meeting details.

“We demonstrated the whole complex of the activities ‘Rosatom’ (the State Corporation for Nuclear Energy) realizes and plans to conduct in this field. These activities are aimed at profound integration of industry, science and education and at development of these branches in the federation subjects,” Valentin Kostyukov said.

From his point of view, Tatarstan has all basic conditions for implementing super-computer technologies in industry – first of all, petrochemistry, automobile-building, aircraft-building, science and education.

“The republican authorities and the President Shaimiev in particular demonstrated understanding and support,” V. Kostyukov emphasized.

According to Valentin Kostyukov’s words, the planned term of creating the super-computer centers is 2009-2020.

Chairman of Russian Academy of Science’ Kazan Scientific Centre presidium Oleg Sinyashin informed that there are 2 super-computers in the republican capital at present – at Kazan Scientific Centre and Kazan State Technical University named after A. Tupolev. There are also personnel who are capable to work with such machines and use their potential.