DoE watchdog warns of poor maintenance at home of Frontier exascale system

The US Department of Energy's watchdog claims that operations and maintenance are being poorly managed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s datacenter, home to advanced computers such as the world’s first exascale system, Frontier. The DoE’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) received an allegation in September 2022 regarding …

[Anonymous Coward]

Minor

Given the history of ORNL, a few pressure relief valves not being tested is so incredibly tiny it's funny.

This is a facility that has contaminated everything around it. There's mercury in the creeks, there's radioactive waste all over, it's been a mess since the 1940s.

And that's not even counting what they did to Hiroshima.

[Anonymous Coward]

Time for a change of management.

“However, the OIG report noted that UT-Battelle carried out an assessment in 2020 that identified similar issues. The recommendations resulting from that assessment show signs of progress, it said, but illustrated the need for further improvement in this area.”

[Zibob]

"A UT-Battelle manager informed the watchdog that routine calibration is not necessary, the report added. This is because each piece of equipment is calibrated at installation, and the datacenter systems are then continuously monitored by a subcontractor using a software system that notifies them of any subsequent issues."

No no no, you see, they tuned my guitar when I bought it and I know what it should sound like so I have not needed to re tune it...

Or maybe,

Any wouldnI need to service the car, they did that when I bought it?

[EricB123]

It's Just a Stupid Valve

I brought my bass guitar back to Guitar Center with the complaint that it is out of tune! I guess I am Battelle material.