Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jefferson Lab Breaks Ground on New Building to Power Next Generation of Scientific Discovery

Jefferson Lab has broken ground on its new 30,000-square-foot Data Center (JLDC) in Newport News, Virginia. This facility will serve as the future home for the Department of Energy's High Performance Data Facility (HPDF), supporting advanced computing, AI, and data-intensive scientific research. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by federal, state, and local leaders, highlighting a significant federal-state-local partnership and investment.