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Multiprogram Research Facility
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<p>The Multiprogram Research Facility (MRF, also known as Building 5300) is a facility at the <a href="/facts/Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory/Elq84HKF">Oak Ridge National Laboratory</a> in <a href="/facts/Oak_Ridge%2c_Tennessee/7DUsnMUg">Oak Ridge</a>, <a href="/facts/Tennessee/A3mLY9bu">Tennessee</a>. It is used by the U.S. <a href="/facts/National_Security_Agency/Sg6MGV1o">National Security Agency</a> (NSA) to design and build <a href="/facts/Supercomputer/HT9NwGAN">supercomputers</a> for <a href="/facts/Cryptanalysis/7CPEQlJI">cryptanalysis</a> and other classified projects. It houses the classified component program of the <a href="/facts/High_Productivity_Computing_Systems/q057kEmI">High Productivity Computing Systems</a> (HPCS) project sponsored by the <a href="/facts/Defense_Advanced_Research_Projects_Agency/Uf9sarhT">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency</a> (DARPA). </p>