Thanks to a joint contribution from eight countries, the IAEA has reached a critical milestone in completing the final phase of the modernization of its nuclear applications laboratories, known as ReNuAL2. In a Board of Governors session on Monday, the United States of America announced on behalf of Australia, Kuwait, Mexico, Nigeria, Qatar, Slovakia and Slovenia a contribution of 6.7 million euros to meet the funding required to begin construction of a new laboratories building in Seibersdorf, near Vienna.