3.4 Care and Maintenance The objectives of placing the PBMR project under care and maintenance was to: preserve PBMR as a legal entity, preserve PBMR Intellectual Property, preserve HTR license, preservation and disposal of research assets in conjunction with the Department of Public Enterprises, complete outstanding transition (Phase 2) tasks, ensure that PBMR remained a going concern given the available funding, ensure compliance with relevant legislation, ensure that PBMR was integrated into the Eskom governance structures and monitoring, in accordance with agreements on this matter with Eskom and to prepare PBMR for decision on its future.