The storage & dismantling operation at Tarbes is run by Tarmac Aerosave, a joint-venture between Airbus and some components companies. They also operate the long-term storage facility at Teruel in Spain ( whither the Transaero fleet fled last December ).
Edit: here's an overview from 2009:
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-ne...usiness-tarbes
“Employing a diamond cable has several benefits,” head of deconstruction Sébastien Medan said. “There is no hot spot and no spark, and it uses water cooling which absorbs the dust.”