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Depending on the repository concept, buffer materials around the canister may play an important role for the performance of deep geological repositories for high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) processes are initiated in the buffer material, as heat produced by the HLW typically causes an initial drying of this sealing layer, which may be followed by re-saturation...