Abstract
The paper considers a programme of development of radiochemical investigations at the FLNR in the light of recent results on the synthesis of isotopes of elements 108-116 in reactions between 48Ca and 238U, 242Pu, 244Pu, 248Cm. Three main lines of the investigation are discussed: chemical identification and study of chemical properties of superheavy elements (SHE), on-line mass separation for the detection of SHE, and the setting of new experiments on the search of SHE in Nature.
