TION OF '"Eu, 144Ce, lZ5Sb, loaRu, Q5Zr, "Mn AND 7Be I N THE Abstract-The retention and distribution of the artificially produced radionuclides 155E~, 144Ce, 137Cs, 125Sb, Io6Ru, g5Zr and 64Mn and the naturally occurring radionuclide 7Be have been studied in undisturbed natural carpets of the reindeer lichen Cladonia alpestris collected in the Lake Rogen district in central Sweden (62.3'N, 12.4'E) during the period 1961-1970. The contents of the artificially produced radionuclides in the lichen carpet reached their maxima in 1963-1966. The following maximum values were obtained for undisturbed lichen carpets: 155E~-18 f 2 nCi m-2, 144Ce-250 f 25 nCi m-2, 125Sb-6.5 f 0.5 nCi m-2, 106Ru-50 f 4 nCi m-2 and 64Mn-15 f 3 nCi m-2. For all radionuclides, except lz5Sb, the maximum activity concentrations were found in the top layer of the lichen carpet. According to increasing depth-penetration in the lichen carpet the radionuclides may be arranged in the following sequence: lr4Ce -'Be < g5Zr < 137Cs < lo6Ru < IS5Eu < 125Sb. During the period 1961-1975 the total absorbed dose in the lichen vegetation will be -15 rad with the main contribution (4%) coming from the radionuclides laace and 144Pr.