An attempt is made to describe the seven levels of Zr 90 below 3.6 Mev in terms of the proton configurations (2pi/2) 2 , (2pi/21^9/2), and (lgg/2) 2 . The level positions and the compositions of the two 0+ states are determined for Gaussian and Yukawa forces of various ranges and exchange characters. The experimental data are well reproduced for a reasonable choice of the force parameters, the best fit being obtained with a Serber exchange mixture and a range of about 1.5 fermis. The experimental values of the half-lives of the excited states can also be reconciled with these simple configurational assignments. The most serious discrepancy is in the half-life of the first excited (0+) state, which we calculate to be 1.35X10" 8 sec, as compared to the observed value of (6.0=hl.5)X10 -8 sec. The remaining discrepancies in the energies and half-lives are in the direction of the effects produced by a slight deformation of the Sr 88 core.
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