A revised B(E2;2 + 1 → 0 + 1 ) value in the semi-magic nucleus 210 Po

. The lifetimes of the 2^+_1 , the 2^+_2 and the 3^-_1 states of 210 Po have been measured in the 208 Pb( 12 C, 10 Be) 210 Po transfer reaction by the Doppler-shift attenuation method. The result for the lifetime of the 2^+_1 state is about three times shorter than the adopted value. However, the new value still does not allow for a consistent description of the properties of the yrast 2^+_1 , 4^+_1 , 6^+_1 , and 8^+_1 states of 210 Po in the framework of nuclear shell models. Quasi-particle Phonon Model (QPM) calculations also cannot overcome this problem thus indicating the existence of a peculiarity which is neglected in both theoretical approaches.