Te-117 has been studied via 82Se(40Ar,5n)117Te, and a new, substantial
ly extended level scheme is proposed to 1 almost-equal-to 53/2. Our TR
S calculations suggest rotational bands, but with an experimental sens
itivity of almost-equal-to 2%, we see none. Our results differ from th
ose of Sharma, et al, who report two isolated E2 bands. We find them l
ess band-like, being joined at the top and changed in content and orde
r. We suggest a noncollective oblate shape for a new 39/2- level.