Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 10:36:04 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Status: R Feb 24, 1997 (Reuter) - According to a study published by the National Institue of environmental Health Sciences, the accident at the nuclear power plant at Three Miles Island, U.S., in 1979 is responsible for a raise of cancer rates in the area downwind the plant. steven wing, chief researcher of the study, said the findings point to a much higher release of radiation than officially reported. Feb 24, 1997 (UPI) - After a study about the increase of cancer due to the accident at the Three Miles Island nuclear power plant was published, reaserchers called for further investigation. The study was submitted to the U.S. Court of appeals, where 2,000 damage claims related to the accident were thrown out last June. Feb 24, 1997 (BUSINESS WIRE) - A case against Northeast Utilities and its former chief executive officer Bernard M. Fox was filed in the U.S. District court of Connecticut for misrepresenting the company in the public and causing an artificial inflation of the price of NU securities.