EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
          
  We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
333-6589 of Lightbridge, Inc. of our report dated April 22, 1996 (except for
Notes 4 and 11 as to which the dates are August 8, 1996 and July 15, 1996,
respectively), appearing in this Prospectus, which is a part of such
Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.     
 
Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
   
August 27, 1996