Radiotrophic Deep Sea Life?

Had a random thought. I was wondering if a uranium deposits underwater could result in radiotrophic plants or bacteria to sustain an ecosystem.

One issue with this, is radiation has very short attenuation lengths in water. So it is questionable if the plants or creatures could remain the correct distance from the radiation to subsist.

There's also the question whether such uranium deposits would be in the open ocean to provide their radiation, and whether the theoretical life would have everything it needs near a uranium deposit.

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