claim: Designated Survivor (TV series) was expensive to make.
evidence: NuScale Power is a private limited liability company headquartered in Tigard , Oregon that designs and markets small modular reactors -LRB- SMRs -RRB- .. Oregon. Oregon. limited liability company. limited liability company. small modular reactors. small modular reactors. As of 2014 , the Department of Energy projected its technology would be commercially available around the year 2025 .. Department of Energy. United States Department of Energy. NuScale was founded based on research funded by the Department of Energy from 2000 to 2003 .. Department of Energy. United States Department of Energy. After funding was cut , scientists with the program obtained related patents in 2007 and started NuScale to commercialize the technology .. In 2011 , the company 's largest investor had its assets frozen due to an investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission .. Securities Exchange Commission. Securities Exchange Commission. The company experienced financial hardship until new funding was obtained from Fluor Corporation and later from the Department of Energy .. Department of Energy. United States Department of Energy. Fluor Corporation. Fluor Corporation. NuScale is currently planning the first NuScale power plant in Idaho .. NuScale 's SMR designs are for 9 ft diameter by 65 ft high reactor vessels that use conventional light water cooling methods .. light water. Light water reactor. Each module is intended to be kept in an underground pool and is expected to produce about 50 megawatts of electricity .. It uses passive water-circulation that can operate without powered pumps or circulatory equipment .